The West Kortright Centre (WKC) is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a Challenge America award of $10,000. This grant will support the project Waking Song led by local artist Jesse Wilson. Waking Song will be a collaboration involving area students with the aim to create a sonic and visual transformation of a section of the Catskill Scenic trail between Stamford and Hobart in the fall of 2023. This grant is one of 262 Challenge America awards totaling $2.62 million that were announced by the NEA as part of its first round of 2023 grants.
NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson said projects such as this with the West Kortright Centre and artist Wilson strengthen arts and cultural ecosystems, provide equitable opportunities for arts participation and practice, and contribute to the health of our communities and our economy.
For information on other projects included in the grant announcement, visit arts.gov/news.
For more information about The West Kortright Centre visit www.westkc.org, The West Kortright Centre’s Facebook page, and @westkortrightcentre on Instagram.
