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Community Arts Grants

OCAC awards $1000 grants for 2024

Awards promote the arts in the community

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Geneva Light Opera: $1,000 toward artist compensation for a production of Franz Lehár’s operetta “The Merry Widow” on July 25, 27 and 28 at Smith Opera House, Geneva. More information at: genevalightopera.com.

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The Dove Block Project: $1,000 covers artist compensation and workshop costs during Viva Geneva! Celebrating the Hispanic Culture of the Fingers Lakes, Sept. 15. Events feature petroglyphs by the ancient Taino people and papel picado, a Mexican folk art that involves cutting intricate designs into tissue paper. More information at: thedoveblockproject.org.

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The Country Lawyer Gallery of the Arts in affiliation with the Phelps Community Historical Society:  $1,000 supports the implementation of the 2024 exhibit calendar for the Country Lawyer Gallery of Arts, 7 Church St., Phelps. The gallery plans 21 exhibit opportunities for area artists and art students to show their work. More information contact countrylawyergallery2023@gmail.com

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Canandaigua City Parks and Recreation: $1,000 for paint for a mural outside of the Fire Department on Main Street in Canandaigua,  painted by youth in a summer recreation program.

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Last year 2023 the arts council distributed $4,000 in grants as follows:

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  • $1,000 for ChamberFest Canandaigua to support a free concert at Cobblestone Arts Center for special-needs children and adults

  • $1,000 for Bristol Valley Theater in Naples to launch a first-ever fall theater performance

  • $1,000 for Main Street Arts in Clifton Springs to support a plein air event

  • $1,000 for Geneva Concerts Inc. to subsidize ticket prices for the Fisk Jubilee Singers’ performance at Smith Opera house

For the Grants Application, Click Here
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