Thursday, 21 April 2022 13:56

Saratoga Arts Announces $148K for Local Art Projects

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Arts announced the grantees for the 2022 Community Arts Regrant Program which supports organizations and individual artists in Fulton, Montgomery, and Saratoga Counties. 

Forty-seven grants totaling $148,496.96 have been awarded to support community based arts events taking place in 2022. 

“We are thrilled to be setting a record this year not only in the amount of funding distributed but also with the number of projects we will be able to fund,” said Charlie Owens, Grants and Community Relations Manager, in a statement. 

“After years of isolation, it is thrilling to know these funded projects can continue to create art in our communities and, perhaps more importantly, build community through the arts.” 

With funding awarded from the New York State Council on the Arts, Saratoga Arts’ Community Arts Regrant Program supports artists, non-profit organizations, and government departments.

This years’ grant recipients will be acknowledged and celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 14, at Saratoga Arts, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. The event is free and open to the public. Register in advance by calling 518-584-4132 or online at saratogaarts.org/events.

Among the 2022 Community Arts Grantees: C.R.E.A.T.E. Community Studios, sponsored by Saratoga Springs Public Library - $5,000; Ballston Spa Community Band - $5,000; Friends of the Saratoga Springs Public Library- $5,000; Jonathan Greene, sponsored by Senior Citizens Center of Saratoga Springs, Inc. - $5,000; Rumara Jewett, Malta - $2,500; Quintocracy, sponsored by Saratoga Springs Public Library- $5,000;  Saratoga Shakespeare Company, Saratoga Springs - $5,000; Saratoga Springs Arts District, Inc. (Beekman Street) Saratoga Springs- $5,000; Schuylerville Public Library - $1,500; Senior Citizens Center of Saratoga Springs, Inc. - $5,000;  The Marshall House, Inc., Wilton- $2,830; The Town of Ballston Library, Burnt Hills - $2,240.00; Town of Malta Parks and Recreation Department- $5,000; Village of Ballston Spa- $5,000. 

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