The New York State Council on the Arts’ Statewide Community Regrants Program supports arts programming on a local level.  SLC Arts administers this regrant program in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties, as well as Akwesasne.  This year, $160,000 will be distributed to local artists, nonprofit organizations, governmental or Tribal entities. The 2025 Regrant Cycle will open in mid-to-late July this year.

Winners of 2024 Individual Artists Grants from St. Lawrence County include:

• Rebecca Donnelly, Potsdam for "We Are the Place: Queering the North Country Landscape through Stories."
• Rebecca Allen, South Colton for "Reverent Earth – A Visual Homage to the Pastoral Beauty of St. Lawrence County Cemeteries."
• Marjorie Kaniehtonkie Skidders, Akwesasne for "Adaptations to the Mohawk Basket Making and the Emerald Ash Borer."

Winners of 2024 Arts Education Grants from St. Lawrence County include:

• Patricia Van Patten, Madrid. Set Tech 2024.  
• Katherine Schuler, Brasher Falls. Woodworking in the Schools.
• Katherine Schuler, Massena. Woodworking in the Schools.  
• Alisa Woods, Canton. Melodic Minds: Celebrating Neurodiversity with Music.  
• Mark Lyon, Potsdam. After School Guitar Program.  

Winners of the 2024 Community Arts Grants from St. Lawrence County include:

• Tip Yip, Potsdam. Lunar New Year Music and Literacy Project.
• Norfolk Concert Series, Norfolk. Summer Concert Series 2024.  
• Hepburn Library of Norfolk, Norfolk. 2D Little Library.  
• Madrid Dam Music Series, Madrid. Madrid Dam Music Series - Summer 2024 Season.  
• The Yellow Barn Concert Series, Hammond. The Yellow Barn Concert Series 2024.  
• Morristown Gateway Museum, Morristown. Morristown Gateway Museum Concert Series & Arts Festival at the Red Barn Preserve.  
• Gretchen Koehler, Potsdam. Fiddling With Traditions - Fiddle Suite Inspired by NNY Folk Traditions/ Live Multimedia Performance.   
• Town of Potsdam, Hannawa Falls. The Postwood Beach Community Coloring Book 2024 - The Big Botanical Bug Mural.  
• Norwood Public Library, Norwood. Adventures Through Art.
• Massena Public Library. Adventures Through Art.
• Massena Concert Series, Massena. Massena Concerts in the Park.
• Morristown Public Library, Morristown. Dancing, Art, Poetry, And Theatre in Morristown.  
• Potsdam Pride, Potsdam. Pride Festival in the Park.   
• Unitarian Universalist Church, Canton. Jazz & Coffee Nights.  
• Steelin’ Country, Madrid. Frets, Bows, & Pedals: An Instrumental Journey.
• Hammond Historical Museum, Hammond. Hammond Historical Museum Scottish Festival 2024.   
• GardenShare, Canton. Farmers Market Music Series.  
• Waddington Historical Association, Waddington. Harmony & History Concert Series.
• Cinema 10, Potsdam. Cinema 10 Spring 2024.
• Taylor Huntley & the Boyden Brook Band, Canton. Raquette River Sessions.
• Potsdam Juneteenth Committee, Potsdam. 5th Annual Potsdam Juneteenth Celebration - Trumptight315, Benjamin Mambou and Khuumba Ama Concert.
• Community Performance Series, Potsdam. 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" - 2024 CPS Summer Musical Production.  

For more information about funded projects or about our grant program, contact Alicia Murphy, Grant Coordinator, at grants@slcartscouncil.org.