Up to $5,000 in Grant Funding Available

Thanks to the New York State Council of the Arts (NYSCA), a state agency Statewide Community Regrant Program with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, LARAC has $91,805 available in regrant funds for 2023 to grant to Warren and Washington County based non-profit organizations and artists for community based arts programming such as workshops, concerts, theater performances, children’s activities, and more.

Deadline to apply for 2023: Friday, December 2nd, 2022

2023 Applications and Guidelines can be found HERE.

Champlain Valley Film Series

Dr. Derin Tanyol is new Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the Hyde Collection

Dr. Derin Tanyol, a nineteenth- through twenty-first-century art specialist, has been named Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art. She will oversee The Hyde’s contemporary exhibition programming and modern art collections.

In Dr. Tanyol’s words:
“I’m an art historian, curator, and teacher, with my areas of focus ranging from nineteenth-century French painting through contemporary art.
“I’ve produced shows of both regional emerging artists and established names on the contemporary scene. And I’ll always love teaching art history; I’ve taught nineteenth- and twentieth-century art at Vassar College, Wesleyan University, and SUNY New Paltz.

Beyond the arts, I’ve been a technical rock climber for twenty-five years. I’ve climbed throughout the United States, Italy, France, and the UK, and did a three-week trek in Nepal’s Annapurna range. Being a “climbing art historian” scored me a dream workation high above the Grand Canal, constructing one of Mike and Doug Starn’s towering Big Bambú installations for the Venice Biennale. The Adirondacks are a magnet for climbers and Glens Falls is surrounded by destination climbing areas; I feel so privileged to be able to call this beautiful region home, and to work with the important modern collections at The Hyde.”

Learn more HERE.

The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren Street, Glens Falls

Seagle Festival Awarded $20,000 in Recovery Funding

New York State Council on the Arts grant is for rehiring staff and implementing programming.

“Council congratulates Seagle Festival on their grant award! These grants are from the people of New York State, for the future of New York State,” said Katherine Nicholls, Chair, NYSCA. “Arts and culture are crucial to the health of our citizens and the economic vitality of our communities, and we recognize the contributions of NYSCA grantees to the lives of all New Yorkers.”

“The past three years have been difficult to navigate due to the pandemic,” said Tony Kostecki, General Director of Seagle Festival. “We are so appreciative of NYSCA and all the government representatives that have helped support Seagle Festival and the entire arts field during this time. This funding will go a long way to help us maintain our programming which in turn enriches the lives of so many in our regional communities.”

Learn more about Seagle Festival HERE.

Seagle Festival, 999 Charley Hill Rd., Schroon Lake

Celebrate the art, community, & early holiday cheers!

Robert Powell, Debra Kahler and Dennon Walantrus are showing new oil paintings. Others artists participating include Larry Vanderburgh, McKenzie Stephens. Watercolors by Carolyn Vanderhoof. Buddy Nierenberg on the Keyboards. Treats by Chef Rose.

Schoolhouse Rock Live, Jr

An LPCA Kid’s Theatre Production

November 11, 7 pm
November 12, 2 pm

The Emmy Award-winning Saturday morning educational cartoon series and pop culture phenomenon is now the basis for one of the most fun musicals ever to hit the stage, Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR. This energetic musical follows Tom, a young schoolteacher, who is nervous about his first day of teaching. He tries to relax by watching TV, when various characters representing facets of his personality emerge from the set and show him how to win his students over with imagination and music. Memorable songs as “Just a Bill,” “Lolly, Lolly, Lolly” and “Conjunction Junction” bring his lesson plans vividly to life.

More info and tickets HERE.

LPCA, 17 Algonquin Drive, Lake Placid