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Yonkers Organizations Recognized With Arts Initiative Grants
ArtsWestchester recently recognized a group of eight Yonkers organizations with grants, made possible by the Westchester County Government.
Westchester County Legislator Ken Jenkins and Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano join ArtsWestchester in recognizing the organizations that received ArtsWestchester’s Yonkers Arts Initiative grants for 2015-16. These grants are made possible by Westchester County Government with additional funds from the City of Yonkers to support community-based cultural groups in their efforts to expand programming and build capacity.
Representatives for each organization, from left to right: Holly Villaire (Hamm & Clov Stage Company, Janice Paganelli (Actors Conservatory Theatre), Luis Perelman (Blue Door Gallery), Arle Sklar-Weinstein (Blue Door Gallery), Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, Westchester County Legislator Ken Jenkins, Annette Volino (Yonkers Philharmonic), Roddy Wildeman (Urban Studio Unbound), Mary Hoar (Untermyer Performing Arts), Joe D’Lando (Untermyer Performing Arts), Donise Lyons (Youth Theatre Interactions, Inc.), Rick Magder (Groundwork Hudson Valley / Community Engagement through the Arts)
This article first appeared in the April issue of ArtsNews, Westchester County’s arts and culture newspaper, published by ArtsWestchester. For a digital copy of ArtsNews, visit: artsw.org/artsnews.
