3 Hudson Valley Arts Organizations Receive State Grants

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — The state of New York recently announced a record $90.5 million in funding through the New York State Council of the Arts for large-scale capital projects at 19 arts and cultural organizations, including three in the Hudson Valley.

The announcement was part of Governor Kathy Hochul’s historic $150 million investment in capital improvements for the arts.

“From New York City to the North Country, we are investing in our state’s robust arts and culture sector to ensure all New Yorkers, regardless of their background, have access to the transformative power of art,” she said.

The recipients and the projects are:

• Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Garrison, Putnam County: $10 million or LEED-certified outdoor theater and ecological land restoration
• Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, Orange County: $7.5 million for new welcome sequence and conservation, fabrication and maintenance building
• The Art Effect of the Hudson Valley Inc., Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County: $2.46 million for trolley barn-community arts hub transformation

Hochul said the grant to Storm King will enhance the visitor experience through the construction of two new building elements. The Welcome Sequence will simply visitors’ arrival by, among other things, doubling parking capacity. The maintenance building will allow artists to work on fabrication and provide staff with safe, well-equipped facilities.

The project at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival will transform a recently acquired 98-acre site into a destination campus, open for year-round performances, and will permanently conserve access to land.

A complete list of the organizations that received grants can be found here.