June, 2008
Live at the Gantries
New Summer Free Concert Series Live At The Gantries
To Feature An Array Of Queens Artists
Queens, NY - Celebrating the rich musical and ethnic tapestries of Queens in boisterous style, Live at the Gantries, the borough's newest free summer performance series, will kick off later this month in
Long Island City on June 24th. Download the pdf press release.

May, 2008
QCA Gala
QCA Scores A Huge Success With Going Places
Queens Council on the Arts (QCA) 42nd Annual Benefit Gala, Going Places, celebrated the exploding creative and diverse community of Queens and also commemorated over four decades of QCA service to the borough, supporting plans to further develop as an organization.
 
Held at the regal Water's Edge Restaurant in Long Island City in the shadow of Manhattan's Eastside skyline, the event drew almost 250 artists, benefactors, community leaders, businesspeople and lovers of the arts from Queens and New York City.
 
The anticipated Roger Madoff Literary Fellowship was announced and honorees included the movers and shakers of the Queens arts scene - Daniel Lee, Richard J. Schwartz and Amy Kaufman. For more information download the pdf.

May, 2008
High School to Art School gets $7,500 BOOST
The Aviation Development Council's generous grant will support HS2AS's ongoing program of arts training, college counseling, and studio visits. Bill Huisman, ADC's Executive Director, presented the check in a ceremony at the Queens Museum of Art. View the press release.

February 21, 2008
Queenstribune.com
State Of The Arts The Scene In Queens Is One Of Diversity And Creativity Thanks In Part To QCA, by Juliet Werner
According to Flux Executive Director Stephany Anne Goldberg, the extra funding couldn't come at a better time. "The money that we received from QCA is for admin help and development," Goldberg said. "That will be necessary wherever we go."

Flux is not the only arts organization to benefit from QCA's regrant program. In fact, 87 honorees were awarded more than $270,000 to put toward the future of the borough's arts scene. More...

February 21, 2008
Queenstribune.com
Art Show Series Brings Queens Home, By Noah C. Zuss
Queens non-profit brings borough artists into homes.
ArtSpy is a series of half-hour television shows produced in partnership with the Queens Council on the Arts and Queens Public Television. The series presents lively conversations among established and emerging borough artists and authors. More...

March 4, 2008
Queens Arts Connection
Queens Coucil of the Arts, New York Foundation for the Arts and Queens Museum of Art present Queens Art Connection: a free networking event for artists and cultural groups. Download the pdf

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