Jacob Burns Film Center Receives $40K Grant from ArtsWestchester to Fund Senior Programs
Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) recently announced that it received a $40K grant from ArtsWestchester. A significant portion of this 2022-2023 Basic Support Program Grant will support senior programs and initiatives.
Says ArtsWestchester CEO Janet Langsam: “ArtsWestchester is able to support dynamic cultural organizations such as the Jacob Burns Film Center thanks to our vital and longtime partnership with Westchester County Government.”
Langsam adds: “We’re thrilled that we can help provide affordable access to programs such as the Senior Afternoon Cinema film series.” Senior Afternoon Cinema is a monthly series of films programmed with senior moviegoers in mind.
Additionally, ArtsWestchester will be the sole sponsor of the JBFC Film Fan membership program. The funding allows JBFC to offer reduced-price program is available to seniors, students and people with disabilities.
JBFC’s executive director, Mary Jo Ziesel, explains: “As with many art houses and other cultural venues around the country, seniors are not only vital to our overall success, but also a vibrant segment of our audience.”
Ziesel also says that “Senior Afternoon Cinema series and JBFC Film Fan memberships engage, inspire and strengthen [JBFC’s] community.”
Langsam and Ziesel were recently joined at the film center by Westchester County Legislator Margaret Cunzio and Westchester Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins to announce the grant.
(From left to right) Margaret Cunzio, Westchester County Legislator; Janet Langsam, Chief Executive Officer, ArtsWestchester; Mary Jo Ziesel, Executive Director, Jacob Burns Film Center; and Ken Jenkins, Westchester Deputy County Executive. Photo Credit: Ed Cody
About ArtsWestchester
Founded in 1965, ArtsWestchester is New York State’s largest private not-for-profit arts council. The leading funder and advocate for the arts in Westchester and Rockland Counties, ArtsWestchester works to create an equitable, inclusive, vibrant and sustainable community in which the arts are integral to and integrated into every facet of life. Building on its 60-year legacy, ArtsWestchester advances arts and culture by providing grants, bringing artists into schools and community centers, advocating for the arts, and building audiences through diverse marketing initiatives. ArtsWestchester enriches the lives of everyone in the community and operates a multi-use gallery and home for the arts at 31 Mamaroneck Ave. in White Plains, New York.