Capital Region Creatives for Ukraine
The leaders of the Capital Region’s major non-profit performing arts venues, in response to the catastrophic situation in Ukraine, have come together to assess how the region’s arts community can help, and have created a plan to raise awareness and funds for humanitarian aid. The coalition released the following statement:
“The brutal Russian invasion of the sovereign nation of Ukraine has created a humanitarian emergency for millions of innocent Ukrainian people. We share in the grief and anger felt by our patrons and the American people at large as we’ve watched these terrible events play out. Despite the challenges to the local nonprofit arts community over these last two years, we feel called to do whatever we can to help support the Ukrainian people in their time of need, and to give our audiences the opportunity to do the same. With this in mind, from March 24 through 27, each of our venues and organizations will work to raise awareness and funds for humanitarian aid in Ukraine. Each venue will contribute in their own way, whether through donation of portions of proceeds, collecting funds on site in our lobbies, online fundraising opportunities for patrons, or other means. Then, together, we will donated all funds raised to Razom for Ukraine’s Emergency Response initiative, which is providing critically needed medical supplies and aid to Ukrainians in need. Razom, in Ukrainian, means “together,” and their organization has received the coveted Guidestar Gold Transparency award in recognition of the direct impact that contributions have in meeting their mission. As artists, we value and wish to promote peace, freedom and democracy through our work on stage and off. In that spirit, we invite and encourage patrons to join us this month in supporting Razom’s mission of coming together for Ukraine in their time of need.”
The members of the Capital Region Arts Restart Coalition include Proctors Collaborative, The Palace Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Cohoes Music Hall, Caffé Lena, The Egg, The Linda, Hudson Hall, Universal Preservation Hall, Capital Repertory Theatre, Playhouse Stage Company and the Albany Symphony Orchestra. Patrons are encouraged to visit the venues and websites of each individual organization for further details on how they can contribute to this regional effort.
