2013 EMF
PRESS RELEASE
August 12, 2013
For Immediate Release
The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
607-962-1332 x204
director@eARTS.org

New York State Electronic Media and Film Grants:
 2013 Finishing Funds Awards  
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.
"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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2013 ARTS-NYSCA

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.