The Catskill Chronicle

NARROWSBURG – Nineteen Sullivan County non-profit organizations received $20,000 in Decentralization Grants (DEC) for 2010 cultural programming at a special awards ceremony held on Saturday, February 6 at the Delaware Arts Center in Narrowsburg, NY. Assemblymember Aileen Gunther was on hand to present the award checks. And in the photo on left Gunther is shown presenting a Decentralization grant to Carolyn Steinberg of the Delaware Valley Chamber Orchestra for a 2010 local composers concert.

Allocated by the New York State Council on the Arts, the funding is administered by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA). The granted organizations represent 10 townships throughout Sullivan County, including the Towns of Tusten, Delaware, Callicoon, Liberty, Fallsburg, Lumberland, Forestburgh, Rockland, Thompson, and Highland.

Granted organizations are:

   Callicoon Center Band for a summer concert series

   Callicoon Creek Park Association for a concert series

   Cornell Cooperative of Sullivan County for art workshops

   Delaware Valley Chamber Orchestra for a local composers series

   Delaware Youth Center for art and theatre workshops

   Ethelbert B. Crawford Library for 12 free family events

   Forestburgh Theatre Arts Center for a theatrical production

   Friends of Sunshine Hall Free Library for winter cultural program

   Icehouse Arts for three youth video workshops

   Liberty Free Theatre for theatrical production

   Livingston Manor Free Library for a Johnny Darling Frolic

   Sullivan County Community Chorus for two concerts

   Sullivan County Historical Society for music at the museum

   Sullivan Performing Arts for the Liberty Jazz Festival

   Town of Fallsburg for two free Chamber Music at St. Andrews

   Town of Lumberland for concert cultural series

   Triad Dance Ensemble for a post modern dance performance

   Tusten Historical Society for a Narrowsburg Women’s Chorus concert

   Western Sullivan Public Library theatre classes for young people

DVAA seeks candidates to serve on future grant review panels. A likely panelist is a citizen informed about the arts and/or county cultural events. Duties consist of reading applications and participating in two meetings. To be considered, or for more information about the Decentralization Grant program, call (845) 252-7576. For more about this and other DVAA programs, visit ArtsAllianceSite.org.