Arts Council of Rockland: Annual Appeal
 Dear Friends,
In the past year . . .
More than 100 garbage cans are individually designed and painted by Rocklanders. Keep Rockland Beautiful sponsors the Trash Can Painting Project and places the containers at bus shelters and shopping centers throughout the County.
The Trash Can Painting Project is supported by a grant from the Arts Council of Rockland.
 42 children enrolled in English as a Second Language at the GW Miller Elementary School participate in a puppetry project. The students, from 13 countries of origin and speaking 10 languages, perform four songs in English while manipulating their individually crafted puppets for an audience of 150 plus.
The Teaching Artist for the Puppetry Project was paid for by a grant from the Arts Council of Rockland.
Chiku Awali African Dance Company of Rockland, an ensemble composed of drummers and dancers ranging in age from 3 to 67 perform for an audience of 700+ at the Mostly Music Festival sponsored by the Friends of the Nyacks.
The Mostly Music Festival is supported by a grant from the Arts Council of Rockland.
 A photographer displays her work in Golden Harvest Exhibition which is open to Rockland artists 60 years of age and older. The photographer says, "The first time I ever exhibited my work was several years ago at Golden Harvest. Since then, my works have been exhibited at many places throughout the County and I am shooting photographs almost all the time. Society wants to put old folks out to pasture and forget about us. Golden Harvest and the Arts Council give us the chance to show what we can do."
For 30 years, Golden Harvest has been produced by the Arts Council.
Rocklanders perform dances from Haiti, India, West Africa as well as ballet, tap, hip hop and modern for a capacity audience at Rockland Community College.
Rockland Dances is produced by the Arts Council of Rockland.
 Professional musicians from the New Jersey Symphony, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and elsewhere perform four concerts for the Music Where You Live Series at Dowling Garden, a senior assisted living facility in Sparkill.
Music Where You Live is supported by a grant from the Arts Council of Rockland.
Robert Marino, a 2001 graduate of North Rockland High School and recipient of an Arts Council Scholarship, recently won the Principal Timpani position in the United States Army Field Band.
 Since receiving the ACOR Scholarship, Robert earned a Bachelor of Music degree in both percussion performance and music education from the Eastman School of Music and is currently enrolled in the masters program at Boston University. He was Principal Percussionist for Eastman's Asian Tour in 2004 and Timpanist for their Carnegie Hall performance in 2005. He recently completed Basic Training in Fort Sill and has reported to Fort Meade to begin his work with the band.
Bob Marino, Robert's father wrote, "Your scholarship award . . . did much to encourage and helped to facilitate Bobby's passion for the art of music. Please feel free to share this Arts Council of Rockland's success story with anyone who can derive some pride and satisfaction in their role of helping to cultivate young talent. Keep up the good work on behalf of the arts - so much needs to be done."
Since 1999, the Arts Council has awarded $96,044 in scholarships to 56 graduating Rockland high school seniors going on to further their artistic education.
Once a year, the Arts Council asks our friends to help us insure that artistic expression is available to all Rocklanders. Please join us in this work by making a contribution to ACOR's Annual Campaign by filling out the gift card found by clicking HERE:
Sincerely,
Kimberly Crispino
Chairperson
Mark Judeslon
Executive Director
Arts Council of Rockland Sponsors Dog Tag Art
Exhibition Featuring Works by Rockland Vets
 The Arts Council of Rockland (ACOR), in collaboration with the Rockland County Veterans Office, is sponsoring the Dog Tag Art Exhibition featuring artwork by Rockland veterans. The exhibit will be on display at the Arts Council of Rockland (7 Perlman Drive, Spring Valley) from Saturday, November 11, 2006 through Friday, December 8, 2006.
Included in the exhibit are two- and three-dimenstional works created by veterans Sam Cohen, Jerry Donnellan, Colin Ossman, Murray Schwimmer, Olga Steward, Dennis Vassilatos and Bruce Wichtendahl.
An opening reception will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2006, beginning at 8:00 p.m.
For further information contact ACOR at 845-426-3660 or e-mail info@artscouncilofrockland.org.
Arts Council of Rockland Offers
Institutional Advancement & Grant Writing Workshop
 The Arts Council of Rockland (ACOR) will host the workshop "Institutional Advancement and Grant Writing for Non-profit Arts Organizations" on Tuesday, November 14, 2006, at the Arts Council of Rockland's Spring Valley office located at 7 Perlman Drive in Spring Valley. This workshop, offered in collaboration with Arts in Orange (AiO), will begin promptly at 4:00 p.m. and conclude at 6:00 p.m. Elena Paul, Executive Director of the New York Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA) will be the presenter.
Developing support and successful grant writing are essential for your nonprofit arts organization's financial and programmatic success. This workshop will cover essential information you need to achieve success, including: steps to professional proposals that will entice prospective donors to support your project; researching the appropriate foundations and corporations to approach; how to approach budget plans that make it clear how a prospective donor's support will be applied. Beyond proposal writing, you will learn how to think about the development and advancement of your organization from a larger perspective.
Admission to the workshop is free for members of the ACOR. Non-members may join ACOR and attend for free or pay a $20 workshop fee.
Space is limited, and reservations are required. A registration form is available on the ACOR web site.
For more information or to reserve a space, contact the Arts Council of Rockland, 845-426-3660 or E-mail info@artscouncilofrockland.org (place VLA Workshop in the subject line).
For over 35 years, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts has offered pro bono legal services, education, advocacy and mediation programs for the benefit of the New York arts community. VLA serves low-income and indigent artists according to the broadest definition of the arts. Whether an artist is looking to start a nonprofit dance company, copyright his manuscript or produce an independent film, VLA will assist them. Artists and art related nonprofit corporations are always encouraged to contact Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts at (212) 319-2787. ext. 1.
Grant Opportunities for In-School Programs
 The Arts Council of Rockland (ACOR) announces the availability of grant opportunities for in-school programs through the Arts Education Grants. Arts Education Grants are made possible with funds from the Local Capacity Building Initiative of the New York State Council on the Arts and are administered in Rockland County by the Arts Council of Rockland.Arts Education Grants provide funds for collaborations of Rockland schools with cultural organizations and/or artists to implement projects that use the arts to improve teaching and learning. Projects must take place between January 1, 2007 – June 15, 2007.These grants are an incentive for schools to develop and enhance:
- partnerships with artists / cultural organizations
- successful programs that address the New York State Standards in the Arts
- integration of the arts with other curriculum
- recognition of the arts as fundamental to education
APPLICATION ASSISTANCE
Guideline and application seminars will be offered to assist applicants. Applicants are encouraged to attend the application seminars, which are free. For further information, please contact Mark Judelson at (845) 426-3660 or info@artscouncilofrockland.org.
SCHEDULE OF APPLICATION SEMINARS
Monday, September 18, 2006 - 4:00 p.m.
BOCES Conference Center Institutional Development Center - Building 10
65 Parrott Road, West Nyack
Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 7:00 p.m.
Arts Council of Rockland
7 Perlman Drive, Spring Valley
Thursday, October 5, 2006 - 4:00 p.m.
Rockland Teachers Center
14 E Vanderlip CircleThiells
APPLICATION DEADLINE
The 2007 deadline is 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 31, 2006.
AMOUNT OF AWARDS
Arts Education Grants provide matching funds that range from $500 to $2,000.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Rockland Pre-K – 12 public, private, parochial and/or charter schools collaborating with cultural organizations and/or individual artists are eligible to apply.To be eligible, proposals must demonstrate that:
- teachers and their cultural partners are planning and implementing the project collaboratively
- participating students will have a minimum of three contact sessions with the cultural partner
- a plan is in place to build school-wide awareness of the proposed project
- the project does not replace the services of certified arts specialists
- project complies with the New York State Learning Standards in the Arts in artistic and other educational objectives
The 2007 guidelines and application can be downloaded from the ACOR web site. To request further information, please call Mark Judelson at (845) 426-3660 or e-mail info@artscouncilofrockland.org.
Funds Available for Art Projects through Arts Council of Rockland
Community Arts Grants 2007
 The Arts Council of Rockland (ACOR) will award grants to Rockland-based non-profit organizations for community-based art projects through the Council’s Community Arts Grants (CAG) program. Individual artists may also apply through the sponsorship of an eligible non-profit.
Grants are intended to assist with the payment of artist fees, marketing fees, direct administrative expenses and other direct arts-related expenses for projects open to the public and occurring in Rockland County between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007.
Goals of the CAG program include: providing quality arts programming to the entire Rockland community; assisting emerging arts organizations; supporting the cultural expression of Rockland’s ethnic groups; and making arts programming accessible to under-served and minority communities.
An application along with the complete guidelines can be downloaded from the ACOR web site: www.artscouncilofrockland.org or by calling 845-426-3660.
A series of Informational Meetings to explain the application process, eligibility requirements and to answer questions will be held on:
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 – 1:00 p.m.
Arts Council of Rockland, 7 Perlman Drive, Spring Valley
Monday, July 17, 2006 – 4:00 p.m.
Nyack Center, Depew Street at Broadway, Nyack
Thursday, July 27, 2006 – 9:30 a.m.
New City Library, 220 North Main Street, New City
Wednesday, August 2, 2006 – 10:00 a.m.
at the Arts Alliance of Haverstraw, 91 Broadway, Haverstraw
Thursday, August 10, 2006 – 6:30 p.m.
Pearl River Library, 80 Franklin Ave., Pearl River
Wednesday, August 16, 2006 – 6:30 p.m.
Arts Council of Rockland, 7 Perlman Drive, Spring Valley
 Please call 845-426-3660 or e-mail info@artscouncilofrockland.org to reserve a space at one of the informational meetings listed above or to schedule an appointment to discuss your project.
Application Deadline: Friday, September 15, 2005 at 1:00 p.m.
The CAG program is made possible, in part, with public funds from the Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts.
Arts Council Presents the 30th Annual Golden Harvest Senior Exhibit
The works of Rockland's senior artists are currently on exhibit in the 30th Annual Golden Harvest Exhibit at the Arts Council of Rockland (ACOR) located at 7 Perlman Drive in Spring Valley, New York.
The exhibit, funded, in part, by UNION STATE BANK, will be on display through Thursday, August 24, 2006. An opening reception was held on Sunday, July 9, and featured entertainment by pianist, Vinson Hill.
Exhibitors are all 60 years of age or older and residents of Rockland County. Included in the exhibit are paintings, stone carvings, multi-media works, drawings, photographs and fiber art.
Viewing hours are Monday - Thursday from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Please call 845-426-3660 to confirm hours before arriving.
Participating in the exhibit are: Grandpar Alderisio, Francis Amodio, Artists of ARC Rockland Seniors, Henry Barnes, Edward Brophy, Hildred Brown, Edna Burbank, Rita Callen, Rose Chionchio, Angie Chionchio, Norma Christie, Rosario Contino, Mildred Cote, Jean DeLongis, Gwendolyn Eisenmann, Anna Ely, Gabriel Rob Esquivel, John Fragale, Golgaz Gavriloff, Marta Genard, Jack Goldberg, Ilse Grunwald, Muriel Henriques, Anne Herche, Vinson Hill, Joyce Jacobs, Helga Waack Johnson, Ellen Kaplan, George Krizek, Emily Kwan, Ruth Lilienthal, Theodore Ludwiczak, Michele Lynch, Max Mason, Bernice Medici, Maureen Wendy Mellion, Nancy Ann Monte Santo, Margaret Nelson, Mary Evelyn O'Connor, Carolyn Pappalardo, Eleanor Paul, Ellen Rich, Doris Sacks, Joan Sanders, Beth Scherer, Rita Shantzis, Belle Sudrdin, Evalyn Taucher, Ruth Tesar, Belinda Todd, Ian Todd, Yvonne Trinkwater, Agnes Van Den Bergh, Dennis Vassilatos, Elaine Wagman, Bernard Weiner, Luise Weischowsky and Rickie Werfel.
Photo by Joan Sanders
Transcending Fear
Transition from "Kid" to "Professional Artist"
The Scholarship Awards Ceremony
 Some appear uncomfortable in the (sort of) formal clothes their parents have cajoled/coerced them into wearing. All are wide eyed but trying to look cool and collected. They give off the vibe, "I've done this before. It's no big deal." But they don't really pull it off.
Who can blame them?
Imagine yourself as an 18 year old about to stand in front of an auditorium filled with people. Most are strangers to you and it's the strangers you are more comfortable with. It's your parents and grandparents and godmothers and godfathers and younger sisters and brothers who you are really uncomfortable with. You are about to present your art-work to this unusual gathering in this auditorium you've never been in before. Your art work might be dance or photography or the piano or poetry or film-making. You applied for a scholarship from the Arts Council of Rockland (ACOR). Your application represents a piece of your soul - your artwork and your statement about that very personal work.
Another group of strangers reviewed your application. These strangers are a panel of professional artists who make the decision whether to award you a scholarship or not. Their job is to judge your art-work but you feel that they are judging you.
Then you get a letter from ACOR. It says, "Congratulations!" You are going to get a check made out to the college you're about to attend to help pay your tuition. And the amount you're going to receive is not chump change. But there's a catch. You've got to attend the Scholarship Awards Ceremony. That's not the hard part. The hard part is that you've got to stand in front of the auditorium, all by yourself, and you've got to demonstrate your art-work. That's the hard part.
So, you put on your armor. And the best armor you have is to look cool. But underneath that thin veneer, your knees are shaking.
 The ceremony starts. Some guy in a suit welcomes everyone. He's the Executive Director of ACOR. He thanks Senator Thomas Morahan for securing the bulk of the money that is about to be awarded. He says how important it is that the State Senator has made the courageous commitment to insure a steady flow of artists in our society. Then another man speaks. His name is Lou Worby. He and his wife, Diana, have contributed their personal money for this scholarship. He tells a story about how art saved a life and about how character is shaped by art. He tells you that we need you to do your art and he's putting his money where his mouth is.
And now you and the other scholarship winners have to get up, one by one, and in a very real way expose your innermost being. You wait your turn. You get up in front of all these people armed with determination, talent, hard work, training, failures and successes and you show them what you can do. And they applaud. They ask you probing questions. You answer them and they listen to you! Based on your answers, they ask more probing questions. And they listen to you! They tell you how impressed they are. How delighted they are. They wish you success. And the first guy in a suit gives you an envelope with your name on it. Inside the envelope is a check made out to the college you're about to attend.
You're different from when you walked in the room. Powerful, influential people have invested in you because they believe you're worth it and the work you're going to do is important. You're not getting the money because of how fast you run or far and accurately you can throw a football or because you are joining the military. You are getting money because you are an artist.
Pictured above:
New York State Senator Thomas Morahan
Pictured at top:
Winners of the 2006 Arts Council of Rockland / New York State Senate Scholarship. From left to right:
Booker Stardrum, student at Nyack High School, who will attend Purchase College Conservatory of Music to study jazz
Anthony Iacono, student at Clarkstown High School South, who will attend the School of Visual Arts to study visual arts
Hannah Khromov, student at Suffern High School, who will attend Purchase College to study piano performance
Alexandra Carlevaro, student at North Rockland High School, who will attend City College of New York to study film
Arielle Feinman, student at Clarkstown High School South, who will attend the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music to study music
Mark Judelson, Executive Director, Arts Council of Rockland
Arts Council of Rockland Announces the Winners of the 2006 County Executive Arts Awards.
The 20th Annual County Executive Arts Awards were held on Thursday, April 27, 2006 at the Cultural Arts Theater of SUNY Rockland Community College.
The County Executive Arts Awards is a celebration of art - those who create it and those who support its creation. A total of five awards were presented in the categories of Performing Artist; Visual Artist; Arts Organization; Arts Education; and the Mary Grant Supporter of the Arts. Winners were determined by a vote of the membership of the Arts Council of Rockland.
Performers at the event were flamenco dancer Anna de la Paz, the Jamaican Civic and Cutural Association of Rockland’s Ekklipse Steel Drum Band, and flutist Wendy Stern accompanied by harpist Barbara Allen.
The event was supported by:
Orange & Rockland Utlities
Primary sponsor
Union State Bank
Corporate Donor
Cor-Lin Construction
Dominican College
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Wyeth
Corporate Supporters
The Winners of the 2006 County Executive Arts Awards
CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT – Arts Education
While taxpayers want their bills reduced, public school districts need to justify their budgets and their programs. And Clarkstown Central School District justifies its arts educ
 ation. This is a district where: all 3rd graders study recorder; all 4th and 5th graders study band or orchestral instrument; each elementary school has its own concert and marching band; all 4th and 5th graders perform in chorus; all middle school students study art and music; each middle school hosts its own art show; both high schools produce full-scale theatrical presentations and offer band, chorus, orchestra, jazz band, troubadours, chamber music, photography, studio art, painting, ceramics and sculpture.
The Clarkstown Central School District recognizes that the arts should be an equal member of the core curriculum. Generations of Clarkstown’s students go out into the world and demonstrate that a whole human being is one who integrates many realms of endeavor, the arts being a primary one.
Pictured: Lorette Adams and Elizabeth vonWurmb
PENGUIN REPERTORY THEATRE COMPANY – Arts Organization
 The penguin is a tough bird. Living in an unforgiving environment. It is able to swim and dive in frigid waters and waddle on icy land. The penguin’s ability to adapt to harsh circumstances enables it to survive and flourish. Who knows what Joe Brancato was thinking in 1977 when he stepped to the edge and took the leap of faith that gave birth to Penguin Repertory Theater Company? Was he thinking about a year-round non-profit professional theater surviving and flourishing in often difficult circumstances? Remarkable that he had the foresight to select the name “Penguin.” Talk about adapting. 29 years ago, Joe and his flock converted a barn located in Stony Point into an intimate theater. Buffeted and bruised by metaphorical icebergs, Penguin Rep regularly produces successful dramatic performances. Some shows first seen at Penguin have gone on to be produced off-Broadway and tour throughout the country. Year after year, Penguin presents a new series, giving playwrights and actors a fine stage to showcase their work to appreciative audiences in what The New York Times refers to as “the gutsiest little theater.”
Pictured: Joe Brancato and Fran Newman-McCarthy
GEORGE BRYANT – Performing Artist
 What happens when you take a man with the highest of intentions and equip him with musical skills? How does he integrate his striving for the ideals of humanity with music? If he’s George Bryant, he plays piano and organ, conducts, produces and directs programs that use music as the vehicle to bring people together. This man who makes the word “ecumenical” a living reality, is the Music Director of the Rockland County Catholic Chorus. on Saturdays, George is the organist at Temple Beth Torah and on Sundays, George is the organist at St. Ann’s Church. 25 years ago, he co-created the Brotherhood Through Music concert which took place recently for the 25th time with George serving as Musical Director for every show. This graduate of the Juilliard School of Music has performed hundreds of concerts as a soloist, accompanist and conductor. For almost 50 years, George Bryant has brought music to thousands of Rocklanders. His commitment and longevity is nothing short of astounding. His success in making music a tool of understanding and fellowship is a model for the rest of us.
ELAINE VOGEL – Mary Grant Supporter of the Arts
 What are the ideal qualities of a supporter of the arts? Passionate. Committed. Dependable. Vigilant. Diligent. Take these qualities and extend them over 30 plus years. Our ideal candidate continues to be ready, willing and able to do more! After serving as President of the Board of Directors of Elmwood Theater for 11 years, Elaine Vogel is still a member of the Board. After directing ten productions, she’s directing another. After securing multiple grants from the Arts Council of Rockland, she’s still involved in securing more. After helping to initiate the Cultural Diversity Festival, she’s still intimate to this year’s Festival.
All of this and never once receiving a penny! That’s a supporter of the arts!
TED LUDWICZAK – Visual Artist
He was in his 60’s when he carved a stone for the first time. It revealed itself to be a head that Ted Ludwiczak placed into a retaining wall on the bank of the Hudson River by his Haverstraw home. And the next day, a second stone called out to him to accompany the first. And a new face emerged from this stone. And through Ted’s hands and vision, this became a daily ritual. They prospered and they multiplied. People took notice. “Something special is going on here,” they thought. Some called it “spiritual.” Some called it “Easter Island on the Hudson.” Some called it “art.” It didn’t matter to Ted because the stones and he spoke to each other. The heads that Ted has revealed in the stones have been featured in many art magazines and are sold through the American Primitive Gallery. But Ted just goes out day after day, listens deeply and when he hears a friend calling out to him, he responds with hammer and chisel and artistic vision.
Insurance and Taxes and Artists,
Oh My!
A workshop for Artists & Arts Organizations Presented by the Arts Council of Rockland
The Arts Council of Rockland will present “Insurance and Taxes and Artists, Oh My!”, a workshop for artists and arts organizations on Thursday, May 11, 2006, from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the Arts Council of Rockland, 7 Perlman Drive, Spring Valley, New York.
Download a registration form here.
When it comes to discussions of insurance, many artists and arts organizations become the proverbial deer in the headlights or the ostrich burying its head in the sand. Join Erica Martinson, Director of Risk Management Services, The Rollins Agency, Inc., and Umberto Cappodicci for a user-friendly, non-intimidating dialogue of the various insurance needs for individual artists and arts organizations. Participants will be introduced to the different types of insurance policies that artists should consider carrying. Topics to be discussed include: general liability insurance; property insurance; income insurance; using your home as a studio; insurance needs for a concert or event; insuring your art work and umbrella policies.
Don't let your fear of taxes and financial reporting be the death of you. Concentrating solely on the process of creating your art is not always possible. When tax time rolls around, you will probably wish you'd put some simple business and accounting rules into practice. In this workshop, Dave Wemmer, CPA, from the firm of Korn, Rosenbaum, Phillips and Jauntig CPA’s, will discuss the basics of how to set-up a record keeping system for tax purposes and determine if your art/performance income should be treated as a hobby or a business. Additional topics to be covered include: self-employment taxes; what types of expenses are deductible; advantages of the home office deduction; and many other useful tips and suggestions.
The workshop is free to members of the Arts Council of Rockland and $20 for non-members. Non-members can join the Arts Council and attend for free.
Pre-registration is required as space is limited. A registration form can be obtained by download from the Arts Council web site – www.artscouncilofrockland.org – or by calling 845-426-3660.
This workshop is co-sponsored by with Arts in Orange (AiO) and is made possible with support from the State & Local Partnership Department of the New York State Council on the Arts.
The Arts Council of Rockland Presents
ROCKLAND DANCES!
Friday, April 28, 2006
7:30 p.m.
Cultural Arts Theater
Rockland Community College
145 College Road, Suffern
Made possible, in part, with a generous
grant from Union State Bank.
Kim Crispino - Artistic Coordinator
Featuring performances by:
Chiku Awali African Dance Company of Rockland
Classic School of Ballet
Coupé Theatre Studio
India Cultural Society of Rockland
Kashimbo Club
Rockland Community College Dance Program
Rockland Youth Dance Ensemble
Tickets are $15. For additional information or to purchase tickets contact the Arts Council 845-426-3660 or e-mail info@artscouncilofrockland.org
Rockland Dances is made possible, in part, with a generous grant from Union State Bank, Corporate Sponsor of this event.
WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED:
2006 COUNTY EXECUTIVE ARTS AWARDS
The Arts Council of Rockland, together with County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef, will announce the winners of the 2006 County Executive Arts Awards at the 20th Annual Celebration taking place on Thursday, April 27, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cultural Arts Theater of Rockland Community College.
Orange and Rockland Utilities is the Primary Corporate Sponsor of the Ceremony.
Performances will be presented by flamenco dancer Anna de la Paz, flutist Wendy Stern and the Ekklipse Steel Drum Band of the Jamaican Civic and Cultural Association of Rockland.
The Rockland Art Educators Association will mount a County-Wide Student Art Exhibition that will be on display.A reception catered by Gary and Company will follow the ceremony.
Tickets for the Ceremony are $20.00. To obtain tickets or for further information, call the Arts Council of Rockland (845-426-3660) or e-mail info@artscouncilofrockland.org.
Nominations were made in five categories.
ARTS EDUCATION:
Clarkstown Central School District
Laura Nicholls
Rockland Arts Educators Association
Rockland County Music Educators Association
Michele Sommer
Russell Wagoner
ARTS ORGANIZATION:
Academy of Music
Harmony on the Hudson
Jamaican Civic and Cultural Association of Rockland
Orangetown Children's Society
Penguin Repertory Theatre Company
Rockland Shakespeare Company
Stage Left Children's Theater
The String Ensemble of Rockland
PERFORMING ARTIST:
George Bryant
Ted Forlow
Arthur Lorde
Sheila Schonbrun
Cherie Raglin
SUPPORTER OF THE ARTS:
CEJJES Institute
Nanuet Hebrew Center
Deborah Grosmark
Ric Pantale
Ramapo Town Board
Rockland County Music Teachers Guild
Elaine Vogel
VISUAL ARTIST:
Jan Degenshein
Graham Goddard
Bob Goldberg
Betsy Franco Feeney
John Laurenzi
Ted Ludwiczak
Maria Pia Minichiello
Juan Valoy
Scholarships Available to Rockland High School Seniors Furthering Their Artistic Education
The Arts Council of Rockland's (ACOR) will award scholarships to graduating Rockland high school students pursuing future studies in the arts. Applicants must: currently reside in Rockland County; and matriculate in the fall of 2006 at a university, college or conservatory located in New York State where they will major in the study of a traditional art form.
For the purpose of this scholarship, the following are considered "traditional art forms":
• Visual Arts
• Videography
• Theater
• Dance
• Music
• Musical Theater
• Written Word
ACOR will convene a panel of judges who will select winners based on demonstrated artistic merit. Slides, photographs, original written material, videotapes and/or audiotapes will determine artistic merit.
Applicants must submit complete applications on or before 12:00 Noon, Monday, April 3, 2006.
There will be a Scholarship Awards Ceremony on Saturday, May 13, 2006, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Arts Council offices. Winners are required to participate in person at the ceremony where they will offer brief presentations of their work.
Click here to download the 2006 Application
For further information, call the Arts Council of Rockland (845-426-3660).
The scholarships are made possible thanks to a grant secured by State Senator Thomas Morahan, a contribution from Diana and Lou Worby and donations made to ACOR's Scholarship Program.
 Grant Writing Essentials for Artists and Arts Organizations
The Arts Council of Rockland (ACOR) will host the workshop “Grant Writing Essentials for Artists & Arts Organizations” on Tuesday, March 28, 2006, at the Arts Council of Rockland’s Spring Valley office located at 7 Perlman Drive in Spring Valley.
This workshop, offered in collaboration with Arts in Orange (AiO), will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at 12:30 p.m. Waddy Thompson, Director of External Affairs for Opera America, the national service organization for opera companies and opera professionals will be the presenter.
Grant writing is essential for artists and non-profit organizations to gain access to the billions of dollars distributed each year by the government, private and corporate foundations. In addition to building and strengthening your grant writing skills, this workshop will guide you in your quest for funding by providing all the essential information you need to achieve success. Topics to be covered include: determining who can receive a grant and for what; finding government, corporate and foundation donors; attracting the donor's attention; creating a budget; writing a compelling proposal; soliciting feedback, overcoming obstacles, and much more.
 Waddy Thompson is currently Director of External Affairs for Opera America, the national service organization for opera companies and opera professionals. He is responsible for Opera America's membership, fundraising, and communications activities. His 20-plus year career in the arts has included fundraising and administrative positions at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York Foundation for the Arts, American Music Center, Second Stage Theatre, and Poets & Writers. He has served on the boards of the Direct Marketing Fundraisers Association (president 1997-98) and Encompass Music Theatre. His academic training was in music, earning a doctorate in music composition. He is the author of "THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO GRANT WRITING" (Alpha Books: 2004) and a frequent lecturer on fundraising and marketing.
Admission to the workshop is free for members of the ACOR and AiO. Non-members may join ACOR and attend for free or pay a $20 workshop fee.
Space is limited, and reservations are required. Fill out a REGISTRATION FORM and return it, along with your check (if applicable) to the Arts Council of Rockland, 7 Perlman Drive, Spring Valley, New York 10977.
Arts Council of Rockland Announces 2006 Grant Recipients
 The Arts Council of Rockland (ACOR) will award 20 Community Arts Grants (CAG) to 19 Rockland County organizations as part of the 2006 Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and 8 grants for projects taking place in Rockland schools that integrate the arts with the studies of science, social studies, history, language skills, mathematics and other curricular areas as part of the New York State Council on the Arts Local Capacity Building Program of the Department of Arts in Education. The 2006 recipients and a description of their funded projects appears below.
Community Arts Grants:
The Arts Council of Rockland (ACOR) will award 20 Community Arts Grants (CAG) to 19 Rockland County organizations as part of the 2006 Decentralization 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 $24,900.
 ACOR received 34 applications requesting more than $90,000. A panel of professionals 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. An awards breakfast will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2006, (Snow date: January 13, 2006) at 8:00 a.m. at the Arts Council of Rockland to honor the recipients.
Contracts were awarded to:
Academy of Music - Outreach to the Community - a series of free classical music concerts at senior centers throughout the County ($1,500).
CEJJES Institute - 2006 - African Diaspora Arts Festival - A multi-discipline art and cultural program featuring storytelling and jazz with Eshu Bumpus and Sam "Magic Man" Waymon. ($2,000).
Chiku Awali African Dance Company of Rockland - Griots in the Making - A workshop program that teaches people of all ages the art of African Storytelling ($800) and Obibini Asafo of Drums - A workshop program that provides African drumming instruction to people of all ages ($1,500).
Dance Visions Center for Integrated Arts - Drum, Drum, Drum - a 12 week program in African drumming for differently-abled individuals ($500).
Dowling Housing Corp - Music Where You Live Concert Series - a series of music performances and discussions utilizing professional musicians for shut-in populations ($1,000).
Elmwood Playhouse - Cultural Diversity Festival - A three day event that showcases the original work of Rockland County residents featuring performances and readings by artists from the African-American, Latino, Haitian, Jamaican, Asian and Indian communities ($1,200).
Friends of the Nyacks - 2006 Mostly Music Festival on the Hudson - An 8-week outdoor summer music festival in Nyack featuring ethnically and musically diverse performers ($1,250).
Hopper House Art Center - Exploring Art: Workshops for Children - A series of monthly exhibit-related art programs for young children. ($1,450).
Jamaican Civic & Cultural Association of Rockland, Inc. - Cultural Revelations: A Pantomime - An original theatrical production featuring music and dance ($900).
Keep Rockland Beautiful - Artful Receptacles 2006 - A continuation of a successful public art program that engages local artists in the painting of trash cans to be installed at bus stops throughout the County. The project culminates in an exhibition of the works created by the artists and community groups ($2,500).
New City Library - Celebrate Multi-Cultural Family Crafts - A series of craft workshops that focuses on art forms indigenous to ethnically diverse populations ($800).
Nyack Center - After School Arts - A program for children that includes an exploration of storytelling, poetry, creative writing, plays, stories, songs, images, sound and movement and then allows children to create and tell their own stories ($1,000).
Off World Theatre - Mr. Hoover's Tea Party - Performances of a new play about a meeting which took place in the late 1960's between Martin Luther King and J. Edgar Hoover ($1,250).
Rockland Camerata - A Rockland Composer: Up Close and In Concert - A jazz concert/composer chat with local composer Anita Brown featuring a 17-piece jazz music orchestra ($1,750).
Rockland County Choral Society - Opera Excerpts "Extraordinaire" 2006 - A multi-media concert of opera favorites for soloists and chorus ($1,500).
Rockland Youth Dance Ensemble - Dance Performances in North Rockland - A series of dance performances presented at Helen Hayes Hospital featuring jazz, modern ballet and theatre dance ($500).
Stage Left Children's Theater, Inc. - Outreach 2006 - A musical review performed for the residents and families of Venture, ARC, Jawanio and St. Agatha's ($500).
Suffern Civic Association - MegaMall - Funds for an independent documentary film that documents the lead-up to the building and, once built, the impact of the Palisades Mall on the community ($2,000).
Volunteer Counseling Services of Rockland - Uptown Express Performance - A performance of this subset of the New York City Gay Men's Chorus at the annual Rockland Gay Pride event ($1,000).
Arts Education Grants:
 The Arts Council of Rockland (ACOR) announces the winners of the 2006 Arts Education Grants. These grants are awarded to projects taking place in Rockland schools that integrate the arts with the studies of science, social studies, history, language skills, mathematics and other curricular areas. The total of all awards is $7,000. Each project represents the partnership of a school and an outside teaching artist or cultural organization. The funds are made possible through a grant to ACOR from the New York State Council on the Arts Local Capacity Building Program of the Department of Arts in Education.
ACOR convened a Review Panel composed of school administrators, professional artists and art teachers to review applications and make funding recommendations to the ACOR Board.
Contracts were awarded to:
Clarkstown High School North and Erik Romanyschyn for "Democracy and the Masses." Through the theme of democracy, 30 students will engage in studies of art, English and social studies. Awarded $500.
Green Meadow Waldorf School and Eileen Brady-Nelson for "Portrait of Our Neighborhood." 12 students will learn about the process of photo-documentary while taking photographs and recording commentary of several neighboring ethnic and religious communities. Awarded $1,000.
GW Miller Elementary School and Anna Vargas for "Puppet Making and Presentation with ESL Students." 45 ESL students will learn how to create hand puppets, sing folk songs and tell stories using the puppets they've created. Awarded $1,000.
Hillcrest Elementary School and Anita Brown for "Let's Compose." 115 students will learn to compose pieces for the recorder while studying the history of jazz. Awarded $1,000.
Lime Kiln Elementary School and Charlese Randolph for "Arts in the Afternoon." During Black History Month, 60 students will engage in creative movement through African dancing and study aspects of African culture and language. Awarded $500.
New City Elementary School and Jeremy Quinn for "The Fair Players: Using Theater to Teach, Reinforce and Promote Bullying Prevention Strategies in the Elementary School." 153 students will study the prevention of bullying through engaging in improvisational theater. Awarded $1,000.
Rockland Country Day School and Red Hawk Native American Arts Council for "Native American Cultural Arts: Tradition and Innovation." Studying history, art and journal writing, 38 students will make their own drums and learn dances and drumming with origins from Native American culture. Awarded $1,000.
Suffern High School and Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival for "Shakespeare Off the Page: Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival Comes to Suffern High School." Integrating studies of English and drama, 60 students will learn to perform works by Shakespeare. Awarded $1,000.
For additional information about the grant programs of the Arts Council of Rockland please contact ACOR at 845-426-3660 or info@artscouncil of rockland.org.
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