Record Numbers for Delaware County Art Grants

ROXBURY — Roxbury Arts Group (RAG) Delaware County Arts Grant awards ceremony happened on Thursday, May 16th. There were more than twice as many grantees for 2024 over the previous year of twelve individuals or groups. With twenty-five individuals and organizations being awarded, this is yet another significant sign that the arts are contributing to the great landscape of growth seen on almost all levels of our economy and culture here in Delaware County. 

Jenny Rosenzweig the executive director of RAG opened up the ceremony speaking about the board of directors of RAG, “Roxbury Arts Group’s stewardship is led by the board (of directors), once again are all volunteers,… They are setting a course for this organization for the next forty-five years to make sure that this organization remains a resource for the community for years to come.” Rosenzweig went on to explain that the Delaware County Arts Council is a regrant program funded by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), “This is essentially tax dollars being reinvested back into your community. We are thrilled that is being used for the arts, how amazing is that? Somewhere someone said the arts are important and we should fund them. We are proud partners with the New York Council on the Arts to deliver this service to Delaware County.” 

Prior to the Creative Opportunities Coordinator Ursula Hudak announcing the twenty-five recipient grantees, Rosenzweig announced that there were two hundred thousand dollars in grant applications but there had been only enough for eighty thousand dollars in grants for this year of 2024. 

The list of grantees for this year (In order of the announcement presentation by Hudak): The Book of Awe (Andes), On and About Main Street Margaretville, Catskills Old-Time Music in the Mountains (Andes), 3rd Annual H&R Vaudville Variety Show (Fleischmanns), Vintage Robots – Humanoid Visions of the Future (Margaretville), Maintenance of Species (Delhi), Weaving Club (Delhi), Stamford Zine Workshops (Stamford), Birdhouse Dance Residency and Workshops (Delhi), Allegory of Justice (Franklin), AMR Open Studios Tour (Including 8 towns from Bovina – Fleischmanns), Co-Creations on the Farm with the Vegetal Landscape (Delhi), Mountain Madness (Roxbury), Amy Randall (Hamden), Ballad Tree (Roxbury), Creating Games and Crafts from the Past (Downsville), Into the Dyepot (Hamden), Ecoscape (Sidney), Folk Art and Fiber (Delhi), Tritown Theaters production of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (Sidney), Caregiver (Hobart), Ethan Fox (Roxbury), The Hobart Rotary Sausage and Brew Festival, and Amy Masters (Arkville)

The Mountain Eagle is looking forward to covering these events in more detail as they pop up on the calendar. 

For more information on each of the grantees see www.roxburyartsgroup.org