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SAVE THE DATE: Film Industry Networking Event! 03/11/23

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Join us as ACE! partners up with Saratoga Arts for a film industry networking event! Meet other folks in the industry, make connections, and preview trailers for recent productions created in our very own Upstate New York’s Capital District. We will have folks in house speaking to film funding and promotion. A not to be missed event if you are in the industry or are looking to connect.

Additionally, hear more about SA’s plans to help support a vibrant creative space with upcoming plans for audio and video production assets and education as they retool the space to address creative community and job market needs.

Saturday, March 11, 2023 from 2:30 to 5:00 PM
Saratoga Arts | 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

CLICK HERE TO RSVP

We will be offering a couple of breakout mini sessions that will be available to all attendees at the event.

3:30 : Festival Distribution Strategies for Film : With Writer / Director and DP Cameron Mitchell

4:00 : Lights, Camera, Extra! : AND Casting founder Annie Delano : Tips on how to get cast in films and commercials.

More to come with a list of project partners and previews in the February newsletter, until then mark your calendar and RSVP for this FREE event! Currently we have tabling commitments from 518 Film Network, WMHT Studios and TvFILM, NY Writers Institute, Film Albany and the Adirondack Film Commission.

Special thanks to the 518 FILM NETWORK for assisting with the logistics and outreach. Honorable mention to Paul Grondahl, Debbie Goedeke and Catherine Rafferty for jumping in the fray! Beverages by Druthers Brewing Company.

FREE TICKETS to the Grammy Nominated Danish String Quartet!*

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The Danish String Quartet | Photo: Provided

This month we are partnering with the Friends of Chamber Music of Troy to make available a block of tickets to a rare Capital Region performance by the Grammy nominated Danish String Quartet. Availability is first come first serve and limited so jump on this ASAP if your interested. There is a two tickets per person limit.

* Ok, its not totally FREE, the ticket processor has a mandatory fee of $ .70, so you will be set back $1.40 for two tickets. Original ticket cost is $35 per ($70 for two) so, its as close to FREE as we could get! To get the discount, click the link below and when procuring the tickets Enter Discount Code: ACE – That will recalculate the cost. Reserved tickets will be a the Will Call window.

TO SECURE YOUR TICKET NOW CLICK HERE

With arrangements of Nordic folk music and a sound described as “capable of intense blend” and “extreme dynamic variation” (Gramophone), the Danish String Quartet (Frederik Øland – violin, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen – violin, Asbjørn Nørgaard – viola, and Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin – cello) comes to Albany with stylistic diversity and admiration for creative interpretations of classical music.

“This is one of the best quartets before the public today.”
Robert BatteyThe Washington Post

“They could be grounded in their tone or mystical. They allowed time to stand still, and they could assume the pose of excitingly aggressive rockers. They did it all.”
Mark Swed The Los Angeles Times

When: Saturday, January 28, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Location:
Page Hall | University at Albany | Campus 135 Western Avenue Albany, NY 12203

STUDENT ALERT: FREE Tickets to College Student’s with Valid ID

Joseph is Doling Out $510K in Statewide Community Regrant Funds : Find Out How to Get Yours

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ACE! connected with Joseph Mastroianni (Vice President of Programming / Statewide Community Regrants Coordinator) of the Arts Center of the Capital Region to find out more about the large pot of money that is being made available to artists and non profits in a two phase round of funding awards. Read on below to find out more about how to submit and qualify.

Joseph Mastroianni – VP of Programs / SCR Grants Coordinator | Photo: Provided

What is the Statewide Community Regrants program?

The Statewide Community Regrants program is an initiative of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and administered by local arts organizations in New York’s 62 counties.

“The SCR program, fosters the continuing development of arts and cultural resources in response to the needs of local communities in each of New York’s counties. The SCR program invests NYSCA funds to serve all communities and people who comprise New York’s citizens and visitors. SCR sites are a network of non-profit organizations that serve local and regional cultural organizations and artists through three categories of support: Community Arts, Arts Education, and Individual Artists.”

The Arts Center represents Albany, Schenectady, and Rensselaer Counties in the SCR program. In 2023, thanks to a generous one time increase in funding, we will award $510,000 in two rounds.

How much money is available this round?

In Round One, we will distribute $200,000. In Round Two, we will distribute $300,000. Additionally, $10,000 will be available for rolling mini-grants.

Who is eligible?

The SCR program has four categories: Community Arts, Arts Education, Individual Artists, and Pop Up Mini Grants.

In Community Arts, eligible applicants must be or be in partnership with a 501 ©3 nonprofit organization in Albany, Schenectady, or Rensselaer Counties. This category is for public art and fostering creative communities.

In Arts Education, eligible applicants must be either artists over age 18 and in partnership with a community organization, or community organizations. 501©3 status is not required in this category, but all proposed projects must have an educational component, whether in-school or after school.

In Individual Artists, eligible applicants must be artists 18 years of age or over and reside in Albany, Rensselaer, or Schenectady Counties. Projects should all be original work.

In Pop Up Mini Grants, eligible applicants are artists over age 18 or 501©3 organizations based in Albany, Schenectady, or Rensselaer Counties. Mini Grants are for small-scale projects and do not have to include an educational component.

Artists who work in any or all media are encouraged to apply; there is no priority.

Downtown Schenectady Improvement | Photo: Provided

What types of projects are prioritized in the funding?

All projects must have some type of community impact component and there are funding caps for each grant type.

In Community Arts, the maximum award is $5000. In Arts Education and Individual Artist, the cap is $2500. Artists may apply to all three categories if they are eligible; the maximum award any single artist or arts organization will receive is $5000.

Downtown Schenectady Improvement Mural | Photo: Provided

How do I learn more about applying?

We have grant seminars and office hours! At our virtual grant seminars, I’ll go over each type of grant available, so bring your creative ideas and ask questions! At the office hours, I’ll be able to answer very individualized questions about your projects and the application process. Remaining grant seminars are December 20, and January 5, all from 4-5 pm. They are free, but you do have to register to get the zoom link.

REGISTER HERE

Office Hours are Thursdays from 3-4 pm, starting January 12. Office hours may be over the phone, google meet, or email. No registration is required.

Electric City Arts – Jazz on Jay | Photo: Provided

Anything else we have missed we should know about?

Important dates!

ROUND ONE APPLICATION : Opens January 6 and closes March 1. Panel Review will be April 1, and awards will be announced on May 15. Projects must happen between June 1 and December 31 2023.

ROUND TWO APPLICATION : Opens on April 6 and closes on June 1. Panel Review will be July 6, and awards will be announced August 15. Projects must occur between September 1 and December 31 2023.



FREE TICKETS to the Albany Symphony’s ‘Classics for the Holidays’

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We partnered up with the multiple Grammy winning Albany Symphony Orchestra and are making available a block of FREE TICKETS (a $65 value each!) to the annual holiday extravaganza ‘Classics for the Holidays’ performance! Availability is first come first serve so jump on this asap if your interested. There is a two tickets per person limit.

Albany Symphony Orchestra at the Troy Music Hall.

This December you are invited to enjoy a night or afternoon with the Albany Symphony as Music Director David Alan Miller conducts the ASO in a program of ‘Classics for the Holidays’. Come experience one of J.S. Bach’s beloved Christmas Cantatas featuring singers from the Bard Vocal Performance Program and his famous Double Violin Concerto featuring the ASO’s own Mitsuko Suzuki and Funda Cizmecioglu, plus a sinfonietta by influential 20th Century Black American composer and conductor Coleridge Taylor-Perkinson, and Mozart’s stunning Symphony No. 39.

Classics for the Holidays | Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Saturday, Dec. 10 at 7:30pm | Sunday, Dec. 11 at 3pm

Order free tickets to the Saturday Evening or Sunday Matinee performance by using offer code ACEGUEST at checkout, or by calling the ASO Box Office at 518.694.3300.

PRO TIP: If for some reason you get a ‘seats unavailable’ message try a different location.

Violinists Mitsuko Suzuki and Funda Cizmecioglu | Conductor David Allen Miller

Glens Falls Arts / Business District Street Fest and Creative Economy Panel Discussion

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When: August 18 from 5:00 to 8:00 (Panel Discussion Beginning at 6:45)
Where: The Park Theater | 14 Park Street | Glens Falls, NY

Event is open and FREE to the public.

TO RSVP CLICK HERE

Join us for an ACE! sponsored Glens Falls Arts District Street Festival. This will be in Glens Falls (GF) at the Park Theater and will include an outdoor festival featuring members of the GF Arts District and the GF Collaborative. A panel discussion featuring a selection of professionals from around the region will explore organizational synergies that allow for place making innovation that builds community and sustainability including FOR PROFIT and NOT FOR PROFIT businesses and institutions. This will be kicked off by a short update by Mayor Bill Collins on the ‘Market Center,‘ a downtown community redevelopment project.

Out on the street we will have a celebration of Glens Falls Arts and Culture including and interactive thought piece by The Hyde Collection, live plien air painting by North Country Arts, a ‘FolkLife‘ Exhibition preview by the Crandall Library, tastings with Raul’s Mexican Grill, Mean Max Brew Works and Springbrook Distilling and a full blown beer garden highlighting regional beverages by Doc’s Restaurant. Additionally, there will be a sneak peak of the new Park & Elm restaurant being developed by Park Street Hospitality and a walking tour of the new downtown mural program.

Glens Falls Creative Economy Panel Participants

Our distinguished panel includes: Jeff Mead – President, Business Operations and General Manager Adirondack Thunder & Cool Insuring Arena | Monica Kurzejeski – VP Property Management at Redburn Development | Ben Miller – Owner at Park Street Hospitality | Sam Parker – Capital Region Representative for Governor Hochul.

Panel Moderation will be handled by Judie Gilmore – Director of the Opalka Gallery at Russell Sage College

Event is open and FREE to the public. RSVP requested but not required.

TO RSVP CLICK HERE!

Special thanks to the Glens Falls Collaborative for helping to underwrite this event.

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