JULYAUG 2019_ArtsNews_WEB

A14 Westchester County Business Journal • ARTSNEWS
JULY/AUGUST 2019
spotlight
Grants Are FUEL
For The Arts
ArtsWestchester and Westchester
County Government have a long and
impressive history together. Since
1975, they have partnered on a
grants process that is equitable and
impartial, similar to ones used by both
state and federal agencies in which
ArtsWestchester convenes outside
panels made up of arts professionals
to review grant requests. Together,
the partners are pleased to announce
a first round of $883,420 grants to
66 organizations and six individual
artists. A second round of challenge
grants will be announced later in the
year.
These grants are funded by
Westchester County government,
administered by ArtsWestchester,
and are emblematic of the County's
support of its cultural industry.
This year, seven new organizations
entered the funding pool, adding
new programs to the broad menu of
cultural activities that are available to
County residents:
Bethany Arts Community in Ossining
provides a space in which creatives
can work together as a community
to foster and nurture new ideas. Its
six-week multidisciplinary residency
will bring more than 30 artists from
a range of disciplines together to
engage with the general public
through free programming such as
workshops and artist talks.
Chappaqua Orchestra’s ensemble of
professional-level artists will present
two concerts with guest conductors.
One will celebrate the Orchestra’s
60-year history and the other
will highlight significant women
composers from around the world.
Ballet des Amériques (photo credit: Shamsher Dhanoa)