Clara Lou Gould Fund for the Arts
The goal of the Clara Lou Gould Fund for the Arts is to fund Beacon projects not generally supported by other area arts organizations, including individual artist’s projects, unique exhibition, performance or public art projects, arts education programs, and community projects that promote area artists and arts activities and that draw attention to the valuable role of arts and culture in our community.
To honor Clara Lou Gould upon the occasion of her retirement after 18 years of service as Beacon’s Mayor, and in recognition of her support of arts and culture in Beacon, BeaconArts created a special Fund for the Arts named for Beacon’s former Mayor. Because Mayor Gould was born and raised in Cold Spring but spent most of her adult life in Beacon, the arts fund is designed to support arts and cultural projects and activities in the Greater Beacon community, including projects that may be initiated outside Beacon but benefit the arts community in the Beacon area of New York.
The Clara Lou Gould Fund for the Arts is a component fund of the Community Foundation of Dutchess County. It will build on the work that has started in Beacon, by creating an ongoing revenue stream to support existing and future arts projects that may be developed by artists and organizations in the region.
Donations to the fund are tax deductible. Make the check payable to the Clara Lou Gould Fund for the Arts.
Mail the check to:
Clara Lou Gould Fund for the Arts
c/o the Beacon Arts Community Association
P.O.Box 727, Beacon, NY 12508.
For more information about The Community Foundation of Dutchess County, www.cfdcny.org, (phone 845-452-3077)