More Emergency Funding Awards Announced

This afternoon, the HDC Emergency Cultural Task Force announced a second round of funding in the Hudson Arts Emergency Program, the community-funded, WPA-style project to support individual artists and projects. Each of the following artists will receive a $500 stipend to create a project that speaks to life in Hudson during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Victor Bloom, composition
• Valerie Shaff, photography
• Marc Scrivo, "Hudson for Trees," photography, field recordings documentation
• Rebecca Borer, webcast
• Alison Fox, painting
• Victoria Sambunaris, photography
• Sondra Loring, dance
• Emily Smith, composition and performance
• James Autery, video
• Lydia Rubio, visual arts
• Jeremy Bullis, sculpture/installation
• Suzanne Snider, oral history
• Jane Ehrlich, visual arts
• Pauline Decarmo, visual arts
• Louise Smith, mural
• Elisa McMahon, video

With the four awards made previously, a total of twenty $500 stipends have been given. More awards will be made pending additional contributions to the Hudson Arts Emergency Fund. Artists and creative workers are encouraged to download and complete the application form available at reimaginehudson.com. 

The Hudson Arts Emergency Fund provides a means to assist creative workers in Hudson by supporting projects that would benefit both them and the greater community during this time when their earning potential has been negatively impacted if not totally eliminated. Creative artists are often ineligible for government aid programs that are based on job loss rather than loss of income and opportunity. Contributions to the fund can be made by PayPal at reimaginehudson.com or by sending a check payable to Hudson Development Corporation with "Arts Fund" in the memo line to Hudson Development Corporation, Attn: Hudson Arts Emergency Program, 1 North Front Street, Hudson, NY 12534.