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Harper Scism, left, and Adriana DeAngelus rehearse a scene from LOVE/SICK, being presented by Schenectady High School students this weekend at the school’s William W. Ziskin Black Box Theatre.

 STAN HUDY

Seven different organizations and artists in Assembly District 118 were awarded grants, totaling $604,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).

NYSCA’s mission is to foster and advance the full expansion of New York state’s arts, culture, and creativity for all. Granting organizations and artists in the Mohawk Valley and Adirondacks, according to Assemblyman Smullen, is a great way to enrich communities.

“Congratulations to all the organizations and artists who received grant awards from NYSCA in our Assembly District 118 community! Providing these artistic programs the resources and funding necessary to further enrich our community is essential—keeping the arts alive and thriving enhances our region’s sense of identity and unique culture, as well as our economy and tourism,” Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks) said in a release. “I am very excited to see these organizations put the grant money they have received to good use so we can continue to revitalize communities across the state in constructive and creative ways as they grow.”

The recipients of the grants were awarded based on various disciplines and projects. The recipients, disciplines and project titles included:

  • Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
    • Individual Artists- Theatre Commissions: Hannah Eakin: Jane Eyre, A New Musical
  • Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
    • Individual Artists- Visual Arts: Susan Hoffer: Can Art Subvert Narratives in the Media: Rural Voices Rising
  • Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
    • State & Local Partnership: NYSCA Support for Organizations
  • Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
    • State & Local Partnership: Statewide Community Regrants in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton; ($285,000 Regrants; $85,550 Admi)
  • Caroga Arts Collective
    • Music: NYSCA Support for Organizations
  • Indian Lake Theater, Inc.
    • Theatre: NYSCA Support for Organizations
  • Lexington Foundation Inc.
    • Multidisciplinary: NYSCA Support for Organizations
  • Sagamore Institute of the Adirondacks
    • Folk Arts: NYSCA Support for Organizations

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