Arts in Education
CCCA has been working to assess
the state of the arts education in Columbia County's schools. As
a first step, an Arts Education Survey was developed and sent to
each of the County's 24 schools. Results were then tabulated and
presented at a Roundtable workshop for administrative and teaching
staff. The objective of the Roundtable was to present survey findings
and, with the help of participants, develop "Next Steps" for
CCCA to pursue in expanding arts education opportunities for the
schools. If you are interested in participating in this program,
e-mail us at info@artscolumbia.org.
Download
application here (PDF).
Decentralization Grants
Grants Program Through the CCCA, grants are made
available to:
1) Organizations: not-for-profit organizations, arts organizations,
municipalities, churches, fraternal organizations and parent/teacher
organizations can apply for arts project grants given through CCCA
with funding provided by the NYSCA Decentralization Program. Contact:
Colette Lemmon, 518.943.3400
2) Individual Artists: Columbia County artists are eligible to apply
for NYSCA or for the decentralization grants through CCCA to work
with a specific organization or school on an arts project
3) Schools: CCCA re-grants funds from NYSCA to county schools for
curriculum-based arts projects In addition, you are welcome to peruse
our tome "Foundation Grants to Individuals,"
printed by the Foundation Center, at our office at 209 Warren Street.
Linda Arnaud Individual Artist Grant
Eat for Art 2009 was the occasion for the presentation
of the first Linda Arnaud Memorial Fund Individual Artist Grant.
Visual artist, Dawn Breeze, was selected by a panel of five committee
members and chaired by, photographer Michel Arnaud, Linda's husband.
The $1500 grant was awarded to Dawn for her art project and its connection to the fashion design industry--an area that Ms. Arnaud was an integral part of for many years. Carrie Haddad, one of the panelists, announced the winner.
In accepting her award, Dawn said heartfeltly, "I've never won a grant before and I am deeply grateful to have been selected."
Applications for the 2010 Linda Arnaud Individual Artist Grant will be open in July of next year.
Workshops
For more info on workshops contact
Columbia County Council on the Arts
209 Warren Street
Hudson, NY 12534
info@artscolumbia.org