The Stanley announces Funding Opportunity of up to $5,000 for Arts and Cultural programs.

Are you an artist interested in starting a community mural project? Perhaps you’re a director interested in producing an outdoor Shakespeare festival? Has organizing a summer concert series always sounded like a fun idea to you? Well, you’re in luck! The Stanley is excited to announce that it will once again be awarding funds through its Art Creating Community Decentralization Regrant Program in Herkimer, Madison and Oneida counties. Funds awarded through this program will benefit community residents of all ages, and is just one of many ways The Stanley gives back to the community.

The program provides partial funding, up to $5,000, for community-based professional and vocational art and cultural programs in all art disciplines throughout Herkimer, Madison and Oneida counties.

The Art Creating Community Program is made possible with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). Through the help of NYSCA, The Stanley has been funding art and cultural programs in our tri-county area since 1977. “Over the years, The Stanley has distributed over $1 million dollars to area nonprofit organizations and artists sponsored by nonprofit organizations who have brought hundreds of art and cultural programs to our community”, said Megan Postiglione, Director of Community Arts & Education at The Stanley.


Past funding recipients include Hartford Players Youth Theatre, the Old Forge Library, The ARC, Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts, The Other Side of Utica, and The Leatherstocking Ballet, just to name a few!

Check out www.TheStanley.org/community_arts to download the application and guidelines today. For more information about the Art Creating Community program, please contact Megan Postiglione, Director of Community Arts & Education at 315-624-2912 or mpostiglione@StanleyCenterForTheArts.com.