FORESTBURGH — DVAA will present the awards at a public ceremony honoring the community groups and individual artists selected to receive funding in the 2024 grant cycle. The live in-person event will take place on Friday, May 31st, from 4 PM to 6 PM at the Forestburgh Playhouse, located at 39 Forestburgh Rd, Forestburgh, NY 12777.  In addition to the award presentations, the event will feature remarks by Sullivan County Legislative Chair Nadia Rajsz, special performances, and a screening by current and recent grantees.

Dedicated to keeping the arts alive and strong in Sullivan County, the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA) proudly announces the recipients of the 2024 Sullivan County Arts for Sullivan program, in which 33 grants, totaling $80,000, were awarded to artists, arts organizations and community nonprofits, and the 2024 Sullivan County Arts & Heritage Grants, in which 11 grants totaling $15,250 were awarded to arts organizations, and community nonprofits to support arts programming throughout Sullivan County. 

Arts for Sullivan grants are funded through the New York State Council on the Arts’ Statewide Community Regrant (SCR) program, administered by DVAA. In 2024, they will support 23 Arts for Sullivan Community Arts projects ($62,000) as well as six Individual Artist Fellowships in Sullivan County. Artist Fellowships are awarded in Visual Arts, Literary Arts, and Compositional Arts, each receiving a $2,500 award.

The Sullivan County Arts & Heritage Grants program is made possible through a Legislative Discretionary Fund grant awarded by the Sullivan County Legislature and administered by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance. The funding DVAA distributes supports projects that focus on visual, performing, literary, media, and folk arts, as well as the culture and heritage of Sullivan County. Groups that may apply include libraries, theaters, music groups, historical societies, museums, community development groups, environmental groups, and more.

This year’s projects range from concerts and performances to workshops for the young and the young-at-heart, from a film series focused on Indigenous Sci-Fi Films in Hurleyville to supporting the production of new plays by emerging playwrights in Forestburgh. They take place throughout nearly every corner of our county and will generate creative energy throughout the calendar year 2024!

“Sullivan County has a tremendous and vibrant cultural sector that makes our communities truly unique and special places to live, work, and visit. In 2024, through our partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts and the support of the Sullivan County Legislature, DVAA is ensuring that artists and arts organizations in Sullivan County are being supported like no year prior. Our regrants in 2024 total more than $97,000 and reach every corner of the county. These funds will support projects totaling nearly $500,000 in cultural activities that will have a multifaceted impact on the communities they serve,” notes DVAA Executive Director Ariel Shanberg.