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Jennifer L. Swain, 570-265-7455

For Immediate Release
October 16, 2007

Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts 2007-2008 Grants Awarded

The Northern Tier Cultural Alliance (NTCA), working with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) was pleased to present the annual regional PA Partners in the Arts (PPA) Awards Ceremony on Thursday, October 11, 2007 at the Muncy Historical Society, Muncy.

Representative Garth Everett and Legislative Assistant to Senator Roger A. Madigan, Curtis Fay, assisted NTCA Executive Director Jennifer L. Swain in presenting the 2007-2008 PA Partners in the Arts Grant Awards to applicants from across Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, Northumberland, and Potter Counties.

The Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts program is a regranting program of the PCA which allows regional partners and the state to work to together to make a significant impact on arts and cultural opportunities at a local level. This year, NTCA received $51,544 in requests from Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, Northumberland and Potter Counties with $29,900 available to re-grant. Applications were reviewed and scored by a panel of community members from across the five counties served.

Artists and organizations receiving 2007-2008 support include:

• Austin Dam Memorial Association, Potter County
• Bald Eagle Art League, Lycoming County
• Sarah Batson, Potter County
• Billtown Blues Association, Lycoming County
• Brilliant Corners, Lycoming County
• Cameron County 4-H, Cameron County
• Clinton County Arts Council, Clinton County
• Community Theatre League, Lycoming County
• Downtown Lock Haven, Inc., Clinton County
• James V. Brown Library, Lycoming County
• Juneteenth Celebration, Lycoming County
• Keystone Community Network, Inc., Clinton County
• Loyalsock Township Board of Supervisors, Lycoming County
• Millbrook Playhouse, Clinton County
• Muncy Historical Society, Lycoming County
• Northumberland Co. Council for the Arts, Northumberland County
• Potter County Fine Arts Council, Potter County
• Preservation Williamsport: Victorian Christmas, Lycoming County
• Project Coffee House, Clinton County
• Repasz Band, Lycoming County
• Smoked Country Jam Bluegrass Festival, Clinton County
• Songwriter’s Roundtable - Steve Quelet, Potter County
• The Improved Milton Experience (T.I.M.E.), Northumberland County
• West Branch School, Lycoming County
• Williamsport Ballet Guild, Lycoming County
• Williamsport Chamber Choir & Orchestra, Lycoming County
• Williamsport Civic Chorus, Lycoming County
• Williamsport-Lycoming Arts Council, Lycoming County

PA Partners in the Arts is the regional arts funding partnership of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency. State government funding comes through an annual appropriation by Pennsylvania’s General Assembly and from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. The mission of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts is to foster the excellence, diversity, and vitality of the arts in Pennsylvania and to broaden the availability and appreciation of those arts throughout the state.

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