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OSWEGO â Recently the Board of Directors of the Oswego Players, Inc. learned that the Shineman Foundation had awarded the Oswego Players, Inc. the largest of this yearâs grants.
The âStrategic Planning and Capital Improvementâ grant of $160,000 will be transformative to this 82-year-old community theater organization. Under this plan major structural improvements will be made to the Civic Center building at Fort Ontario Park as well as programmatic enhancements for the 2021 season.
A new decking structure will replace the original cement landing on the north side of the building which has fallen into disrepair over the past many decades. A new accessibility ramp will be included, allowing patrons to enter from the south side parking lot to the main entrance area on the north side. The lobby restrooms will be remodeled with one becoming fully accessible to patrons. The Frances Marion Brown Theater light and sound facilities will be brought up to date and offer st
Grants from CNY Arts help agencies and artists through Covid (Your Letters)
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
To the Editor:
In response to the crisis facing the arts sector in Central New York caused by the pandemic, CNY Arts has been in the process of raising $1M for the CNY Arts Covid-19 Impact Fund. This initiative, which is almost half-way to its goal, has and will continue to provide emergency funding for arts agencies and artists in Cayuga, Cortland, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, and Oswego counties.
CNY Arts would like to thank its many community partners for their role in the success of this fund drive so far. We are gratified at the number of supporters, including businesses and individuals too numerous to mention here. As we look back at the first six months of this effort, our organization is especially appreciative of the challenge grants provided by The Central New York Community Foundation, The Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation, and the John Ben Snow Foundat