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PRESS RELEASE August 12, 2013 |
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For Immediate Release The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes 607-962-1332 x204 director@eARTS.org
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New York State Electronic Media and Film Grants:
2013 Finishing Funds Awards
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The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes, in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts, is pleased to announce this year's awards in the Finishing Funds grant program.
Finishing Funds provides support to New York State artists for the completion (post-production) of film, video, sound, new media and Web-based art. Awards are made annually and range from $500 to $2,500. A total of $26,000 was awarded this year. Grants are funded by the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
The following artists were awarded Finishing Funds grants in 2013. Please click links for further information on the artists and their projects. - Benton-C Bainbridge, Bronx, for Bill Etra: 9 Lives (in 20x20)
- Harold Batista, Brooklyn, for ATOYOT
- Abigail Child, Manhattan, for Riding the Tiger: Songs From Capitalist China
- Sarah Francoise, Brooklyn, for Ursula
- Cassandra Guan and Lily Benson, Brooklyn, for The Filmballad of MAMADADA
- Meg Knowles, Buffalo, for Runaway
- Shona Masirin, Queens, for Ghostlines
- Leila Nadir + Cary Peppermint, Rochester, for Wilderness Collider
- Annina R�st, Syracuse, for A Piece of the Pie Chart
- Anna Scime, Buffalo, for Spore Print Series
- John Scott, Ithaca, for In the Waiting Room
- Lili White, Manhattan, for Fool's Gold: California Roadtrip in an Election Year
" Finishing Funds is a very competitive grant program," said ARTS Council Executive Director Ginnie Lupi. "The 12 projects funded this year are excellent examples of the creativity, experimentation and collaboration at work in electronic media and film today. We are honored to award these grants." Further information about Finishing Funds is available here. Completed work will be archived at The ARTS Council's office at 79 West Market Street, Corning, NY.
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The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes (The ARTS Council) is a regional arts services organization located in the Southern Tier of New York State. Founded in 1972 as the Chemung Valley Arts Council, The ARTS Council now serves artists of all disciplines, organizations and the public in Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Tioga counties and beyond. Further information is available at www.eARTS.org.
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