CHENANGO COUNTY – Earlville Opera House (EOH) is pleased to announce a new grant program available in Broome, Chenango and Otsego counties.

The Arts in the Community Grants Program (ACG) replaces the programs known as Decentralization (DEC) and Statewide Community Regrants (SCR) with the addition of new opportunities and levels of funding.  Grants are available for not for profit organizations, municipalities and Tribal Nations, and individual artists or artist collectives.  A total of $165,000 is available for projects taking place in 2024 and into early 2025.

The ACG Program offers support in the following categories:
  Community Arts Grants  and grants for  Arts Education in the Community.

Individual Artist Grants  for Commissioning Support for the creation of artwork or support for a professional opportunity.

In addition, an ongoing Special Assistance Fund for Organizations or Artists will be available for unanticipated needs.

A series of virtual Grant Workshops will be held for potential applicants to review the guidelines and application process. The workshops are free and scheduled on Zoom throughout February.

Pre registration is required by emailing victoria.kappel@earlvilleoperahouse.com 

“While much of the process will seem familiar to previous applicants, they will also see changes that reflect what we have heard from the field over the last few years,” said Victoria Calvert Kappel, Program Director of Arts in the Community Grants. “Feedback from the community has been enormously helpful in crafting this new program – and we encourage our neighbors in Broome, Chenango and Otsego to help us spread the word about these meaningful cultural dollars available for our towns, villages, and cities.”

Visit  www.earlvilleoperahouse.com  for Arts in the Community Program guidelines, the intent to apply form link, application link, and Grant Workshop schedule. Opportunities are for projects taking place between January 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025. The online grant portal opens on February 7, 2024 and the deadline for applications is March 14, 2024.   EOH staff is available to assist with the application process.  Applications for Grant Review Panel members are accepted throughout the year. 

Earlville Opera House Arts Center is located at 18 East Main Street in the charming Village of Earlville, NY.  We believe accessibility and inclusion are critical to everything we do.

The historic Opera House has been upgraded to ensure accessibility throughout the building, including a hearing loop system in our 1892 theater provided by Hamilton Hearing LLC.  EOH has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1973.  Join us on Facebook and Instagram or reach out by calling 315-691-3550.