2 White Plains Organizations Received Arts Alive Grants

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At an Arts Alive awards breakfast on Friday, February 3, from 9:30 to 11:00am, members of the New York State Legislative delegation will gather with ArtsWestchester’s Board of Trustees to award more than $39,000 in ArtsWestchester’s Arts Alive Grants and $11,100 in Arts Partners Challenge Grants to more than 39 local arts organizations, artists, and special projects (see below for the full list of awardees).  

The Awards Breakfast will be held in the Grand Banking Room of ArtsWestchester’s Arts Exchange building located at 31 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY. For more information, visit www.artsw.org/artsalive. 

“We are pleased that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed level funding for the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) for FY 2012-13,” says ArtsWestchester CEO Janet T. Langsam. “This ensures support of this important grass roots arts program.  The variety of Arts Alive projects that will receive funding this year range from outdoor heritage festivals and concerts in parks, to painting workshops, to community theater productions and fully-staged operas, to a presentation of Gospel Choirs– all of which truly show that the arts are thriving in Westchester County.”   

"Art, in all of its forms, provides an important outlet of cross-cultural expression for the people of Westchester County, and I am proud to support ArtsWestchester for all that they do to enhance our quality of life and bring our communities together," said Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins (35th District- D/WF/I). "This year's Arts Alive and Arts Partners Challenge recipients represent artistic expression from cultures all around the world and through various mediums including dance, film, music and visual arts.  They deserve congratulations for all of their hard work and I wish them continued success in their upcoming projects."

Arts Alive Grants are awarded in two categories. Arts Alive Project Grants, which are funded by the Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), provide financial and technical support for Westchester-based organizations and artists at the grassroots level. As the name indicates, these grants offer project support rather than general operating funds. Priority is given to emerging cultural groups, ethnically-based cultural activities, and services to areas where the need is greatest. This year, ArtsWestchester will be awarding $39,500 in this category.     

ARTS ALIVE PROJECT GRANTS

The following White Plains organizations/artists will receive Arts Alive Project Grants:

Fort Hill Players

• White Plains
• Free Summer Theatre in the Parks
• This project aims to introduce children to storytelling and creative dramatics through live performance.

The Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc. - Westchester & Hudson Valley Chapter

White Plains

• Asian American Heritage Festival 2012
• Present Asian culture to Westchester and neighboring communities by showcasing dozens of professional and non-professional artists performing song, face painting, book reading and many other cultural performances.

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