COUNTY EXECUTIVE GEORGE LATIMER ANNOUNCES $200,000 IN MATCHING GRANTS BENEFITING 45 ARTS GROUPS IN WESTCHESTER
The Arts$WChallenge, a Public/Private Matching Grant Program Administered by ArtsWestchester, Raises $526,158 in Private Support for Arts & Culture
(White Plains, NY) – Westchester County Executive George Latimer and the Westchester County Board of Legislators today joined with ArtsWestchester, to announce 45 Westchester arts organizations who are the recipients of matching funds from the Art$WChallenge grant program. This matching grant program, made possible with $200,000 of Westchester County support, provides much-needed funding for arts and culture in Westchester County.
In total, the 45 arts organizations raised $526,158 in new private funds through the 2018 Art$WChallenge program. Together with the matching County funds, the program successfully leveraged a total of $726,158 for arts and culture in Westchester.
County Executive George Latimer said: “The Art$WChallenge program administered by ArtsWestchester is a powerful example of a forward-thinking public/private partnership that pays dividends for the economy. Since the inception of the Art$WChallenge in 2007, a total of $5,467,804 in private and public monies have been raised and invested in Westchester County’s cultural industry. This investment makes good sense when you consider that on an annual basis, arts and culture add $172.3 million in total economic activity to Westchester.”
Chairman of the Board of Legislators Ben Boykin said: “Dance, music, theater and the visual arts are essential to our quality of life, so I’m pleased that the Administration, the Board of Legislators and ArtsWestchester are continuing this matching grant program. Through this partnership, we support deserving artists and organizations, improve access to the arts for residents across the County and help ArtsWestchester leverage County backing to obtain additional private funding. That’s a win for everybody. Congratulations to all the wonderful grant recipients this year.”
Janet T. Langsam, CEO of ArtsWestchester said: “On behalf of ArtsWestchester, I would like to thank Westchester County and the Board of Legislators for spearheading a program that over twelve years has raised more than $3.6 Million in private funding for the arts community.”
The following 45 arts organizations were awarded matching grants as listed through ArtsWestchester’s 2018 Art$WChallenge program:
Arc Stages, $5,000
Axial Theatre, $4,600
Ballet des Ameriques School and Company, $5,000
Blue Door Art Center, $4,955
Caramoor Center for Music & Arts, $5,000
Clay Art Center, $5,000
Clocktower Players, $2,410
Copland House, $5,000
Downtown Music at Grace, $5,000
Emelin Theatre for Performing Arts, $5,000
Friends of Music Concerts, $1,350
Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden, $5,000
Historic Hudson Valley, $5,000
Hoff‐Barthelson Music School, $5,000
Hudson Stage Company, $5,000
Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art, $5,000
Hudson Valley Writers Center, $5,000
India Center of Westchester, $5,000
Jacob Burns Film Center, $5,000
Jazz Forum Arts, $5,000
Friends of John Jay Homestead, $5,000
Katonah Museum of Art, $5,000
Lagond Music School, $2,000
Lyndhurst, A National Trust Historic Site, $5,000
Mamaroneck Artists Guild, $4,915
Music Conservatory of Westchester, $5,000
Neuberger Museum, $5,000
New Rochelle Council for the Arts, $5,000
New Rochelle Opera, $5,000
Pelham Art Center, $5,000
Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, $1,913
Picture House Regional Film Center, $5,000
RiverArts, $2,012
Schoolhouse Theater, $5,000
Songcatchers, $5,000
Steffi Nossen Dance Foundation, $5,000
Taconic Opera, $5,000
Tarrytown Music Hall, $5,000
The Play Group Theater, $2,500
The Rye Arts Center, $2,600
The Symphony of Westchester, $870
Westchester Philharmonic, $4,875
Westchester Children’s Museum, $5,000
White Plains Performing Arts Center, $5,000
Youth Theatre Interactions, $5,000
For more information about ArtsWestchester, visit artswestchester.org.
About ArtsWestchester
For more than 50 years, ArtsWestchester has been the community’s connection to the arts. Founded in 1965, it is the largest, private, not-for-profit arts council in New York State. Its mission is to provide leadership, vision, and support, to ensure the availability, accessibility, and diversity of the arts. ArtsWestchester provides programs and services that enrich the lives of everyone in Westchester County. ArtsWestchester helps fund concerts, exhibitions and plays through grants; brings artists into schools and community centers; advocates for the arts; and builds audiences through diverse marketing initiatives. In 1998, ArtsWestchester purchased the nine-story neo-classical bank building at 31 Mamaroneck Avenue which has since been transformed into a multi-use resource for artists, cultural organizations, and the community. A two-story gallery is located on the first floor of ArtsWestchester’s historic building on Mamaroneck Avenue.
For more than 50 years, ArtsWestchester has been the community’s connection to the arts. Founded in 1965, it is the largest, private, not-for-profit arts council in New York State. Its mission is to provide leadership, vision, and support, to ensure the availability, accessibility, and diversity of the arts. ArtsWestchester provides programs and services that enrich the lives of everyone in Westchester County. ArtsWestchester helps fund concerts, exhibitions and plays through grants; brings artists into schools and community centers; advocates for the arts; and builds audiences through diverse marketing initiatives. In 1998, ArtsWestchester purchased the nine-story neo-classical bank building at 31 Mamaroneck Avenue which has since been transformed into a multi-use resource for artists, cultural organizations, and the community. A two-story gallery is located on the first floor of ArtsWestchester’s historic building on Mamaroneck Avenue.