Earlville Opera House (EOH) is pleased to announce the allocation of $230,750 in cultural funding to 65 non-profit organizations and artists through the 2023 Broome, Chenango & Otsego Statewide Community Regrants Program (SCR). $15,000 of this funding has been provided for Broome County by the Stewart W. & Willma C. Hoyt Foundation.
“This year’s SCR application process was very competitive and encompassed two rounds of funding,” said Earlville Opera House SCR Coordinator Victoria Kappel. “We received nearly $300,000 in requests from organizations, municipalities, and artists throughout our service area. This shows both the vibrancy and importance of cultural programming to our communities as well as the great need for continued support of such a critical component of our rural area. We are particularly pleased to have been able to offer Individual Artist Commissions for the first time this year which are enabling 8 artists to create new works of art that will involve and benefit their communities.”
The Broome, Chenango & Otsego SCR Program serves as a catalyst for local cultural development by supporting projects of artists and arts organizations that engage children, adults and seniors in events that enrich and enhance their lives. Funding provided through these programs helps to strengthen our communities by reaching the most rural of our townships and villages, providing increased access to a greater quality of life through the arts. The SCR program began in Chenango County in 1986, with Broome County added in 2003 and Otsego County in 2011. Earlville Opera House began administering the program in 2020.
New York State Council on the Arts established the SCR (previously known as Decentralization) Program in 1977 to foster the continued development of local cultural resources responsive to community need. SCR serves all of New York State’s 62 counties, including areas that are geographically isolated, economically disadvantaged and ethnically diverse. The EOH is one of 26 SCR sites across the state. The basic principle of SCR re-grant funding is local decision-making using a peer panel grant evaluation process. The SCR program offers grant support up to $5,000 for Community Arts and Arts Education projects and $2,500 for Individual Artist Commissions.
Congratulations to the following 2023 SCR grant recipients:
Broome County:
*Truth Pharm, Inc; *The Binghamton Poetry Project with the Binghamton Center for Writers; *Binghamton Downtown Singers; The Binghamton Youth Symphony Orchestra; Endwell League of Community Action; Town of Colesville; *George F. Johnson Memorial Library; *NoMa Community Center; *Endicott Performing Arts Center; *Binghamton Community Orchestra; *KNOW Theatre; *Christopher Bodnarczuk/Porchfest; *Christina Muscatello/Memory Makers Project; *The Binghamton Theater Organ Society; *Vestal Museum; *Madrigal Choir of Binghamton; *Town of Union; *Endwell Community Chorus; *Rob Weinberger; *Phelps Mansion Museum; ++Roberta Kolpakas.
* Denotes additional funding provided by the Stewart W. & Willma C. Hoyt Foundation, Binghamton. ++Denotes Individual Artist Commission
Chenango County:
Chenango County Blues Association; Sherburne Public Library; +Bonnie Gale; Otselic Valley Fishing & Heritage Association; Mid-York Concert Band; Guernsey Memorial Library; Chenango Arts Council; Gilbert Polk; +South New Berlin Free Library; The Sam & Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts; Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival; Out of the Woodwork Players; Barbara Gregson; Sherburne Music-Theater Society; ++Bill McLaughlin; Friends of Rogers Environmental Education Center; Jericho Arts Council; The Greater Afton Chamber of Commerce; ++Henry J. Drexler; ++Jesi Bender.
+Denotes Arts Education grant. ++Denotes Individual Artist Commission
Otsego County:
Orpheus Theatre; Cherry Valley Artworks; Village of Laurens; Otsego Dance Society; Pathfinder Village; Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble; Unadilla Historical Association; The ARC Otsego; Oneonta Community Concert Band Association; Community Arts Network of Oneonta; Butternut Valley Alliance; Catskill Choral Society; Little Delaware Youth Ensemble; First United Methodist Church; ++Joseph Von Stengel; Butternut Valley Arts & Crafts Center; Hyde Hall; Temple Beth El of Oneonta; Catskill Community Players; Worcester Free Library; Malissa Kano-White; ++Madeline Silber; ++Crystal Postighone; ++Megan Irving.
++Denotes Individual Artist Commission
For additional information on the SCR Program or the grant recipients, including their projects and contact information, please visit the EOH website at www.earlvilleoperahouse.com, or call 315.691.3550. Watch our website for 2024 grant opportunities and information on attending 2023 SCR grantee events. Also check our website for the latest updates and further information on Earlville Opera House programs and services and Like us on Facebook and Instagram!
Earlville Opera House is located at 18 East Main Street in the Village of Earlville, NY 13332 and is handicap accessible.
The Statewide Community Regrants Program is administered by Earlville Opera House with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the Office of the Governor and the NYS Legislature. Additional support for Broome County provided by the Stewart W. & Willma C. Hoyt Foundation.