[Capdist-announce] PRESS RELEASE: Ancram Opera House Receives $40, 000 Grant from NYSCA

[Gail Burns]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 2, 2023

CONTACT: pr at ancramoperahouse.org


ANCRAM OPERA HOUSE RECEIVES $40,000 GRANT FROM NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON
THE ARTS

[Ancram, NY] – The Ancram Opera House (AOH) is delighted to start the new
year with the announcement of a grant award totaling $40,000 from the New
York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the recovery of the
nonprofit arts and culture sector. This is a four-fold increase from
previous year’s NYSCA grants to AOH.

Following New York State’s historic investment for the arts, NYSCA has
awarded $90 million since Spring 2022 to a record number of artists and
organizations across the state.

"We are thrilled with this funding from the state and thank NYSCA, the
state legislature and Governor Kathy Hochul's office for making it
possible,” said Ancram co-director Paul Ricciardi

"NYSCA's support makes all the difference and allows us to bring high
caliber performances and community programs to a rural, sparsely populated
corner of NY State,” his colleague Jeffrey Mousseau added.

“As a cultural capital of the world, New York State is strengthened by our
expansive coverage of the arts across all 62 counties.,” Governor Kathy
Hochul said,  “This year's historic commitment to the arts sector will spur
our continuing recovery from the pandemic and set the course for a stronger
future."



About the New York State Council on the Arts


NYSCA preserves and advances the arts and culture that make New York State
an exceptional place to live, work and visit. NYSCA upholds the right of
all New Yorkers to experience the vital contributions the arts make to our
communities, education, economic development, and quality of life. To
support the ongoing recovery of the arts across New York State, NYSCA will
award record funding in FY 2023, providing support across the full breadth
of the arts.

NYSCA further advances New York's creative culture by convening leaders in
the field and providing organizational and professional development
opportunities and informational resources. Created by Governor Nelson
Rockefeller in 1960 and continued with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul
and the New York State Legislature, NYSCA is an agency that is part of the
Executive Branch. For more information on NYSCA, please visit
http://www.arts.ny.gov, and follow NYSCA's Facebook page, Twitter @NYSCArts
and Instagram @NYSCouncilontheArts.

About the Ancram Opera House

Located in southern Columbia County, the Ancram Opera House presents a mix
of contemporary theatre, alternative cabaret, and community programs. The
Opera House was erected in 1927 as  Grange #955, a chapter of the National
Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, a  movement founded shortly after the
Civil  War to advance methods of agriculture  and address the needs of
farmers. In 1972,  the grange was repurposed as a performance  hall
presenting operatic fare.  AOH offers audiences a unique opportunity to
directly engage, up close, with visionary theatre artists at the top of
their field who are rarely seen in our region. For more information visit
www.ancramoperahouse.org.

SPONSORS

The 2022 season at the Ancram Opera House was made possible by the New York
State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor
and the New York State Legislature.

The Ancram Center for the Arts restoration project is supported in part by
a grant from New York State Homes and Community Renewal’s New York Main
Street program, Ancram Preservation Group, NY State Council on the Arts,
and private donations.



LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Ancram Center is located on unceded,  ancestral lands of the
Muh-he-con-ne-ok,  the Peoples of the Waters That Are Never  Still, and
overlooks the Roeliff Jansen Kill,  which was once called the Sonkippog
(cooling water). We pay tribute to and honor the  history of those who
precede us here.

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Gail M. Burns (she/her)
Press Representative, Ancram Opera House
pr at ancramoperahouse.org
Gail's phone: 413-458-4246
AOH phone: 518-329-0114
https://www.ancramoperahouse.org
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