Congratulations to our 2024 CAP Grant Recipients!

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• Adirondack Art Association: Art Student Summer Intern
• Adirondack Film Society: "See Something that Means Something" Film Series (2024)
• ADKAction: 2024 Keeseville Community Arts Festival
• Artistry Community Theatre: Legally Blonde, 2024 Summer production
• Au Sable Forks Free Library: Julie Jingles & Company
• Ballard Park Foundation: 2024 Summer Concert Series       
• Bluseed Studios: Trash Couture
• CEF Library System: Creative Aging Art Program at Essex County Libraries
• Community String Orchestra of the Adks: Back Violin Concerto
• Craigardan: Uncertainty Academy - the Adirondacks
• Depot Theatre: 2024 Theatre Youth Academy Summer Production
• East Branch Friends of the Arts: North meets South: Adk Musicians play Latin American Music
• Elizabethtown Social Center: 2024 Summer Concerts on the Center Lawn
• Essex Community Church: 2023 Music at Mid Day concerts
• Essex County Historical Society: Adirondack History Museum exhibits
• Essex Initiatives: A Year of Music in Essex
• Essex Theatre Company: Original Musical: "Sounds Like Us"
• Fort Ticonderoga: "Scots Day" at the Fort (2024)
• Historic Saranac Lake: 2024 Tours and Events
• Jay Entertainment and Music: 2024 Summer Concert Series
• John Brown Lives!: Blues at Timbuctoo (2024)
• Keene Valley Congregational Church: Speaker Series - Padraig O'Tuama
• Keene Valley Library: Poetry Adventures
• Lake Placid Center for the Arts: "Young & Fun" Series
• Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society: Redesign of "Main St Lake Placid" exhibit
• Lake Placid Sinfonietta: 2024 Free Community Park Concerts
• Lakeside School: Barn Dance/Fall Festival 2024
• Minerva Historical Society: High School intern Program and Exhibit Support
• Town of Minerva: 2024 Concerts in the Town Park
• Moriah Chamber of Commerce: Music at the Farmers' Markets
• Town of Moriah: M3 MusicFest
• North Country Public Radio: Elizabethtown at Work
• North Country School: Impactful Voices, theatre camp
• North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association: Colors of Freedom in the Adks (Juneteenth 2024)
• OurStoryBridge, Inc.: Nurturing the Voice of Change in the Adirondacks
• Paine Memorial Free Library: Summer Reading Program
• Pendragon Theatre: 2024 Summer Season
• Penfield Homestead Museum: Art by the Pond
• Piano By Nature: 2024 Spring/Summer Concerts
• Plattsburgh Community Clarinet Choir: Clarinouveau: New Music for Clarinets
• Schroon Lake Arts Council: Schroon Lake Live! - concerts at Boathouse
• Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce: 2024 Twilight Dance and Music
• Seagle Festival: "Cold Mountain" new American opera
• St. Armand Youth Task Force: Bloomingdale Block Party
• Stormtree Studios: North Hudson Community Fish in Art Event
• Tahawus Cultural Center: "Creativity is Key"
• Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce: Music at the Farmers Markets
• Ticonderoga Arts: New Visual Arts Programming
• Ticonderoga Festival Guild: 2024 Community Summer Concerts
• Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: Art Director, Children's Summer Workshops
• Ticonderoga Historical Society: "The Road to Revolution" Summer Speaker Series
• Ticonderoga Montcalm St. Partnership: FallFest 2024
• Upper Jay Arts Center: Hotdish, a theatre experience
• We Are Instrumental, Inc: 2024 Better Access to Music Campaign
• Wells Memorial Library: Summer Reading/Arts Program
• Westport Library: 2024 Arts and Culture Series
• Westport-Wadhams Community Alliance: PuppetKabob performance
• Whallonsburg Grange: "This Will Be Fun" Creativity/Vision of artist Ted Cornell
• Wilmington Historical Society: 2023 Summer Speaker Series
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2023 CAP Grant Recipients

• Adirondack Arts and Entertainment: Growing ADK A&E
• Adirondack Art Association: Promoting AAA and its community of artists
• Adirondack Film Society: "See Something that Means Something" Film Series (2023)
• Adirondack Park Institute: 2023 Artist in Residence
• ADKAction: 2023 Keeseville Community Arts Festival
• Artistry Community Theatre: Damn Yankees, 2023 Summer production
• Ballard Park Foundation: 2023 Summer Concert Series       
• Belden Noble Library: Summer Reading at the Library
• Bluseed Studios: Double Vision exhibit for Seniors
• CEF Library System: Creative Aging Art Program at Essex County Libraries
• Craigardan: Storytelling Residency
• Depot Theatre: 2023 Theatre Youth Academy - Year Round Programming
• East Branch Friends of the Arts: Adirondack Jewels: Outstanding North Country Women in Music
• Elizabethtown Social Center: 2023 Summer Concerts on the Center Lawn
• Essex Community Church: 2023 Music at Mid Day concerts
• Essex County Historical Society: Adirondack History Museum exhibits
• Essex Initiatives: Music in the Streets for Essex Day
• Fort Ticonderoga: "Scots Day" at the Fort (2023)
• Historic Saranac Lake: Cure Porch on Wheels Program (2023)
• John Brown Lives!: Blues at Timbuctoo (2023)
• Keene Arts: June 2023 Concert Series
• Keene Valley Library: Hebridian Treasure film and lecture
• Lake Placid Center for the Arts: Arts Education and Outreach Programs
• Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society: Lake Placid captured by Grover Cleveland
• Lake Placid Sinfonietta: 2023 Free Community Park Concerts
• Lakeside School: Barn Dance 
• Town of Minerva: 2023 Concerts in the Town Park
• North Country School: Impactful Voices, theatre camp
• North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association: Colors of Freedom in the Adks (Juneteenth 2023)
• OurStoryBridge, Inc.: Nurturing the Voice of Change in the Adirondacks
• Pendragon Theatre: 2023 Summer Season
• Penfield Homestead Museum: Music for Heritage Day
• Piano By Nature: 2023 Spring/Summer Concerts
• Schroon Lake Arts Council: Schroon Lake Live! - concerts at Boathouse
• Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce: 2023 Twilight Dance and Music
• Seagle Festival: "With Blood With Ink" new American opera
• Tahawus Cultural Center: "Cultural Explorations 2023"
• Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce: Music at the Farmers Markets
• Ticonderoga Arts: "Art for Everyone" Summer Classes
• Ticonderoga Festival Guild: 2023 Community Summer Concerts
• Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: Art Director, Children's Summer Workshops
• Ticonderoga Historical Society: History, Race and Gender in the Adirondacks
• Ticonderoga Montcalm St. Partnership: FallFest 2023
• Upper Jay Arts Center: The Monarch Report
• We Are Instrumental, Inc: 2023 Instrument Drive/Repair Clinic
• Westport Library: 2023 Arts and Culture Series
• Whallonsburg Grange: "Four of the Ways" Dance Performance
• Wilmington Historical Society: 2023 Summer Speaker Serires
• Town of Wilmington: 2023 Summer Concert Series
• Yao Collaborative ~ 2023 Field Films

 

2022 CAP Grant Recipients

• Adirondack Art Association: Reviving AAA and Essex
• Adirondack Film Society: "See Something that Means Something" Film Series
• Adirondack Park Institute: 2022 Artist in Residence
• ADKAction: Keeseville Community Arts Festival
• Ballard Park Foundation: 2022 Summer Concert Series       
• Belden Noble Library: Summer Learning at the Library
• China Residencies: Documentary Film Workshops and Residency
• Depot Theatre: 2022 Theatre Youth Academy
• East Branch Friends of the Arts: Expanding our audience: Cole Quest/Honeysuckle Concerts
• Elizabethtown Social Center: Summer Concerts on the Center Lawn
• Essex County Historical Society: Adirondack History Museum exhibits
• Essex Initiatives: Music in the Streets for Essex Day
• Essex Theatre Company: "Almost Maine" production
• Fort Ticonderoga: "Scots Day" at the Fort
• Historic Saranac Lake: Cure Porch on Wheels Program
• John Brown Lives!: Blues at Timbuctoo
• Keene Arts: June Concert Series
• Lake Placid Center for the Arts: Arts Education and Outreach Programs
• Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society: New exhibits - Northville-Placid Trail; Adk Mt Club
• Lake Placid Sinfonietta: Free Community Park Concerts
• Town of Minerva: Dance to the Music in the Mountains
• Moriah Chamber of Commerce: Annual Labor Day Celebration
• North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association: Colors of Freedom in the Adks
• Pendragon Theatre: 2022 Summer Season
• Penfield Homestead Museum: 77th NY Regimental Balladeers in concert on Heritage Day
• Piano By Nature: 2022 Spring/Summer Concerts
• Schroon Lake Arts Council: Schroon Lake Live! - concerts at Boathouse
• Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce: Twilight Dance and Music
• Seagle Festival: "Fellow Travelers" new American opera
• Tahawus Cultural Center: "Wild at Heart"; "A Sense of Place"
• Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce: Music at the Farmers Markets
• Ticonderoga Arts: "Art for Everyone" Summer Classes
• Ticonderoga Festival Guild: 2022 Summer Concerts
• Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: Art Director, Children's Summer Workshops
• Ticonderoga Historical Society: History, Race and Gender in the Adirondacks
• Ticonderoga Montcalm St. Partnership: FallFest
• Upper Jay Arts Center: Creative Arts/Multi-Disciplinary Program
• We Are Instrumental, Inc: 2022 Instrument Drive/Repair Clinic
• Whallonsburg Grange: Nestor Gomez Storytelling/Workshop
• Wilmington Historical Society: Bicentennial Speaker Series and Walking Tour
• Town of Wilmington: Bicentennial Concert Series   

 

PAST YEARS' RECIPIENTS

Our new video highlights 2021 CAP events and projects.

Link to individual websites below OR check out ECAC's new Google map!

• Adirondack Film Society - Winter Film Series
• Adirondack Park Institute - Artist in Residence
• ADKAction - Keeseville Community Arts Festival
• Ballard Park - Summer Concert Series
• Belden Noble Memorial Library - Essex Wall of Literary Fame
• China Residencies - Watershed Project
• Craigardan - The Gardan Journal - Essex County Artists edition
• Depot Theatre - Outdoor Performance Space
• East Branch Friends of the Arts - Jazz Piano Holiday Concert
• Elizabethtown Library Association - Historic Walking Tours
• Elizabethtown Social Center - Cora Putnam Hale Project
• Essex County Historical Society - Adirondack History Museum Exhibits
• Essex Initiatives - Musicians for Essex Day
• Essex Theatre Company - The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
• Fort Ticonderoga Association - Fete de Fort
• Historic Saranac Lake - Cure Porch on Wheels Program
• John Brown Lives - Blues at Timbuctoo
• Keene Valley Library - Town of Keene Guides
• Lake Placid Center for the Arts - Arts Education/Outreach Programs
• Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society - History Museum Updates
• Lake Placid Sinfonietta - Six Free Wednesday Evening Concerts
• Makers Guild, Inc. - Meet the Makers Lecture Series
• Town of Minerva - Bring Back the Music! summer concert series
• Moriah Chanmber of Commerce - Home Grown in the Park
• North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association - 10th Anniversary Events
• Penfield Homestead Museum - 77th NY Regimental Balladeers Concert
• Piano by Nature - 13th Concert Season
• Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce - Twilight Music and More
• Seagle Festival - 2021 Summer Season
• Tahawus Center/Appleby Foundation -  2021 Season: Building Community through Dance and Fine Art
• Ticonderoga Arts - Art for Everyone! Summer Art Classes
• Ticonderoga Festival Guild - WeAreInstrumental
• Ticonderoga Heritage Museum - Children's Summer Workshop Series
• Ticonderoga Historical Society - History, Race and Gender in the Adirondacks
• Upper Jay Art Center - Virtual Programming and Operations
• Whallonsburg Grange Hall - Hands on at Whitcomb's Class Series
• Wilmington Historical Society - Wilmington Chronicles and Folk Music
• Town of Wilmington - Summer Concert Series

 

 

2020 CAP Grant Funded Programs

Project Support

• Adirondack Art Association
• Adirondack Park Institute
• Ballard Park
• Community String Orchestra
• East Branch Friends of the Arts
• Elizabethtown Library Association
• Essex County Arts & Crafts Committee
• Essex County Historical Society
• Essex Theatre Company
• Fort Ticonderoga Association
• John Brown Lives
• Keene Valley Library
• Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society
• Lake Placid Sinfonietta
• Lakeside School
• Makers Guild, Inc.
• Moriah Chanmber of Commerce
• North Country Public Radio
• North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association
• North Pole Associates
• Penfield Homestead Museum
• Piano by Nature
• Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce
• Ticonderoga Area Farmers’ Market 
• Ticonderoga Festival Guild
• Ticonderoga Heritage Museum
• Town of Minerva
• Town of Wilmington
• Westport Heritage House
• Whallonsburg Grange Hall
• Wilmington Historical Society

General Operating Support

• Appleby Foundation/Tahawus Center
• Craigardan
• Depot Theatre
• Historic Saranac Lake
• Lake Placid Center for the Arts
• Seagle Music Colony
• Ticonderoga Historical Society
• Upper Jay Art Center/ Recovery Lounge

2019 CAP Grant Funded Programs

Project Support

• Adirondack Art Association,Hands on Art
• Adirondack Park Institute, Summer Artist in Residence 
• Ballard Park, Performing Arts in the Park
• BluSeed Studios / Saranac Lake Art Works, ArtWorks StudioTour
• Essex County Arts & Crafts Committee, 2019 Festivals
• Essex County Historical Society, Hurricane Fire Tower Centennial Celebration
• Essex Theatre Company, “Love, Linda”
• Fort TiconderogaAssociation, Scots Day
• John Brown Lives, Blues at Timbuctoo Concert & Conversation
• Keene Valley Library, Votes for Women: Singing for Suffrage
• Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society, The History of Lake Placid exhibit updates
• Lake Placid Sinfonietta, Free Community Park Series Concerts 
• North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association, Solomon Northup Day
• Piano by Nature, Fall 2019 Concert 
• Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce, Schroon Lake Summer Square Dances
• Ticonderoga Area Farmers’ Market , Music at the Market
• Ticonderoga Festival Guild, Summer in the Park Concerts
• Ticonderoga Heritage Museum, Arts Director, Children's Summer Workshop Series
• Town of Keene, Music from the Back Porch
• Town of Minerva, Music for Minerva
• Westport Heritage House, Ricochet Duo: Celebrating Women Composers
• Whallonsburg Grange Hall, Tony Trischka Concert and Workshop 
• Wilmington Historical Society, Summer Speaker Series 

General Operating Support

• Appleby Foundation/Tahawus Center
• Depot Theatre
• Elizabethtown Social Center
• Historic Saranac Lake
• Lake Placid Center for the Arts
• Pendragon Theatre
• Seagle Music Colony
• Ticonderoga Historical Society
• Upper Jay Art Center/ Recovery Lounge

 

2018 CAP Grant Funded Programs

Project Support

• Adirondack Park Institute, Summer Artist in Residence 
• Ballard Park, Performing Arts in the Park
• Blu Seed Studios / Saranac Lake Art Works, BluSeed/ArtWorks Studio Tours
• East Branch Friends of the Arts, An Evening with Bach, Schumann, and Prokofiev with pianist Aleeza Meir 
• Elizabethtown Social Center, On the Center Lawn
• Essex County Arts & Crafts Committee, 2018 Festivals
• Fort Ticonderoga, Scots Day
• Keene Arts, Keene Arts Presents Vento Trio: Hudson River Music 
• Keene Valley Library, Music Around the World
• Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society, Heritage Fair
• Lake Placid Sinfonietta, Free Community Park Series Concerts 
• Moriah Chamber of Commerce, Twilight Movies
• Piano by Nature, June 2018 concert “Rooted In the Adirondacks” 
• Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce, Schroon Lake Summer Square Dances
• Ticonderoga Area Farmers’ Market , Music at the Market
• Ticonderoga Festival Guild, Summer in the Park Concerts
• Ticonderoga Heritage Museum, Arts Director, Children's Summer Workshop Series
• Town of Minerva, Music for Minerva
• Westport Heritage House, Music & More Concert Series: April & May
• Whallonsburg Grange Hall, Fara in Concert at the Grange 
• Willsboro Art Alliance, Art for P.T. (Physical Therapy)

General Operating Support

• Craigardan
• Depot Theatre
• Historic Saranac Lake
• Lake Placid Center for the Arts
• Seagle Music Colony
• Tahawus Center (Appleby Fdn)
• Ticonderoga Historical Society

 

2017 CAP Grant Funded Programs

Project Support

• Adirondack Park Institute, Summer Artist in Residence
• Adirondack Shakespeare, Songs of the Iroquois: The Great Bear at Whallonsburg Grange
• Ballard Park, Ballard Park Summer Concert Series
• East Branch Friends of the Arts, Reggie Harris -- Music and the Underground Railroad
• Elizabethtown Library, ADK Author Reading/ Musical Authors/ Russian Dance Duo
• Elizabethtown Social Center, On the Center Lawn
• Essex County Arts & Crafts Festival Committee, First Annual Essex County Arts and Crafts Festival
• Essex Initiatives, Dinner and Theater in the Park with Mettawee River Theatre Company
• Fort Ticonderoga, Scots Day
• Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society, History of Lake Placid Exhibit
• Lake Placid Sinfonietta, 2017 Free Park Concerts
• Moriah Chamber of Commerce, Adirondack Jazz Festival
• North Star Underground Railroad Museum, Solomon Northrup Day: A Community Education and Historical Project
• Piano by Nature, 2017 Season
• Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce, Schroon Lake Summer Square Dances
• Schroon Lake Public Library, Be Amazed, Be Amazing @ the Library
• Sherman Free Library, Community Antiques Appraisal Fair
• Ticonderoga Area Farmer's Market, Music at the Market
• Ticonderoga Festival Guild, Summer in the Park Concerts
• Ticonderoga Heritage Museum, Arts Coordinator
• Town of Keene, Music from the Back Porch
• Town of Minerva, Courtney Park Concerts
• Town of Wilmington, Songs on the Au Sable
• Whallonsburg Grange Hall, COLE/NAKOA/TREACHER in Concert at the Grange
• Willsboro Sculpture Alliance, 2017 Sculpture Show   

General Operating Support

• Depot Theatre                                                             
• Essex County Historical Society / Adirondack History Museum        
• Historic Saranac Lake                                                
• Lake Placid Center for the Arts                                                                          
• Pendragon                                                                    
• Seagle Music Colony                                                 
• Tahawus Center, (Appleby Foundation)                 
• Ticonderoga Historical Society
• Upper Jay Art Center

 

2016 CAP Grant Funded Programs

Project Support

• Adirondack Art Association, Summer Music Series
• East Branch Friends of the Arts, Harpist Sunita Staneslow In Concert
• Elizabethtown Social Center, Summer Performing Arts Series
• Essex Community Concerts, Essex Community Concert Series
• Fort Ticonderoga Association, Scots Day
• Lake Placid Sinfonietta, Free Community Concerts
• Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society, Lake Placid Timeline Exhibit
• North Star Underground Railroad Museum, Solomon Northup Day Commemoration
• Schroon Lake Public Library, Learn to Play the Ukelele
• Ticonderoga Arts, Summer Arts Workshop Series
• Ticonderoga Festival Guild, Summer in the Park Concerts
• Town of Willsboro / Willsboro Arts, Second summer Sculpture Show

General Operating Support

• Depot Theatre
• Essex County Historical Assoc.
• Historic Saranac Lake
• Pendragon Theatre
• Seagle Music Colony
• Tahawus Center / Appleby Fdn
• Ticonderoga Historical Society
• Upper Jay Art Center

 

2015 CAP Grant Funded Programs

Project Support

• ADK Shakespeare, Harvest Festival Performance
• East Branch Friends of the Arts, "Youth Musical Theatre – In – A Week: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman"
• Essex Community Concerts (a project of Essex Community Church), Russian Duo Concert & School Workshops
• Essex Initiatives, Mettawee Theatre Company in Essex
• Essex Theatre Company, 2015 Summer Season: The Thorns of Love
• Lake Placid Sinfonietta, Free Community Concerts 2015
• Ticonderoga Arts, Ti Arts Cultural Arts Workshop Series
• Ticonderoga Festival Guild, Sunday in the Park, Canal Street String Band Concert
• Wells Memorial Library, Performance of "The Belle of Amherst"
• Whallonsburg Civic Association/Grange Hall, "Hamlet" presented by the Adirondack Shakespeare Company  

General Operating Support

• Adirondack Architectural Heritage                               
• Depot Theatre                                                                               
• Essex County Historical Assoc.                                          
• Historic Saranac Lake                                                              
• Lakeside School @ Black Kettle Farm                           
• Lake Placid Center for the Arts                                                                                                     
• Pendragon Theatre                                                                    
• Seagle Music Colony                                                                 
• Tahawus Center / Appleby Fdn                                          
• Upper Jay Art Center                                                                 

 

2014 CAP Grant Funded Programs

Project Support

• Adirondack Shakespeare Company – Harvest Festival, Production of Taming of the Shrew
• Depot Theatre - Youth Apprentice Program, Shakespeare in the Park
• East Branch Friends of the Arts – Kitefest
• Essex Community Concerts – 2014 Summer Concert Series
• Essex Initiatives – Mettawee River Theatre Company at Beggs Park, Essex, NY
• Essex Theatre Co. - 2014 Summer Season
• Lake Placid Sinfonietta – Community Concerts in Lake Placid Park
• Pride of Ticonderoga – Ti Area Cultural Arts Initiative
• Ticonderoga Festival Guild – Fall Concert
• Upper Jay Art Center – Why Torture Is Wrong..., A Play by Christopher Durang
• Westport Heritage House – smARTS Program
• Whallonsburg Civic Association - Macbeth performed by Adirondack Shakespeare Co.

 General Operating Support

• Adirondack Architectural Heritage
• Appleby Foundation/Tahawus Lodge Center
• Essex County Historical Society
• Lake Placid Center forthe Arts
• Lake Placid/North Elba Historical Society
• Lakeside School
• Pendragon Theatre
• Seagle Music Colony

 

2013 CAP Grant Funded Programs

Project Support

• Adirondack Arts Association – Writing/Illustratin Picture Books for Children
• Adirondack Shakespeare Company – Harvest Festival Performance
• Champlain Valley Film Society – Silent Film Screening with Ben Model
• East Branch Friends of the Arts – Youth Theatre-in-a-week Performance/Workshop:  Original Musical Adaptation of Pride & Prejudice
• Essex Community Concerts – 2013 Summer Concert Series
• Essex Initiatives – Mettawee River Theatre Company at Beggs Park, Essex, NY
• Fort Ticonderoga Association – Scots Day Admin and Police Pipes and Drums of Plattsburgh
• Lake Placid Sinfonietta – Community Concerts in Lake Placid Park and Children’s Concert
• Lakeside School – Silk Painting
• Piano By Nature
• Pride of Ticonderoga – Cultural Arts Extravaganza July and August 2013
• Ticonderoga Festival Guild – “David and Goliath” presented by the Adirondack Shakespeare Company
• Ticonderoga Revitalization Alliance – Champlain Mural Project
• Town of Moriah Chamber of Commerce – Moriah, Using History to Define our Future
• Upper Jay Art Center – Gruesome Playground Injuries, A Play
• Westport Heritage House – Spirit of Place

 General Operating Support

• Adirondack Architectural Heritage
• Appleby Foundation/Tahawus Lodge Center
• Depot Theatre
• Historic Saranac Lake
• Seagle Music Colony