Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:54:22 -0500 http://www.artscouncilofrockland.org/ PostNuke Powered Site en-us http://www.artscouncilofrockland.org/images/logo.gif http://www.artscouncilofrockland.org/ info@artscouncilofrockland.org http://www.artscouncilofrockland.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=132 Nominees Announced for County Executive Arts Awards The Arts Council of Rockland (ACOR) announces the nominees for the County Executive Arts Awards which will take place at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 6 at the Cultural Arts Theater of Rockland Community College (145 College Road, Suffern). Orange and Rockland Utilities is the Primary Corporate Sponsor of the event.   The general public was invited to nominate individuals and organizations to receive the awards. ACOR received 32 nominations. Winners will be determined by a vote of the ACOR membership. Winners will be announced at the ceremony. "The County Executive Awards is an annual celebration of art, those who support and those who create it," said Mark Judelson, ACOR's Executive Director. "These nominees represent community service and artistic excellence." The 2010 Nominees are: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:54:22 -0500 http://www.artscouncilofrockland.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=131 Arts Council Awards Grants Community Arts Grants program will support 19 projects Lisa Levart, George Potanovic Jr. receive Individual Artist Grants The Arts Council of Rockland (ACOR) has awarded 19 Community Arts Grants (CAG) to 17 Rockland County organizations as part of the 2010 Decentralization Re-grant Program of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). The recipients, local non-profit organizations offering cultural and artistic programs or sponsoring local individual artists, will be awarded a total of $24,050. In addition, ACOR awarded two grants of $2,500 each to professional artists Lisa Levart and George Potanovic Jr. as part of the Individual Artist Grant program, also funded by NYSCA. A panel of professional artists and community leaders recruited by the Arts Council reviewed the requests. Priority for funding was given to applicants offering high quality artistic programs that would reach artistically under-served populations within the County. The Individual Artist Grants will actively engage the community in the creation of new works of art. The 2010 Community Arts Grants recipients are: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:01:05 -0500