The ACOR Art4All Grant Program is dedicated to supporting Rockland County arts organizations and artists by funding projects that enrich the community through meaningful engagement and public access to the arts. Open to all artistic disciplines, eligible projects must be accessible to the public and designed to foster community interaction. Priority consideration will be given to initiatives that serve underserved populations in Rockland County, including those marginalized by race, age, national origin, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or economic status.
2026 ACOR Art4All Awardees
The Arts Council of Rockland (ACOR) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 Art4All Grant. This year’s awardees represent a diverse group of artists and organizations dedicated to enriching Rockland County’s cultural landscape through innovative, inclusive, and interactive arts programming.
Andy Algire
Balafon Quartet: Tradition Reimagined
"Thanks to ACOR’s support, I’m thrilled to bring Balafon Quartet: Tradition Reimagined, a unique and culturally significant music program, to the Rockland County community. The group’s all-ages performance at the Haverstraw Library will highlight the balafon, an 800 year old West African instrument deeply rooted in Mande traditions, history, and culture.”
Andy Algire
Eric DiVito Music
Jazz4All: A Rockland Jazz Experience
"ACOR’s Art4All support is making it possible for Eric DiVito Music to bring high-quality live jazz directly into the community, removing financial barriers while advancing our mission to expand access to the arts and foster greater cultural awareness and appreciation of jazz for audiences of all ages.”
Eric DiVito
Jan Lauren Greenfield
Generations in Verse: Intergenerational Poetry and Performance Workshop
“ACOR’s support makes it possible for Generations in Verse: Intergenerational Poetry and Performance Workshop to bring people together through poetry and performance, creating a joyful space where shared stories reveal unexpected connections and common ground.”
Jan Lauren Greenfield
Jamaican Civic and Cultural Association of Rockland, Inc.
JAMCCAR After-School Program - Ekklipse Steel Band
“The Jamaican Civic and Cultural Association of Rockland Inc (JAMCCAR) promotes the Jamaican Diaspora culture inspired by history.
The ACOR Grant will help support the JAMCCAR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM: EKKLIPSE STEEL BAND, which ensures that students' creative expressions are recognized and encouraged through consistent instructions.”
Sonia Tracey
Lisa Karrer
FOREST FOR THE TREES
“Thank you ACOR and Art4All! Your generous support will help towards paying artist and collaborators fees for my community-based immersive installation FOREST FOR THE TREES, premiering at GARNER Arts Center March 14 - April 26, 2026. This project explores humankind’s intimate relationship with trees, and the critical role forests play in providing and maintaining habitats for essential species. The exhibit includes over 45 participants from the Rockland community and around the world who have contributed personal audio narratives about trees and are also featured in video scenarios alongside both real and virtual “moving forests” of my ceramic tree forms.
Lisa Karrer
Rockland Conservatory of Music
Access to Music for Individuals with Disabilities
“ACOR’s support through this wonderful Art4All Grant allows individuals with disabilities to put music and creativity into their lives at Rockland Conservatory of Music. It imprints them with joy and self-confidence which they take out into a world where they often feel marginalized. Hearing their voices raised and tambourines played in a rousing version of “Here Comes the Sun” is a testament to how Art4All is truly embodying ‘art for all’.”
Marigene Kettler
John Rosis
Arbor Day Free Community Printmaking Workshop at River Hook: The Hester Haring Preserve
“The generous support from ACOR will allow me to present free gel plate printmaking workshops during Upper Nyack’s Arbor Day weekend at River Hook: The Hester Haring Cason Preserve. My project invites individuals and families to creatively engage with the Preserve, with all materials provided at no cost. My goal is for participants to leave with prints they’ve made and a meaningful connection to nature, art, and community. It is also an honor to be connected to the home of Hester Haring, a renowned and accomplished painter and printmaker.”
John Rosis
Spring Valley Placemakers
Community Weave: A Vision for Our Future
“"We would not be able to do our Community Weave project if it weren't for this Art4All grant. We began our work of focusing on Spring Valley Memorial Park as a nucleus for ecological, social, and economic restoration almost a year ago to the day of receiving the notification that we were amongst the awardees. This Community Weave project is a pivotal next step in inviting the larger public to share what they want to see in their greenspace and implementing their ideas. This award is a seed of hope in our village and county."
Joanne Louis-Paul