The Huntington Arts Councile hosts: Long Island Art Grants Workshop Saturday June 13th, in Freeport NY.

 

Long Island Grants for the Arts:   One Day Workshops to Strengthen Your Grant Applications  Saturday June 13, 2026 10:00am - 3:00pm Sparkle on Stage Cultural Arts Center 195 Woodcleft Avenue, Freeport NY Skill Building Workshops are professional development and technical assistance opportunities, offered free of charge, specifically designed for individual artists and arts & cultural organizations applying to Statewide Community Regrant (SCR) opportunities. Workshops will provide hands-on learning opportunities through concrete examples and practical applications to assist with best practices in community outreach, program marketing and promotion. Skill Building Workshops are not Grant Information Sessions and do not take the place of mandatory information sessions for any Statewide Community Regrant (SCR) opportunity.  Workshop Focus Areas - Community Outreach - Strategies and Building Connections We will be joined by a panel of arts organization leaders and individual artists who will discuss their strategies for community outreach. Following the panel discussion there will be a Q&A and break out sessions to explore newly applicable strategies.   Panelists - Elise May - Teaching Artist, Stage the Change, Program Director at Theatre for Dessert Helen Dorado Alessi - Executive Director, Long Beach Latino Civic Association Gabriella Grama - Mosaic Artist, Cultivating Havens for the Arts through Regional Murals (CHARM) Muralist. Marketing & Promotion - Creating Effective Marketing Timelines & Publicity Plans This workshop explores best practices for marketing and promotion for artists and arts & cultural organizations, with a focus on building visibility, strengthening audience engagement, and optimizing publicity efforts. Participants will learn practical strategies for creating promotional timelines and developing clear, consistent messaging across platforms to support successful programs and events. Presenter - Adriana Devers-Rodriguez - Author and Founder at Cuentos de Triadas, Cultural Events Coordinator, 2025 NYSCA Support for Individual Artists Grantee.   Introduction to Canva and Eventbrite tools Demonstration of online graphic design platform Canva tools available to create marketing and promotional materials. Introduction to online ticketing platform Eventbrite, to promote programs, and collect data to expand reach. We will be using the free versions of both platforms. Presenter - Patty Eljaiek - MIxed Media Artist, LI Grants for the Arts Coordinator, Co-Producer at Jazz at the Barn.   Date - Saturday June 13, 2026 Time - 10:00am - 3:00pm Location - Sparkle on Stage Cultural Arts Center                  195 Woodcleft Avenue, Freeport NY Please note that lunch is not included. We will have a scheduled lunch break, and snacks will be available for purchase on-site. Registration is required. To register click this link. If you have questions before registering, please contact the grants team. Patty Eljaiek, LI Grants for the Arts Coordinator at peljaiek@huntingtonarts.org Cassandra Matthews, LI Grants for the Arts Assistant at cmatthews@huntingtonarts.org  Long Island Grants for the Arts, State and Community Regrant program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. About Huntington Arts Council Now celebrating our 62nd year, the Huntington Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization which enriches the quality of life of Long Islanders with programs and services that address the needs and interests of artists, cultural organizations and the community. The Council's programs reach over one million Long Island residents, and it serves the entire region with its cultural listings at www.huntingtonarts.org. The Huntington Arts Council has been designated a "Primary Institution" by the New York State Council on the Arts, a title meaning "vital to the cultural life of New York State." The Council is the official arts coordinating agency for the Town of Huntington, and serves as the primary regranting agency on Long Island for the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), in addition to its services to over 600 member cultural organizations and individual artist members. Programs are made possible in part by funding from the New York State Council on the Arts, the Town of Huntington, the Suffolk County Department of Cultural Affairs, the County of Suffolk, corporations, foundations and individuals. Huntington Arts Council | info@huntingtonarts.org | huntingtonarts.org 213 Main Street, Huntington NY, 11743

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