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Causes: Arts & Culture, Arts & Humanities Councils & Agencies
Mission: Livingston arts has been livingston county's official arts council for over 45 years. The mission of the arts council is to enrich the quality of life in livingston county by encouraging and promoting the arts and cultural activities through support of artists, schools and community groups. Livingston arts is recognized as the official arts organization for livingston county, state of new york and strives to make art and culture accessible to people from all walks of life.
Programs: Livingston arts center is a community based organization dedicated to promoting the arts, supporting artists and educating the public. The arts center is home to the new deal gallery, displaying the collection of 1930s works progress administration paintings, the apartment one gallery which gives opportunities to local established artists to exhibit and the experimental art gallery which provides professional gallery space to emerging artists and established artists experimenting in a new medium. The arts center also offers open studio space, classes and workshops as well as gift shop to sell and promote local artists' creations. Livingston arts center is also the home to the genesee valley arts grant program, providing funding to nonprofit organizations and artists in livingston and monroe counties to pursue creative endeavors. We also work closely with area schools to provide grant funding for extracurricular arts activities for juniors and seniors and a college scholarship to livingston county seniors, the staff sgt. Alexandria mae gleason morrow arts scholarship.