Partners

SaratogaArtsFest works in partnership with community and arts organizations to grow audiences for all the arts in Saratoga. Collaborating in the areas of programming, exhibits, financial and logistical support, and marketing and outreach efforts, SaratogaArtsFest and Partner organizations enrich the arts landscape and encourage increased cultural tourism in our region.

ARTSPASS Annual Benefits


Holders of an ARTSPASS from 2012 receive benefits from many SaratogaArtsFest Partners through June 5, 2013. To see a complete listing, please refer to arts365!

2013 Partner Grant Application

The application process is closed.

2013 Partner Grant Winners

Each year, proceeds from SaratogaArtsFest's opening celebration, Prelude, and a portion of funds received from donors are awarded to partners to help bring programming to SaratogaArtsFest. For 2013, nine partner organizations from the SaratogaArtsFest alliance of art organizations will receive programming grants for a vibrant array of diverse programming:

  • Albany Symphony Orchestra - Albany Symphony Tiny Tots program presents Cowboy Dave!
    Cowboy Dave, the roughest, toughest cowboy conductor of all time will lead children ages 2 through 8 on an action packed, interactive musical trail-ride.
  • Caffé Lena - Woodbury-Kasius / Theater Collaboration
    Composer Elizabeth Woodbury-Kasius and Skidmore College theater students will collaborate in the creation of an original performance piece that evokes the last 150 years of Saratoga Springs history.
  • Home Made Theater - Straight from the Horse’s Mouth
    Stable Chat: A collection of songs and stories straight from the horse’s mouth. Meet eight different thoroughbred “horses” as they tell sweet, funny and endearing stories about their lives.
  • Myers Dance Center/Northeast Ballet - Saratoga’s 2 & 4- Legged Thoroughbreds!
    A dance performance exploring the training and similarities between dancers and horses, and the athletic and emotional demands on humans and animals in their respective art forms.
  • Opera Saratoga - Opera 150
    Opera Saratoga General Director Curt Tucker will lead an informative talk about how opera has evolved during the past 150 years, with examples performed by members of the Opera Saratoga 2013 Young Artist Program.
  • Saratoga Arts -Gary Lucas and the Golem
    Musician Gary Lucas will perform to the 1920 expressionist film The Golem, the tale of a rabbi who made a man out of clay to save the Jewish community of Prague and shorter pieces to recent film clips, followed by a discussion with the audience.
  • Saratoga Chamber Players - 150 Years of Music & Art in Saratoga 
    A chamber concert with bassoon, violins, viola & cello to highlight work audiences heard 150 years ago, and a work composed by the principal bassoonist of the Philadelphia Orchestra who performed at SPAC. The concert will be accompanied by slides of 150 years of art in Saratoga.
  • Saratoga Children's Theater - Children’s Theater at Beekman Street Art Fair
    As part of the Beekman Street Art Fair, the Saratoga Children's Theatre will offer various children's performances under a large tent on Beekman Street. Offerings include an open mic program, various theatre skits, and a youth "Elvis" impersonator program.
  • Saratoga Film Forum - The Film Forum Celebrates Yaddo
    Yaddo, the venerable artists’ community in Saratoga Springs, has nurtured over seventy film makers. As ArtsFest honors 150 years of the arts in Saratoga, the Saratoga Film Forum celebrates Yaddo's commitment to the art of filmmaking with three nights of Yaddo film makers showing their films and talking about their work.

Arts Partners

The Arts Partners include galleries, museums and performing organizations. The Arts Partners make up the Alliance of Arts Partners and provide the core of the festival events.

Galleries

Museums

Performing Arts Organizations

Community Partners

Community partners support the festival in two ways, including production of one or more festival events and promotions of the festival.

Event Producing Organizations

Promotions Support

School Partners

School Partners may provide programming and collaborate with festival operations to promote the festival and, in particular, youth and family programming.

 

 

Partner Calendar of Events

 

Albany Symphony

May 31, 2013 American Music Festival - EMPAC, RPI, Troy

 

Empire State Youth Orchestras

Jun 1, 2013 Make it Possible - a Reception to Honor Susan G. Brome - Tang Teaching Museum & Art Gallery

 

National Museum of Dance

May 30, 2013 Saratoga En Pointe Grande Unveiling and Hall of Fame Grand Opening - 99 South Broadway

Jun 8, 2013 Warder Cadbury Dance Event - 99 South Broadway

Jun 27, 2013 Opening Reception for Homage to Dance - 99 South Broadway

 

Opera Saratoga

Jun 13, 2013 The Annual Opera Gala in honor of Anne Palamountain - Hall of Springs

June 23, 25, 28, 30, July 1, 6 H.M.S. Pinafore - Spa Little Theater

June 27, 29, July 2, 5, 7 Lucia Di Lammermoor - Spa Little Theater

 

Saratoga Arts

April 6 - May 25 Configurations: Robert Carsten and Susan Stuart - 320 Broadway

Jun 11, 2013 Advanced Prezi - Zoom Slideshow Software - 320 Broadway

Jun 18, 2013 Arts Marketing on a Shoestring - 320 Broadway

Jul 12, 2013 Art in the Park - Congress Park

Aug 3 - Sept 28 Saratoga 150: Then, Now and Beyond! - 320 Broadway

Sep 13, 2013 Art in the Park - Congress Park

Oct 8, 2013 Arts in Education + Curriculum Integration = Arts Invigoration! - 320 Broadway

Oct 15, 2013 Grantwriting for the Arts - 320 Broadway

Oct 22, 2013 Gallery Submission Process - 320 Broadway

 

Saratoga Film Forum

May 23, 24 and 26 Caesar Must Die (Cesare deve morire) - 320 Broadway

May 24, 2013 A Place at the Table - 320 Broadway

May 28, 2013 Town & Gown Movie Night: The Holy Girl (La Niña Santa) - 320 Broadway

 

Saratoga Springs History Museum

May 22, 2013 Solomon Northup: The Years after Twelve Years a Slave Presented by David Fiske - Canfield Casino

Jun 25, 2013 Walking Tour of Saratoga Presented by Charlie Kuenzel and Dave Patterson - Canfield Casino

Jul 3, 2013 Family Fun Day - Congress Park

Jul 10, 2013 Exhibit Opening and Reception: The People Behind the Track - Canfield Casino

Aug 20, 2013 Racing at Saratoga: The History of Saratoga Presented by Bill Nack - Canfield Casino

 

Spring Street Gallery

May 22, 2013 IN CONCERT: THE FIGGS' PETE DONNELLY - 110 Spring Street

May 24, 2013 Spring Street Reading Series: Graphic Novelist Sabrina Jones - 110 Spring Street

May 28, 2013 Drummer Chris Corsano and Saxophonist Joe McPhee - 110 Spring Street

 

Tang Teaching Museum & Art Gallery

Jan 19 - July 28 Someday Is Now: The Art of Corita Kent - Skidmore College, Tang Teaching Museum & Art Gallery