2023 Round 1 SCR Recipients
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Announces First-Round Recipients of Statewide Community Regrant Awards
[Mount Morris/ NY] - [4/18] - Genesee Valley Council on the Arts has completed the first round of this year’s Statewide Community Regrant Awards made possible through the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). These awarded grants went to several individual artists and non-profit arts and cultural organizations in Livingston and Monroe Counties to support their programs and initiatives in categories, including individual artists, community projects, and educational programs. NYSCA regrants provide funding to promote and support the arts in the local community.
Genesee Valley Council on the Arts is committed to investing in the arts and culture to enrich the lives of individuals and communities. The organization understands the significance of supporting artists and community projects that are working to preserve and promote cultural traditions, increase access to the arts, and foster creativity. The grants awarded this round will fund a variety of programs and initiatives expanding access to arts and culture across the region. GVCA believes these initiatives will have a significant impact on the local community, providing opportunities for individuals to engage creativity in meaningful ways.
The Council is excited to support these artists and organizations doing important work in our community. The Statewide Community Regrant program offers a unique opportunity for Art’s Councils to fund programs at the local level.
Ninety-six grant applications across both counties were received in Round 1, resulting in a highly competitive selection process. The projects selected demonstrated a strong commitment to their mission with a track record of delivering high-quality programs that make a positive impact in the local community.
GVCA congratulates the following organizations for receiving grants:
Livingston County:
1. Avon Community Theatre- Avon Community Theatre Summer Camp 2023
2. Central Presbyterian Church with Tormenta De Amore- Tormenta d'Amore: Leading Ladies of the Baroque
3. Dansville ArtWorks with Cris Riedel- All Together Now: Folktales of Friendship, Kindness, and Unity
4. Dansville ArtWorks with George Guida- The Finger Lakes Arts Series
5. Dansville ArtWorks- The Fairy Doors of Dansville
6. Geneseo Community Players- A Musical Retrospective
7. Mount Morris Library- All Together Now -- Summer Library Program at Mount Morris Library
8. Nunda Historical Society- Three Monthly Cultural and Historical Programs
9. Town of Geneseo- Music Kamp
10. Village of Leicester- Leicester Gazebo Summer Concert Series
11. Wadsworth Library- Four Seasons of Fun
Individual Artist
1. Darlene Bentley- Blue’s Magnificent Tail
2. Kim Binaghi Lee- The colorful history of Livingston County
3. Michael Fambro Jazz House: Jazz Cats Exhibition
4. Sonja Olbert- A Little Bit of Sunshine
5. Wendy Fambro- "Upside Down and Backwards": the Miche Fambro Project - a preview
Monroe County:
Community Arts
AW Foundation with - The art of Content Creation and Storytelling
AW Foundation with – The Rookie Editors Boot Camp
Children's Institute- Rochester International Children’s film festival
Community Resource Collaborative, Inc. with 9th Floor Artists Collective- 9th Floor Artists Collective Creative Lab
Flower City Noire Collective Inc.-Black Femme Book Week
Grupo Cultural Latinos en Rochester- Chile Sin Fronteras
Grupo Cultural Latinos En Rochester, Inc- Todos Somos Familia
Henrietta Public Library- Tiny Art Show
Mount Hope World Singers- Stories from the Living Tree
Multi-Use Community Cultural Center with Almeta Whitis- A gift from a stranger
Multi-Use Community Cultural Center – Fringe Festival 2023
Out of Pocket, Inc.- 2023 Season
Rochester Black Authors Association- 7th Annual Black Authors Expo
Rochester Black Authors Association- Writer's Paradise
Rochester Gay Men's Chorus- Our Fabulous 40th- Friends Forever
Rochester Greenovation- The Free Art Collective
Rochester Oratorio Society, Inc. (ROS)- Arts Connections
Uplift Irondequoit- Uplift Irondequoit Youth Mural Project
Village of Brockport with Brockport Symphony Orchestra- 2023 Concert Series
Individual Artist
Elyssia Primus- Wasted Space
Jeannie Guerrero- An Overland Railroad Conducted by Two Suffragist Douglass Women
Jennifer J Jones- Progressive Elements 2: The Decolonization of Jennifer J Jones
Karla Slack- Historias de me pueblo
Laura Thomas- Mr. Soul
Leticia Ferrer-Rivera- Ancient Music Modern People Documentary
Penny Sterling- Mounting Washington: The Story of a Mountain & a Miracle
Susan Begy- Entanglement
Arts in Education
1. Ashley Jones- Creative Provocation, The Clown and the Theatre
2. Bren Bataclan- TJ Connor Elementary School’s Spreading Kindness Mural
3. Evelyn D’Agostino – LatinX Dance
4. Grychen Correa Cabrera- Los Del Mambo
5. Jazzmyn Haywood- Young Women Create
6. Livia- Sales- Genoves- De Casa Hispana Apoyando a la Comunidad
7. Matthew Vanderlee – The Yard’s Teen Ambassador Program
8. The Center for Youth- Strings for Success
Genesee Valley Council on the Arts looks forward to continuing their support of arts in Monroe and Livingston Counties and encourages nonprofit organizations, individual artists, and educators to apply for future grant opportunities including Round 2 of the SCR program. The next round closes May 18th.
For more information about Genesee Valley Council on the Arts and its grant programs, please visit https://gvartscouncil.org/grants.
About the New York State Council on the Arts
NYSCA preserves and advances the arts and culture that make New York State an exceptional place to live, work and visit. The Council upholds the right of all New Yorkers to experience the vital contributions the arts make to our communities, education, economic development, and quality of life. To support the ongoing recovery of the arts across New York State, NYSCA is awarding record funding in Fiscal Year 2023, providing support across the full breadth of the arts.
NYSCA further advances New York's creative culture by convening leaders in the field and providing organizational and professional development opportunities and informational resources. Created by Governor Nelson Rockefeller in 1960 and continued with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, the Council is an agency that is part of the Executive Branch. For more information on NYSCA, please visit http://www.arts.ny.gov, and follow NYSCA's Facebook page, Twitter @NYSCArts and Instagram @NYSCouncilontheArts.
Contact: [Katelyn Lane] [Grants Coordinator] [Genesee Valley Council on the Arts] [Grants@gvartscouncil.org]