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Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council Receives
National Endowment for the Arts Grant

Grant to support “Fiesta Latina” in Orleans County in 2015

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Jane Chu recently announced that the Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council (GO ART!) is one of 919 nonprofit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. GO ART! is recommended for a $10,000 grant to support the presentation of “Fiesta Latina” in Orleans County in 2015.

“Fiesta Latina” is an educational and festival project featuring Latino arts and traditions. Week-long artist residencies with master artists will be offered to area youth, culminating in a full day public festival in Orleans County. The festival will feature performing traditions in concert, demonstration and workshop formats, including various traditional arts such as paper cutting, mask making, textile arts, music and dance. Artists will represent folk arts of Puerto Rico, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, and Brazil, and encompass indigenous, Hispanic, European and African cultural streams.

NEA Chairman Jane Chu said, “I’m pleased to be able to share the news of our support through Art Works including the award to GO ART!. The arts foster value, connection, creativity and innovation for the American people and these recommended grants demonstrate those attributes and affirm that the arts are part of our everyday lives.” GLOW Traditions Director, Karen Canning, additionally says, “This project will offer our rural community an opportunity to learn about and interact with traditional Latino artists from our region and beyond.  Festival events and workshops like these are often only accessible in metropolitan areas, so we’re excited to bring them to our Orleans County towns.”

Art Works grants support the creation of art, public engagement with art, lifelong learning in the arts, and enhancement of the livability of communities through the arts. The NEA received 1,474 eligible applications under the Art Works category, requesting more than $75 million in funding. Of those applications, 919 are recommended for grants for a total of $26.6 million. For a complete listing of projects recommended for Art Works grant support, please visit the NEA website at arts.gov. Follow the conversation about this and other NEA‐funded projects on Twitter at #NEAFall2014.

The Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council (GO ART!) is a private, nonprofit organization, dedicated to developing the cultural life in Genesee and Orleans Counties by facilitating the creation, presentation and experience of art, heritage and traditions. For questions or more information, please contact GO ART! at 585-343-9313, info@goart.org or visit our web site at www.goart.org. GO ART! is also on Facebook at /geneseeorleansarts and on Twitter @GOGOART.   

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