The Catskill Chronicle

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY (February 27, 2012) – Fifteen Sullivan County non-profit organizations received $17,500 in Decentralization Grants for 2012 cultural programming at a special awards ceremony on Saturday, February 18 at the Delaware Arts Center in Narrowsburg, NY.

Representing NYS Senator John Bonacic was Joe Ann Drake, who read a prepared statement from Senator Bonacic thanking the grant recipients for their contributions to the cultural life of Sullivan County. 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 nine townships throughout Sullivan County, including the Towns of Callicoon, Delaware, Fallsburg, Forestburgh, Highland, Liberty, Lumberland, Rockland, and Tusten,.

Granted organizations are: Callicoon Center Band for a summer concert series; Delaware Valley Chamber Orchestra for a local composers series; Delaware Youth Center for art and theatre workshops; Friends of Sunshine Hall Free Library for winter cultural program; Icehouse Arts for three youth video workshops; Liberty Free Theatre for theatrical production; Liberty Museum and Arts Center for a jazz festival; Roscoe Free Library for watercolor workshops; Sullivan County Community Chorus for two concerts; Sullivan County Historical Society for a vaudeville production; Sullivan County Historical Society for a series of coffeehouse concerts; Town of Fallsburg for two free Chamber Music at St. Andrews concerts; Town of Lumberland Cultural Series for two concerts; Western Sullivan Public Library for an oral history project;

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.