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The Cultural Resources Council has received two grants totaling $76,500 from a collaborative of funders participating in IDEAS-The Initiative to Develop and Engage Audiences in Syracuse. The first grant will support educational programs in arts marketing for area arts organizations, and the second will support steps to strengthen CRC’s organizational capacity.

“We are proud and pleased to receive support from these pro-active funders,” said Stephen Butler, Executive Director of the CRC. “They recognize that a robust regional arts council and focused technical assistance services are important to a healthy arts sector, and that the arts help drive the economy of our area.”

Support was provided from the IDEAS Implementation Fund. This initiative seeks to develop and support strategies that strengthen the connection between the community and its arts, culture and heritage organizations. Partnering foundations include the Allyn Foundation, the Central New York Community Foundation, the Gifford Foundation, the Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation, the John Ben Snow Foundation, and the Trust for Cultural Resources of the County of Onondaga.

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The Cultural Resources Council is pleased to announce that attorney Clifford G. Tsan has joined the Board of Directors.  Mr. Tsan is a litigator with the law firm of Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC.  He and his family are proud patrons and participants in the regional arts scene.

Mr. Tsan handles litigation in federal and state courts and in arbitration and mediation for BSK. He has represented clients in a broad variety of commercial disputes, ranging from shareholder derivative actions to complex multidistrict litigation, and from commercial lease disputes to fraudulent transfer actions. Mr. Tsan has significant experience in both prosecuting and defending actions alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition, and breach of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements. He has also handled insurance coverage disputes and defense of personal injury claims and other torts, and recently his practice has included a focus on intellectual property litigation, including trademark disputes and defense of false patent marking claims.

Mr. Tsan is a member of the firm’s E-Discovery and Records Management Practice Group. He has counseled clients and delivered presentations to attorneys regarding the latest developments and cases concerning information management, litigation holds, the duty to preserve evidence, spoliation and sanctions.

Prior to relocating to Syracuse to be near family in 2008, Mr. Tsan was associated with Becker, Glynn, Melamed & Muffly LLP in New York City.

Education: Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 2003), Stanford University (B.A., 2000)

Bar admissions: New York; U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

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Reserve Your Tickets to The Adventures of Rudolph Now for Early Bird Pricing

Dear Educator,

Reserve your tickets now for The Cultural Resources Council’s annual narrated holiday ballet, The Adventures of Rudolph, directed by Deborah Boughton and performed by students of Dance Centre North at the John H. Mulroy Civic Center on Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday, December 5, 6, & 7, 2012.

Early Bird pricing is available for school performance orders placed now through September 28!

Click here for more details and an Order Form or call Jon Wilson at the CRC office at (315) 435-2126.

Join us for this heartwarming holiday tradition and find out if Rudolph and Santa’s elves can save Christmas from evil Witch Winter Grey once again!

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Michael Harms Theater Festival

at Cayuga Community College

Auburn , NY

On Saturday, March 31st, the Cultural Resources Council presented the 2012 Michael Harms Theater Festival. More than 200 students and 50 adults from five schools and three community theater groups gathered at Cayuga Community College for this annual theater competition for secondary students produced by the CRC. The participating groups were: Auburn High School, Jamesville-DeWitt High School, La Joven Guardia del Teatro Latino, Manlius Pebble Hill School, The Media Unit, Oswego Children’s Theater, Sherburne-Earlville High School Drama Club, and Skaneateles High School Drama.

The following is a full list of the awards and scholarship handed out at the Festival:

Scholarships

• Michael Harms Memorial Scholarship was awarded to: Taylorann Flurschutz - Auburn High School
• Cultural Resources Scholarship was awarded to: Gabriella Whiting – Skaneateles High School

Festival Awards:

• The award for Outstanding Technical Achievement was presented to Manlius Pebble Hill School for their production of The Rimers of Eldritch, directed by Louis Balestra DiNolfi
• The Award of Excellence-Community Theater was presented to La Joven Guardia del Teatro Latino for their production of El Camarón Encantado (The Enchanted Shrimp), directed by José Miguel Hernández Hurtado
• The Award of Excellence-High School was presented to Skaneateles High School for their production of The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Micheal Kringer

Congratulations to all of the winners!

To see the full list of awards, respondents and workshop leaders visit the CRC website by clicking here.

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Position — Director of Operations

Organization — Cultural Resource Council of Syracuse & Onondaga County Inc. (CRC)

Location — Syracuse, NY

Date Posted — April 30, 2012

The CRC is searching for qualified candidates for its Director of Operations position. Seeking a proven hands-on manager who will ensure efficient and smooth operation at regional arts council providing programs and services including grants, technical assistance, research, arts education, community based programs and consortium projects (ie. joint marketing). Reporting to the Executive Director, areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to: strategic planning, internal operations management, grant compliance, contract negotiation and marketing campaigns. Bachelor’s degree, 6-10 years of experience and work in not-for-profit service sector; arts experience preferred. The CRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Contact via USPS mail or email only – no phone calls please. Send resume and cover letter to: Mr. Stephen Butler, Executive Director, Cultural Resources Council, John Mulroy Civic Center, 411 Montgomery Street, Syracuse NY 13202, or sbutler@mycnyarts.org

Director of Operations

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Calling Syracuse Artists to Apply!

The First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival is Rochester’s newest four-day festival that will showcase everything from theatre and dance, to visual arts and music, to comedy and family entertainment. The Fringe fest will open Thursday, September 20, 2012 with a spectacular, free, outdoor show. Following this launch, shows will open at the many participating venues and will run through Sunday, September 23, 2012. This is a unique chance for artists to perform at Geva Theatre Center, George Eastman House, Blackfriars Theatre, Kilbourn Hall (at Eastman Theatre) and Hatch Recital Hall (at Eastman Theatre), among others.

Festival organizers would like to encourage Syracuse area artists to put on a show! Participation in Fringe festivals offers an opportunity for experience, learning, exposure and revenue. Artists will act as independent producers who are responsible for staging and promoting their own shows. 

Interested artists must apply to participate and select festival venues by visiting www.rochesterfringe.com by May 1, 2012. Once an artist is accepted by a venue, they must register by May 15, 2012.

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The Adventures of Rudolph flies into the Crouse Hinds Theater for its school day performances on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, December 5, 6,  and 7, 2012.

Download the School Early Bird Order Form, fill it out, and either email it to rudolph@mycnyarts.org or fax it to 315.435.2160 or mail it to Cultural Resources Council, 411 Montgomery St, Syracuse, NY, 13202.

Reservations must be made by Friday, September 28th to receive the early bird pricing.

Thank you for your continued support.  We look forward to seeing you and your group at Rudolph this coming December!

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The state budget, which has been passed in sections over the past three days, contains a $4 Million increase in grants funding for The State Council on the Arts.

This is the first increase in four years, and is just a bit under the $4.5 million arts advocates asked for on Arts Advocacy Day in February. See Assembly press release http://assembly.state.ny.us/Press/20120328a/.

A budget is a three party agreement. The Governor, the Assembly and the Senate all have to agree, so we encourage you to please thank everyone named below by regular mail. Be sure to mention that this funding is important for all arts organizations of all sizes and disciplines: a) to provide much needed support for general operations and b) it also serves as a seal of approval that leverages other funds because it is distributed through the well respected and transparent NYSCA panel process. Here are the leadership people that we suggest be thanked:

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Executive Chamber
Albany, New York 12224

Speaker Sheldon Silver
LOB 932
Albany, New York 12248

Majority Leader Dean G. Skelos
LOB 909
Albany, New York 12247

Assembly Member Margaret M. Markey
Chair, Tourism, Arts & Sports Development Committee
LOB 712
Albany, New York 12248

Senator Elizabeth O’C Little
Chair, Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks & Recreation
LOB 310
Albany, New York 12247

AND, thank the Senator and Assembly Member representing your district.

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