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State Grant Allocations he Council on the Arts grant alloca - you write to Governor Wolf and your state legislators Ttions in the region for the fiscal year to express your gratitude for the funding support. 2016 –17 are listed for your reference. Checks are in the If you frequent any of the events or venues that have mail, and your letter of appreciation should follow received funding, it is important to express how that quickly. Remember, arts advocacy is an ongoing con - arts experience brought meaning to your life. Your versation and begins with two words: “Thank you!” personal stories highlight the ability of the arts to Now, more than ever, the political climate requires that communicate what it means to be human. $29,706 Lehigh Valley Arts Council, Inc. $3,423 Allentown Art Museum AIE Program $74,734 Lehigh Valley Arts Council PPA Program $99,981 Allentown Music Festivals, Inc. $2,009 Lehigh Valley Storytelling Guild $2,009 Allentown Public Theatre $1,721 Marilyn Shoemaker Hazelton $1,676 Allentown Shakespeare in the Park / Mayfair, Inc. $6,454 Sarah Steele $1,646 Mock Turtle Marionette Theater $2,009 Allentown Symphony Association, Inc. $20,739 $1,631 Anthony Smith Jr. $1,404 $5,290 Art Gallery & Collections $4,807 Nurture Nature Center $3,129 Arts Academy Charter Middle School $1,354 Pennsylvania Jazz Collective $1,636 Arts Community of Easton $2,009 Pennsylvania Presenters $2,148 ArtsQuest $85,964 Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Bach and Handel Chorale, Inc. $2,009 at DeSales University $21,703 Bach Choir of Bethlehem $16,731 Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra $3,865 Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley $3,172 Pennsylvania Youth Theatre $8,049 Baum School of Art $14,742 Puertorrican Culture Preservation, Inc. $1,533 Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission $1,661 Repertory Dance Theatre $3,833 Buchanan Elementary School $1,571 Sarah Carlson / DanceLink $1,456 Chamber Music Society of Bethlehem $2,009 SATORI $2,660 Civic Theatre of Allentown $11,465 SouthSide Film Institute $2,009 Concord Chamber Singers $1,765 State Theatre Center for the Arts $26,910 Emmaus Recreation and Summit Hill Heritage Center $1,392 Entertainment Commission $1,646 The Allentown Band $3,431 Fairfield Duo / Nora Suggs $1,234 The Camerata Singers $2,009 Friends of the Allentown Parks $1,507 Totts Gap Arts Institute $2,318 Godfrey Daniels $3,383 Touchstone Theatre $7,498 Jennie Gilrain $1,766 WDIY 88.1 FM $1,765 Jessica Marino $1,354 West Park Civic Association –Allentown $1,533 Jim Thorpe Film Festival $1,636 Young People’s Philharmonic of Performance Series $9,479 the Lehigh Valley $2,009 Art Galleries $5,207 Zoellner Arts Center $26,047 TOTAL: $557,836 g ARTS COUNCIL MATTERS The Community Arts Grant Is Back nother year means another chance to create. Mark May 9, 2017, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Ayour calendars: June 20, 2017, is the deadline for Lehigh Valley Arts Council applications to the 2017 –18 Pennsylvania Partners in the 840 Hamilton Street, Allentown Arts Project Stream Grant opportunity. May 16, 2017, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Project Stream Grant is very competitive and Art Establishment offers up to $2,500 to eligible individuals, community 945 Broadway, Fountain Hill groups, and nonprofit organizations to conduct arts activi - According to PPA Coordinator Zach Kleemeyer, ties for the community. The Lehigh Valley Arts Council “Applicants who attended last year generally scored administers the program in Lehigh, Northampton, and higher than those who did not.” Please RSVP your inten - Carbon counties. Aspiring applicants are encouraged to tion to attend a session by contacting Zach at PPA@ attend one of the following workshops in May of 2017: lvartscouncil.org. May 4, 2017, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The amount of grant funding available has increased Anita Shapolsky Art Foundation by $5,000 for a total of $39,709. Each year the Arts 20 West Broadway, Jim Thorpe Council selects community leaders, artists, and arts professionals as panelists to adjudicate the applications. Twenty-two grants were awarded for 2016 –17. The new 2017 –18 grant guidelines are expected to be released by the end of April. Those looking to get Inside the Arts is a bimonthly publication of the Lehigh Valley an early start can find last year’s guidelines at LVArts Arts Council, 840 Hamilton St., Suite 201, Allentown, PA 18101. Council.org. Editor-in-Chief: Randall Forte Call for submission guidelines. News items must be received by the fifth of the month preceding publication. Phone: (610) 437-5915 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (610) 437-5259 Website: www.LVArtsCouncil.org Publication of Inside the Arts is supported in part by grants from Up Close and Personal the Harry C. Trexler Trust, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and the County of Lehigh. re you an adventurous arts traveler? Enjoy meeting Board of Directors Anew people and doing things a little out of the President: Danielle Kulnis, People’s Security Bank and Trust ordinary? Vice President: Karen Yeakel, CrossAmerica Partners The 2017 Arts Alive Series will change the way you Treasurer: Bruce Loch, Thurston Royce Gallery of Fine Art, Ltd. traditionally experience art by putting you up close and Secretary: Samuel E. Cohen, Gross McGinley, LLP Daniel Kainz, Sculptor personal with the artist. Join us as we explore the Gina Kormanik, Lehigh Valley Workforce Investment Board, Inc. “intimacy of space” as imagined by a landscape architect, Ann E. Lalik, Penn State Lehigh Vallery Gallery staged as a musical salon, and depicted in the wearable Stephen R. La Pierre, LTCI Ind. Eligibility Review Specialists art of a metalsmith. Elizabeth Massa, Air Products Tabatha Robinson-Scott, Monarch Dance Company April 29, 2017: How Does Your Garden Grow? Thomas Stathos, Community Volunteer Frederick Leary, Garden Design, Inc., will Todd Watkins, Lehigh University share his expertise; 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Ex Officio: Randall Forte, Executive Director, Lehigh Valley Arts Council June 17, 2017: Music of Friends Staff Satori performs chamber music selections in Lauren Beck, Operations Manager the home of Janet and Malcolm Gross, followed Zach Kleemeyer, Community Engagement Coordinator by a light luncheon; 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Our Mission: To promote the arts; to encourage and October 15, 2017: Wearable Art support artists and their development; to assist arts organizations; and to facilitate Metalsmith Loretta Tryon hosts a studio tour; communication and cooperation among 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. artists, arts organizations, and the community. Seating is limited and preregistration is required at The Lehigh Valley Arts Council is a LVArtsCouncil.org. The admission for each event is $25 Pennsylvania Partner in the Arts, for members, $35 for nonmembers. There is a special a program of the PCA. pricing of $60 for members who purchase a three-event series ticket. Refreshments will be provided.

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Champions ($2,500+) John & Ann A. Lalik Kathryn Stagl Roland & Barbara Kushner Air Products Foundation Stephen R. La Pierre Elizabeth & Philip Stelts Diane LaBelle & Anonymous Ellen Larmer & Shelley Stettner Norman Giradot The Century Fund Daniel F. Kainz Ronald & Joan Stocker Emily LaBoeuf Charles C. Hoch Foundation Bob & Sandy Lovett Ricardo Viera & Diane Lachemayer County of Lehigh Blake & Marilyn Marles Martha Marchena Brian Landes Crayola LLC Marilyn Roberts & Elizabeth Warsaw Ursla & Edward Levy Dexter F. Baker & Dorothy H. Sue Sneeringer Janice Weston Nick & Jeanne Marie Maiale Baker Foundation Mark J Scoblionko Robert Williams Roberta & Norman Marcus Discover Lehigh Valley George & MaryLou Shortess Daniel & Carol Shiner Wilson Loren Marquardt Duggan & Marcon, Inc. John & Sandra Soler Friends ($25+) Kathy McAuley & Michael Much East Penn Manufacturing Trade Mark Printing Leonard Abrams Robert & Linda Mericle Company, Inc. Sponsors ($100+) Gary & Margaret R. Adamczyk Ellen Millard-Kern W. Beall Fowler Marlene Ambrogio Anonymous Dr. James K. Miller Good Shepherd Baldrige Asset Management, LLC Warren & Linda Armstrong Vanessa Moore Rehabilitation Network Hank & Joanne Barnette Barbara Barker Harley Newman Harry C. Trexler Trust Steve & Diann Berry Sheryl & Rance Block Jamie Paranicas & Jacob Pickle Just Born, Inc. Robert & Laura Black Robert & Susan Boehret Henry & Phyllis Perkin Lehigh Valley Community Mary Bongiorno M. Wm. Boksenbaum Randall Douglas Perry Foundation Bradley Pulverizing Co. Marc Bonanni Marianne & Stephen Phillips Lehigh Valley Partnership Richard & Juanita Bronstein Llyena Boylan & Roger & Marie Phillips Pennsylvania Council Tom & Diane Buchner Donald Spieth Jim & Carol Redenbaugh on the Arts Catherine J. Capkovic Merrill & Nancy Brenner Dr & Mrs Robert Rienzo Sylvia Perkin Perpetual Peter & Nancy Cleff Cathy & Barry Britton Alene & Michael Rose Charitable Trust Curtis Dretsch Frederic & Jennifer Brock Linda A. Rosenfeld Talen Energy Robert & Anne Episcopo George & Elizabeth Brower Janet Roth Ambassadors ($1,000+) George & Jodi Ferrio Robert & Maureen Calder Nancy Ruffner Christmas City Printing Marlene & Arnan Finkelstein Sally & Joseph Corvino Karen & John Samuels Citizens for the Arts Natalie Foster Percy & Anne Daugherty Jean & Theodore Sattler Embassy Bank Bob & Susan Gadomski Lynn Davis Carl Schietrum Express Business Center, Inc. Jack & Sylvia Gallop Eva Derby Sara Woodward Schrum Randall & Johanna Forte Malcolm & Janice Gross Evelyn & Anthony DiCandia Lawrence & Marion Sheinberg Thomas & Joanne Stathos Bernhart & Karen Hochleitner Amy & Scott Diehl Sydney Ann Shollenberger Edwin & Karen Yeakel Charles & Dale Inlander Elsa Dimick Debi Short Miria & Mike Ioannou Dries Building Supply Pat Sickler & Len Parkin Advocates ($500+) John J. Zeiner & Sons Bob & Corrine Durdock Ann Simmons Brown Daub Auto Dealerships J. R. Peters Inc. Jane Errera Megan & Ron Skinner Peggy Whitney Hobbs Robert & Donna Knox Michael Fegley & Deborah A. Slahta Lehigh Gas Foundation Stephanie & Robert Kricun Mercedes Toone Gloria Snyder Dawn Lennon Henry & Laura Lawrence John & Maureen Fernbacher Wendy & David Steed Bruce & Pamela Loch Diane Martin Michael & Patricia Foux Michael & Sybil Stershic Elizabeth Massa Barbara Martyska & Hon. & Mrs. James Knoll Elaine & Carl Stolpe PNC James Lieberman Gardener Ronald & Barbara Smooth-On, Inc. Howard C. McGinn John Garrity Zamborsky Stone Todd & Nancy Watkins Stephen Melnick & Jim & Marion Gewartowski Maribeth Sublich Wells Fargo Philanthropy Fund Trucilla Sabatino Joseph & Marlene Gilley Barbara Tracy Patrons ($250+) C. Steven & Rill Ann Miller Lynnie Godfrey & Carl Lee Loretta Tryon Alvin H. Butz, Inc. Jamie Musselman Roy Goodman Richard & Lidia Viehman Edna Balmat Bruce & Karen Nicholson Gordon Groff Sonja & Clint Walker Kenneth & Susan Berkenstock Dr. Christine I. Oaklander Judith & Roy Haas Kenneth & Mary Weiland Dolly & Lee Butz Robert Pearce Deborah Hamsho Arthur & Barbara Weinrach Sam Cohen & Cindi Boderman Ted & Gale Phillips Peter & Emilie Heesen John & Betsy Wetzig Charles & Joan Cole Gillian & Scott Pidcock Richard Homa Marta Whistler Fitzpatrick, Cohen & Bubba Premiere Placement, Inc. Diane & C. Michael Hutchinson Constance White Garden Design Inc. Audrey Gardner Racines Douglas & Susanna Ihlenfeld Gwen White Sylvia Butz Gardner & Dan & Liz Reinsmith Dzintra & Arturs Kalnins Paul & Lucille Windt John Merton Gardner III Robert Ruhe Sally & Dave Keehn Noreen Yamamoto & David & Gina Kormanik Roxanne Snyder Miriam Kiss Edwin Vincent Sherry Danielle & William Kulnis Ben Spalding, CISS Barbara Kowitz Ellen & Gary Zuby

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g ThE g nEw MEMBERS g InSIDE Student Edyth Skinner Roy Goodman Business Hannah Steele Household Nonprofit bSquared g TRACk Kyle Steele Joanne Bauer The Swain School Workshops Let’s Play Books The Allentown Art Museum has Individual Annalise & Treasure House Heather Harlen Elizabeth Theatre Roey’s Paintbox announced the appointment of Dianne School of Rock LV Smith as the Public Engagement Manager. Christine Seita Christie Tabatha Robinson-Scott, Artistic g OnE he challenges facing the Arts today are many Director of Monarch Dance Company, Tand go beyond funding from the National recently joined the Lehigh Valley Arts g LAST Endowment for the Arts. At the core are issues of Council’s board of directors. Tabatha complacency, irrelevance, and a disregard of our teaches dance at Northampton Community g ThOUGhT colleagues and neighbors who do not look or think College. like us. That sounds harsh, I know, but the degree of anger fueling the political upheaval is very real. As members of an arts community, how did we not see this coming? When did we become so out-of-touch? The Arts in the Lehigh Valley represent a fragile ecosystem, unique in its size, variety, and interdependence. Our values need to recognize that a 45-member, For a listing of volunteer choral group offers an experience as meaningful as a concert given by disability-friendly events, an American Idol runner-up. When something happens to one organism (good or go to bad, large or small), it reverberates throughout the entire system. The Arts should ARTSandACCESS.org. be a source to heal the divide, but our first challenge is to get out of the bubble, listen harder, embrace diversity, and provide greater access.

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