CAROGA LAKE — The Caroga Arts Collective announced Friday a grant award totaling $850,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts. The grant will support the construction of a year-round artists’ lodge at Myhill as part of the Sherman’s Legacy Campaign.
The grant was part of a capital project funding announcement by NYSCA that totals more than $32 million to 102 capital projects across the state.
“We are incredibly grateful to the New York State Council on the Arts for their support of constructing a year round multi-use lodge at Myhill as part of our Sherman’s Legacy Campaign,” Kyle Barrett Price, founder, executive and artistic director of the Caroga Arts Collective, said in a press release. “This grant will help us create the supporting infrastructure for year round engagement and programs in Caroga Lake and surrounding regions thus helping further our mission of reimagining the Adirondack experience through the power of the arts.”
The Sherman’s Legacy Campaign will help Caroga Arts revitalize Sherman’s Park and the Myhill Campus into an Adirondack vacation destination where music, arts, community, and culture flourish. Constructing an artists’ residential lodge is part of the project’s first phase, which also includes the creation of a state-of-the-art amphitheater at Sherman’s Park. The lodge at Myhill will provide needed accommodations, rehearsal/performance spaces, administrative workspace, teaching spaces for Caroga Arts’ education programs and more.
“The over 100 projects we’re supporting through this funding will showcase arts and cultural organizations across the state and spur economic development for decades to come,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said in the release. “From historic sites to new multi-use arts centers, these diverse projects will expand the accessibility and the sustainability of arts and culture organizations while growing local economies, driving tourism and creating jobs all across New York State.”
Founded in 2012, Caroga Arts Collective presents more than 50 performances and community events each year. The not-for-profit organization is based at Sherman’s Park, the former amusement park in Caroga Lake.
“We are grateful to Gov. Hochul and the Legislature for their support,” NYSCA Executive Director Erika Mallin said in the release. “These projects are essential to the prosperity and well-being of our creative industry and our communities, especially as we continue to navigate the recovery of our creative sector. This support will help stimulate local economies, catalyze investment in our communities and help to ensure the vibrancy of our cultural organizations for now and for the future. Congratulations to Caroga Arts Collective, NYSCA is a proud supporter of your contributions to New York’s arts and culture.”
