CNY’S State Of The Arts Stephen Butler, executive Director of the Cultural Resources Council of Syracuse and Onondaga County, talks about the state of the arts in Central New York during tough economic times. The CRC has existed since 1975, and its mission is to provide broad-based services to artists, arts organizations and the public [...]
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Syracuse, NY, September 29, 2011 – M&T Bank has arranged for the donation of Syracuse Symphony Orchestra assets obtained through bankruptcy court to local not-for-profit organizations, allowing those assets to be preserved and maintained for community use now and into the future. “As a major financial supporter of cultural institutions inSyracuseand across Upstate New York, [...]
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IDEAS Report Central New York is rich in diverse arts and culture! The large number, wide variety, and high quality of our cultural and arts offerings are unusual for a community of our size. However, arts funding is often the first to be reduced or eliminated in periods of economic stress, and audiences can begin [...]
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The dates for two of the Cultural Resources Council’s big events have been set: The Adventures of Rudolph School shows: Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 10am Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 10am Friday, December 9, 2011 at 10am & 12pm Click here to download an order form for the school performances. Orders must be placed [...]
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Years ago, I won a local theater guild scholarship, which was an enormous help to my college acceptances. I also attended my first theater competition — and came home with nothing. Our work was found lacking, as was gently but expertly pointed out. I learned more from that experience — critical thinking, self-evaluation, good sportsmanship [...]
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Jon Wilson comes to the CRC after spending eleven and a half years as artistic director of Appleseed Productions, where he was responsible for both the artistic and business aspects of the company’s day-to-day operations. He worked peripherally with the CRC during that time, serving as an adjudicator for the Michael Harms Theater Festival, and [...]
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Greetings Arts Colleagues: As most of you know, arts advocacy in New York has been severely hampered by the recent demise of NYS Arts, the state-wide arts advocacy/service organization. Given the budget challenges in Albany and the new political leadership coming to Albany next month, a number of Arts Council Executive Directors (including myself) from [...]
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Dear Friends and Supporters of the Arts, Rumors are swirling through the State’s arts communities via email and other communication tools about the New York State Council on the Arts staffing plan. NYSCA, as many know, is a significant funder for arts organizations and artists throughout the state. As is often the case with such [...]
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ANNOUNCING THE PASSING OF CRC PROGRAM DIRECTOR MARK J. WRIGHT Late Friday afternoon, the staff and board of the CRC were shocked and saddened to learn that long time Program Director at the CRC, Mark J. Wright had passed away at his home. Mark was a talented artist who had a deep commitment to the arts [...]
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CRC is proud to announce that during the 2010 NYSCA DEC funding cycle it awarded $91,000 to local art and cultural organizations in Onondaga, Cortland and Oswego Counties. “The purpose of Decentralization (DEC) is to foster the continuing development of local cultural resources responsive to community needs. These needs are articulated by the DEC site [...]
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