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Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council

7 Lapham Place, Glens Falls, NY 12801
(518) 798-1144 • Fax: (518) 798-9122		  


information@larac.org

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WHAT IS LARAC?
The Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC) is an arts service organization for Warren, Washington and northern Saratoga Counties in New York State.  LARAC was formed in 1972 by a coalition of arts-minded residents, to unify the arts and cultural community and establish a cultural identity.  Each year LARAC expands programs and services, evolving in response to community needs.

In 1998, LARAC purchased a Victorian carriage house, located on Glens Falls City Park, renovating the space which opened in 1999 as home to the Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council.

The building houses The Lapham Gallery, which features solo exhibitions throughout the year as well as a Holiday Shop from mid-November through December.  The LARAC facility includes administrative offices for LARAC and the Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra, as well as the year-round LARAC Shop and meeting spaces.  

Light Fair
David Shivetts & Laura Colomb
Members Show

June Festival 2008
Internet Marketing Workshop
LARAC Shop
 
LARAC SERVICES
Lapham Gallery
 Exhibitions		 Artist Exhibition Space showcases fine art and craft created by professional artists in the region.  Exhibitions rotate every six to eight weeks and feature both juried and non-juried exhibitions. 
Art and Craft Festivals
 Information		 June Juried Art and Craft Festival in City Park, Glens Falls (approximately 160 vendors)
Fall Juried Art and Craft Show (indoors--approximately 60 vendors)
LARAC Shop
 Take a peak		 Year round retail space, selling fine art and craft from artists and artisans of the lower Adirondack region
Membership
Join LARAC		 LARAC is a membership organization, supporting arts and culture through promoting, developing, sponsoring, networking, coordinating, and providing arts activities and services.
Classes and Workshops
 Register		 Workshops are developed based on interest and needs of artists as well as arts and cultural organizations.  In addition, LARAC hosts children's workshops during school and summer vacations.
Grants
 for artists
for organizations		 Arts Initiative Regrant Program--Organizational Grants & Artist Grants
This grant cycle begins in late summer, applications due in the fall, and grant awards are announced in December for the following year.
Funding for these grants is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program with supplemental funding from Warren County and the Rivendell Foundation.
Online Services
www.larac.org		 Directories of Artists, Arts & Cultural Organizations, Arts Services, Regional Calendar of Events, Calls for Entries, Online Newsletter
Meeting Space The Upper Hudson Valley Watercolor Society, Glens Falls Writers Group, Glens Falls Community Theatre's etc (experimental theatre company), and The Adirondack Audubon Society currently meet in the LARAC facility on a monthly basis, or more frequently.  In addition, the Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra rents space in the facility and uses it for its many meetings.
Other Services
  • Information center
  • Bimonthly newsletter
  • Technical Assistance Services
  • State and Local Advocacy
  • Cultural information kiosk at Aviation Mall, Queensbury

LARAC is a regional arts agency of the New York State Council on the Arts, and is a private, tax exempt 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. LARAC is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.

Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council
7 Lapham Place
Glens Falls, NY 12801
(518) 798-1144 • Fax: (518) 798-9122
information@larac.org