Essex County Art Council congratulates the 39 Arts and Cultural organizations that have been awarded 2020 Cultural Assistance Program (CAP) grants through NYS Council on the Arts.

“All of us at Essex County Arts Council are happy to be able to support artists and arts organizations during this time of so much uncertainty. We are committed to doing all we can to ensure the vitality of the arts and culture in our Essex County communities. We know how important this sector will be to our collective well-being once we are again able to gather and enjoy the output of the many talented artists in our area.” Tony Kostecki, the president of the Essex County Art Council says in a recent newsletter.

More about CAP can be found here: https://www.essexcountyarts.org/application

The organizations that received grants are as follows:

Program support

• Adirondack Art Association
• Adirondack Park Institute
• Ballard Park
• Community String Orchestra
• East Branch Friends of the Arts
• Elizabethtown Library Association
• Essex County Arts & Crafts Committee
• Essex County Historical Society
• Essex Theatre Company
• Fort Ticonderoga Association
• John Brown Lives
• Keene Valley Library
• Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society
• Lake Placid Sinfonietta
• Lakeside School
• Makers Guild, Inc.
• Moriah Chanmber of Commerce
• North Country Public Radio
• North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association
• North Pole Associates
• Penfield Homestead Museum
• Piano by Nature
• Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce
• Ticonderoga Area Farmers’ Market 
• Ticonderoga Festival Guild
• Ticonderoga Heritage Museum
• Town of Minerva
• Town of Wilmington
• Westport Heritage House
• Whallonsburg Grange Hall
• Wilmington Historical Society

General Operating Support

• Appleby Foundation/Tahawus Center
• Craigardan
• Depot Theatre
• Historic Saranac Lake
• Lake Placid Center for the Arts
• Seagle Music Colony
• Ticonderoga Historical Society
• Upper Jay Art Center/ Recovery Lounge