Local Arts Communities to Get New York State Funding

NEW YORK (WENY) -- Governor Kathy Hochul announced today that New York State is dolling out $32 million for the arts spread across over a thousand organizations across the state. Of the organizations receiving money, a good number of them are in Southern Tier.
"This $32 million is the latest significant investment in the State's unprecedented efforts to strengthen the arts and welcome the world back to experience New York's creativity," Hochul said in a prepared statement.
The $32 million is being spread across 1032 organizations across the state and will be used to support everything from arts to dancing to opera houses. In September Hochul announced $150 million in capital funding available through the New York State's Council on the Arts' Capital Projects Fund. Of the $150 million, $100 million has been earmarked to facilitate large-scale capital projects that prioritize community development.
"Arts and culture are a key part of New York's identity, and while the past two years have been challenging, we are taking action to ensure a strong comeback," Hochul said.
Local big-ticket items include the Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes will getting almost $400,000 while the American Dance Asylum is set to get almost $500,000. The Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County is getting roughly $186,000.
The following is a complete list of organizations receiving funding in the Southern Tier.
bright hill press, inc. -- $40,000
American Dance Asylum, Inc. -- $511,112
Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins
County -- $185,777
Earlville Opera House, Inc. -- $370,406
Roxbury Arts Group Inc. -- $162,886
The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes -- $399,053
6 On the Square, Inc. -- $10,000
Binghamton Philharmonic Inc. -- $10,000
Broome County Arts Council -- $5,000
Chemung County Performing Arts, Inc. -- $10,000
Chenango County Historical Society -- $20,000
Civic Ensemble, Inc. -- $10,000
Community School of Music and Arts -- $30,000
DOROTHY COTTON JUBILEE SINGERS INC -- $30,000
Eldridge Park Carousel Preservation Society, Inc -- $10,000
Foundation for the Open Eye, Inc. -- $15,000
Franklin Stock Company at Chapel Hall, Inc. -- $10,000
Historic Ithaca Inc -- $20,000
Ithaca Shakespeare Company, Inc -- $5,000
Kitchen Theatre Company, Inc. -- $10,000
LUMA Arts Initiative Inc. -- $5,000
New York State Early Music Association -- $15,000
Opera Ithaca -- $10,000
OPUS ITHACA SCHOOL OF MUSIC, INC. -- $30,000
THE CHERRY ARTS, INC. -- $10,000
The History Center in Tompkins County -- $10,000
The Rockwell Museum -- $20,000
TRI-CITIES OPERA CO INC -- $30,000
TRUMANSBURG CONSERVATORY OF FINE ARTS, INC. -- $30,000
West Kortright Centre, Inc. -- $10,000