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Your Membership Contribution goes directly to the Arts Fund. |
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Donate to the Arts Fund Today! |
The Arts Council accepts contributions via PayPal – it's
fast, free, and secure. Click here to donate via PayPal. |
When making your membership contribution, please complete a contribution
form so that we can send you an acknowledgement for your tax-deductible
contribution.
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| A united arts fund established in our community in 1979 as a
cooperative effort among Dutchess County businesses, government
and individuals to support and nurture all the arts in Dutchess
County. It is in the spirit of unity that the Dutchess County Arts Council launches its Art Fund every year. The Arts Fund is a community -based fundraising effort bringing together government and corporate leaders with small business owners, professionals, and others to support artists and arts organizations. The diverse individuals and groups that receive funding from the Dutchess County Arts Council Fund express our commonality and strengthen our shared values. The Arts Fund is a public declaration that this community, Dutchess County, is united in the belief that arts are vital and essential to who we are now and who we want to be in the future. |
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A core of community leaders representing diverse business and community groups lead scores of volunteers. Throughout the Arts Council Fund campaign they raise both money for the arts and awareness about the benefits of the arts in our communities. |
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| The 2007 Arts Fund campaign goal is $245,000. 10% needs to be raised by local individuals and businesses. |
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| The panel review process insures that our community’s money is spent wisely. Groups that receive funding must demonstrate high artistic standards, service to the community and fiscal responsibility. Volunteer panels of community representatives, artists, and arts administrators review applications and make recommendations to the Arts Council Board of Directors. |
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| At the Arts Council we do more than support high quality art
projects. We provide valuable unrestricted grants and services
that strengthen those arts organizations that are the bedrock of
our cultural landscape. In 2007, twelve cultural organizations will receive general operating support as Funded or Supported Members and two Individual Artists’ Fellowships will be awarded. In addition, 22 arts projects in Dutchess County and 22 projects in Ulster County will receive funding though a combination of the Arts Council Fund and/or the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program support. Fourteen Arts-in-Education projects in schools in both counties also received funding. The Arts Council Fund supports every artistic discipline and serves people of all ages, ethnicities and economic backgrounds. |
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2008 Arts Fund Chair: |
Frank Pepe, Jr. Superintendent Arlington Central School District |
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