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Mailing address: PO Box 156, Mahopac, NY 10541
Location: Tilly Foster Farm, 100 Route 312, Brewster, NY 10509
Building 6: pottery
Building 8: office/class space
www.putnamartscouncil.com
putnamartscouncil@comcast.net
Grants
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ARTS
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supporting the arts in Putnam
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Whether you are a visual or performing artist, a writer, filmmaker, historian or folk artist, we invite you to discover
ARTS LINK,
a program that provides opportunities to share your creative talents with the residents of, and visitors to Putnam County.
ARTS LINK
also challenges cultural and community groups to develop arts programming on a local or neighborhood basis.
ARTS LINK
provides funding for quality cultural programs that
reach broad and diverse audiences, and have a beneficial
impact on their local community. Support is available
through an application and review process.
ARTS LINK
challenges cultural and community groups to develop arts
programming on a local or neighborhood basis. Individual
artists in all disciplines are also provided with
opportunities to share their creative talents with the
residents of, and visitors to, Putnam County.
Call 845.278.0230 or
e-mail
ellen@putnamartscouncil.com
for additional information.

The Putnam Chorale
ARTS LINK
The Putnam Arts Fund, & The Decentralization Program
All applicants must either attend a Grant Seminar or
meet privately with the grants manager. Please call
the Arts Council to register for a seminar or to
discuss any questions you may have.
First time applicants must discuss their application with the grants manager
before attending a seminar. Dates and times of seminars are subject to
change, so you must register in advance.
THE DEADLINE FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR 2009 GRANTS WILL
BE SEPTEMBER 19th, 2008.
Seminar Schedule for 2009 Grants
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008 |
4:00 pm |
at Tilly Foster Farm |
| Tuesday, July 22, 2008 |
5:30 pm |
at Desmond Fish Library in Garrison |
| Thursday, September 4, 2008 |
10:30 am |
at Tilly Foster Farm |
PUTNAM ARTS FUND
Open to not-for-profit arts and community organizations
based in Putnam County and individual artists working in
all disciplines on community-oriented projects.
- Maximum grant amount: $2,000. Average grant: $1,000.
- Minimum request: $500.
- Application deadline: October 12, 2007.
Click here for downloadable documents.
Recipients of the 2008 Putnam Arts Fund Awards are:
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Aery Theatre Company for 2nd Annual Autumn One Act Play competition
at the Depot Theatre in Garrison. ($1600)
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Garrison Art Center for production & distribution of a video in
conjunction with exhibit "Drawing Revealed". ($1080)
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Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival for new discounted Family Night
Tickets including pre-show interactive workshops. ($1800)
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Landmarks Preservation Society for summer music series at the Old
Southeast Church - varied program of music & dance. ($1300)
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Nowodworski Foundation for free children's art workshops and exhibits at
Mahopac Library. ($820)
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Reed Memorial Library for "A Summer of American Music"- a
Sunday afternoon music series at the library in Carmel. ($1400)
Total awards: $8,000
Funding for the Putnam Arts Fund is provided by Putnam County government.
DECENTRALIZATION PROGRAM
Open to not-for profit arts and community organizations based in Putnam County,
and individual artists applying through a not-for-profit sponsor.
- Organizations that have applied to NYSCA
on March 1, 2007, seeking funding for a
2007/2008 program, are
not eligible
for Decentralization support.
- Maximum grant amount: $5,000; minimum request
$800. Average grant: $2,100.
- Application deadline: October 12, 2007.
Recipients of the 2008 Decentralization Awards are:
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Arts on the Lake for "Kent Stories" a multi-media
documentary style theater piece to be performed at their new facility in
Kent. ($1500)
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Brewster Library as sponsor for Camerata New York to perform 2 classical
concerts with lectures at Brewster Library. ($950)
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Brewster Theater Company for 2008 season of community theater
including small stage, main stage and other productions in the Brewster
area. ($1900)
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Chapel of Our Lady Restoration, Inc. for 7 free concerts of classical to jazz,
contemporary & spirituals in Cold Spring. ($2700)
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Collaborative Concepts for a multi-discipline outdoor sculpture installation
at Saunders' Farm in Garrison. ($2000)
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Doansburg Chamber Ensemble for 4 chamber ensemble and 2 Chamber
orchestra concerts performed countywide. ($1500)
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Mahopac Public Library for BAMM (books, art, music in Mahopac) - varied
concerts & literary and arts workshops. ($1000)
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Patterson Library as sponsor for John Arucci Quartet - original music
concerts at the Patterson Library, Arts on the Lake in Kent &
Desmond Fish Library in Garrison. ($1200)
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Philipstown Performing Arts for production of original play by Richard
Knipe at the Depot Theatre. ($1500)
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Prelude Ballet Ensemble for 2 performances with the Westchester Putnam
Youth Orchestra at the Performing Arts Center in Brewster. ($1000)
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Putnam Chorale - 2008 season of a variety of full chorus and ensemble
performances countywide. ($1500)
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Putnam Symphony Orchestra Spring "pops" concert at the
Performing Arts Center in Brewster. ($1000)
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Putnam Valley Historical Society as sponsor for Michelle LeBlanc's 2008
"Swinging the Blues" at 4 locations countywide. ($1200)
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Reed Library as sponsor for Midhat Serbagi's Classical Planet II concert to
be performed at Arts on the Lake in Kent. ($1350)
Total awards: $20,300
Funding for the Decentralization program is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
Downloadable Documents
Click on the appropriate documents to download to your
computer. These documents are from the 2007 grant cycle.
The 2008 documents will be available soon.
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| Putnam Arts Fund Guidelines |
Decentralization Guidelines |
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Arts Link Application Form (for both DEC and PAF) |
Arts Link Checklist (for both DEC and PAF) |
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Arts Link Interim Report Form (for both DEC and PAF) |
Arts Link Final Report Form (for both DEC and PAF) |
MAC MS Word documents
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| Putnam Arts Fund Guidelines |
Decentralization Guidelines |
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Arts Link Application Form (for both DEC and PAF) |
Arts Link Checklist (for both DEC and PAF) |
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Arts Link Interim Report Form (for both DEC and PAF) |
Arts Link Final Report Form (for both DEC and PAF) |
PAC is a not-for-profit cultural service
organization that supports the work of artists
and promotes cultural enrichment activities for
individuals throughout the region. PAC is
supported, in part, with public funds from the
New York State Council on the Arts, a State
Agency, and with public funds from Putnam County.
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