Micro-Grants for Artists

The Essex County Arts Council is pleased to announce the 2024 Sunburst Award, a microgrant opportunity for artists of all genres. This program supports creators of art in Essex County by providing a stipend of up to $500 toward a project, training or an activity that will further an artist’s career. Do you have a pet project you’ve been dying to try but are a little short on materials, money for PR, or do you want to learn a new technique that could take your art to the next level? Through the Sunburst Awards, ECAC has funded projects including musical composition, publishing exhibit catalogs, creating musical instruments, ichthyography, comic books, watercolor exhibits, photography, creative writing workshops, framing and book sculpture.

The application deadline is October 1st. A simple, straightforward application is available, as is assistance in preparing a request. The application can be found on the ECAC website: www.essexcountyarts.org.

For more information, please contact us at 518.227.1242 or admin@essexcountyarts.org.

Again for 2024, the Meredith Johnston Memorial Sunburst Award, funded by the Westport Heritage House, will be presented to an artist who best represents the community spirit that Meredith exemplified.

In the photo collage below, our 2023 Sunburst Award recipients: (L to R) Rob Fountain and workshop participants, Sue Anne Walton, Carl Rubino, Dan Hausner, Larry Vanderburgh, artwork by Dina Garvey, Lauren McGovern.

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Two reviews on Depot Theatre’s Every Brilliant Thing!

The Press Republican‘s Robin Caudell’s piece “‘Every Brilliant Thing’ celebrates life’s small joys” is HERE.

And you can read Tim Rowland’s review HERE.

Every Brilliant Thing runs through August 4. Find out more HERE.

Depot Theatre, 6705 Main St, Westport

East Branch Friends of the Arts Presents

Wilmington Mountain Music Fest

Saturday, July 27, 2 – 11 pm

Join us for the third annual Wilmington Mountain Music Fest! Featuring Completely Unchained & Don Jovi as a one of a kind Legends of Rock Show, the festival will also welcome Taylor Lavalley, the Midnight Stargazers, and MerleJam for a lineup that spans all genres!

Learn more and get tickets HERE.

Wilmington Baseball Diamond, Park Lane, Wilmington

Tupper Arts Presents
Allegra Hutton: Polar Perspectives

Also at Tupper Arts…

The Puppet People

The Last Dragon

Friday, July 26, 11 am, Free

Are all princesses helpless? Are all knights brave and strong? Are all dragons evil? Find out in this whimsical retelling of the fairy tale by E. Nesbitt. Explore the issues of stereotypes, discrimination, self-esteem, greed, and friendship with this vivid puppet production.

This show features classical music, large rod puppets, mouth puppets, a 7 ft dragon and a life-size knight on horseback for a jousting scene your audience will never forget!

Sunset Stage, Martin Street at Flanders Park, Tupper Lake. Rain location: Tupper Lake High School Auditorium.

Lake Placid Sinfonietta Presents

Mahler 5

Sunday, July 28, 7:30 pm

Written in 1901-02 by the Austro-Bohemian romanic composer, the symphony opens with a trumpet solo, features a funeral march, and spans five movements.

Part of Lake Placid Sinfonietta’s 2024 Symphony Series.

Details and tickets HERE.

Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, Lake Placid

The Chapman Museum Presents

Collector talk to highlight little-known Adirondack colorist

Saturday, July 13, 2 pm

In conjunction with the exhibit on the work of James Whitcher Mann (1871-1940) in the Stoddard Gallery at the Chapman Museum, Howard Kirschenbaum will be giving a talk on Mann. A series of painted photographs showcase the scenic southern Adirondacks through Mann’s artistry.

As the primary collector of Mann’s works, Kirschenbaum will describe how he
acquired the collection and discuss the life and work of this accomplished but little-known Adirondack photographer and colorist.

Howard Kirschenbaum has been a leader in historic preservation in the Adirondacks since the 1970s. He was instrumental in the preservation of Great Camps Sagamore, Uncas, Santanoni, White Pine Camp, and other historic places.

This event is free but requires a reservation, please call the Chapman Museum at (518)793- 2826 to reserve your spot. James Whitcher Mann, Adirondack Colorist is on view now until September 8, 2024.

The Chapman Museum, 348 Glen Street, Glens Falls