Yes, It Can Be Done: A Philanthropist on Transforming Rural Communities Through the Arts
Not long ago, I wrote about the Maine-based Libra Foundation betting big that the arts can transform a depressed small rural town in that state called Monson. I've also noted that ArtPlace America has been ramping up its commitment to rural communities to revitalize places that face deep economic challenges, and more recently, a growing opioid epidemic.
Peter and Sarah Finn can relate.
In 1998, the couple founded the Hunter, New York-based Catskill Mountain Foundation (CMF), an organization committed to transforming rural communities through the arts. Over the next five years, the foundation plans to inject $20 million—in addition to the $45 million already invested—into the Catskills region to improve facilities and to finance new programs to support the arts. . .