First Emergency Funding Stipends Awarded

It was just a week ago that Gossips reported the creation of the Hudson Arts Emergency Program, a community-funded, WPA-style project to support artists for projects that speak to life in Hudson during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. Today, the recipients of the first $500 stipends were announced.

• Cat Tyc will work on a chapbook of "quarantine poems" about life during the lockdown in Hudson.
• Spencer Bambrick will create an interactive audiovisual installation, incorporating community participation, "highlighting and documenting both the sadness and loss of connection during these times, as well as the strength and solidarity present in Hudson during this crisis."
• Timothy McDowell will document life throughout Hudson during the shutdown through still photography and video.
• Sam Meyerson will paint a mural approximately 83 feet long and about 7 feet high on the side of the Time & Space Limited (TSL) building facing Long Alley. TSL will contribute an additional $500 to the project as a matching grant. Meyerson's mural will speak to the life and diversity of Hudson during the crisis.

As of today, nine applications for funding have been received. All remain eligible for funding, pending further research and review. To be considered for funding, download and complete the application form available at reimaginehudson.com. Proposals are reviewed as quickly as they are received and funding begins immediately and will continue on a roling basis.

More than $10,000 has thus far been raised for the fund. To make a contribution, click here.