EARLVILLE - The Earlville Opera House (EOH) announces $67,500 in cultural funding to 49 not-for-profit organizations and artists through the 2025 Arts in the Community Grants Program (ACG) for Broome, Chenango and Otsego Counties. $15,000 of this funding has been provided for Broome County by the Stewart W. & Willma C. Hoyt Foundation.

Arts in the Community Grants provide funding opportunities for not-for-profit organizations, municipalities, and Tribal Nations, and individual artists or collectives. They are awarded through a peer-review panel process representing all three of the eligible counties.

“This year’s application process was, as always, very competitive,” said Earlville Opera House ACG Program Director Victoria Kappel. “We received nearly $147,000 in requests from organizations, municipalities, and artists throughout our service area. This shows both the vibrancy and importance of cultural programming to our communities as well as the great need for continued support of such a critical component of our rural area. Not only do the arts provide enjoyable experiences for our residents, but they also serve as an economic boost for local communities.”

Congratulations to the following 2025 ACG grant recipients:

Broome County: Natalie Dadamio; Michael Micha; George F. Johnson Memorial Library; Dept. of Public Art (The Center for Gender, Art, and Culture); Binghamton Downtown Singers, Inc; Endwell Community Chorus; SRO Productions III; VINES (Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments); The Discovery Center of the Southern Tier; Binghamton Community Orchestra; Robert Weinberger dba Unity Group Productions; Southern Tier Singers’ Collective; Truth Pharm, Inc.; The Binghamton Theater Organ Society; Endicott Performing Arts Center.

Additional funding for all Broome County grantees was provided by the Stewart W. & Willma C. Hoyt Foundation, Binghamton.

Chenango County:

Bonnie Gale; Sherburne Public Library Summer Reading Program; Guernsey Memorial Library; South New Berlin Free Library; Chenango River Theatre; Chenango Arts Council; Sherburne Music-Theater Society; Out of the Woodwork Players; 6 On The Square; Otselic Valley Fishing & Heritage Association.

Otsego County:

Tania Henderson; Anne DeSimone; Community Arts Network of Oneonta; Village of Laurens; Orpheus Theatre; Pathfinder Village Foundation; Otsego Dance Society; Little Delaware Youth Ensemble; Historic Cherry Valley Businesses; City of the Hills Chorus Sweet Adelines International; Butternut Valley Alliance; Cherry Valley Artworks; Edmeston Free Library; Oneonta Community Concert Band Association; Dunderberg Gallery; Greater Oneonta Historical Society; The Telegraph School; Worcester Free Library; Catskill Community Players; Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble; Samye Heritage New York/Chokgyur Lingpa Foundation; Origins Community Foundation; Concerted Works; Fenimore Chamber Orchestra.

For additional information on Arts in the Community Grants or the grant recipients, their projects, and contact information, please visit the EOH website at www.earlvilleoperahouse.com, or call 315-691-3550. Watch our website for 2026 grant opportunities and information on attending 2025 ACG grantee performances and events.

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The Earlville Opera House is located at 18 East Main Street in the Village of Earlville, NY and is handicap accessible.

The Arts in the Community Grants Program is made possible with support from the Office of the Governor and NYS Legislature, and administered by the New York State Council on the Arts. Additional support for Broome County provided by the Stewart W. & Willma C. Hoyt Foundation.

The Broome, Chenango and Otsego ACG Program serves as a catalyst for local cultural development by supporting projects of artists and arts organizations that engage children, adults, and seniors in events that enrich and enhance their lives. Funding provided through these programs helps to strengthen our communities by reaching the most rural of our townships and villages, providing increased access to a greater quality of life through the arts.

Earlville Opera House has been strongly rooted in the artistic community since 1892 and remains committed to that legacy of community service established over three different centuries.

-Information provided by the EOH