Huntington Arts Council Announces
Grants for the Arts Celebration Thursday, April 23

MELVILLE, NY, 23 April 2009 - The Huntington Arts Council presents the 12th Annual Grants for the Arts Celebration tonight, Thursday, April 23 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Art-trium Gallery, 25 Melville Park Road, Melville. The evening is to honor the recipients of both New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Regrants and JPMorgan Chase. Selected grant awardees will perform and exhibit their work.
This program is made possible by the JPMorgan Chase Foundation and with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts.

Founded in 1963, the Huntington Arts Council is a 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 750,000 Long Island residents, and it serves the entire region with its cultural listings at www.huntingtonarts.org. The Council is the official arts coordinating agency for the Town of Huntington, and serves as the primary regranting agency in Suffolk County 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.