{"id":35154,"date":"2022-03-21T11:08:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T15:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=35154"},"modified":"2022-03-21T11:08:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T15:08:29","slug":"phil-casabona-promoted-to-become-new-executive-director-of-larac-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2022\/03\/phil-casabona-promoted-to-become-new-executive-director-of-larac-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Casabona Promoted To Become New Executive Director Of LARAC Organization"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_35155\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35155\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2022\/03\/new-larac-director-casabona-c-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2022\/03\/new-larac-director-casabona-c-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2022\/03\/new-larac-director-casabona-c.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35155\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phil Casabona was LARAC\u2019s gallery curator and has worked at there since July of 2014.<br \/>Courtesy LARAC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC) announced that Phil Casabona will take over as executive director with the departure of Candice Frye.<\/p>\n<p>Casabona was LARAC\u2019s gallery curator and festival coordinator and has worked at the organization since July of 2014.<\/p>\n<p>At LARAC, Casabona has been in charge of both the annual June Arts Festival and the annual Fall Arts Festival, as well as LARAC\u2019s year-long gift shop and annual Holiday Shop. For the past four years he has also been LARAC\u2019s gallery curator, bringing seven different gallery exhibitions to LARAC\u2019s Lapham Gallery each year.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhil has been an integral piece of LARAC for years, and brings essential skills and intense passion to continue the work of LARAC. We are lucky to have Phil to work with as LARAC heads into the future,\u201d said Will Sawma, LARAC board chair and head of the search committee.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Casabona, an artist himself, with a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree, is active in the arts with his own home studio as well as representing the arts and his community through LARAC in his professional life. Phil is also an active member of North Country Arts in Glens Falls, where he has served since 2018 and is the organization\u2019s vice president.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span>\u201cI have felt at home here at LARAC these past eight years and have been humbled by the constant support of the local artists and community,\u201d said Casabona. \u201cI am looking forward to continuing to do my best for LARAC, the artists we support and who support us, as well as the community as LARAC\u2019s new executive director. I intend to build upon the wonderful foundation that has been laid these past 50 years.\u201d <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very excited<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>with the Search Committee\u2019s choice. Phil is the perfect fit for LARAC and he understands the needs of the artists and our community,\u201d said the outgoing director Frye.<\/p>\n<p>The Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council\u2019s mission is to enrich the quality of life in Warren, Washington, and Northern Saratoga counties by supporting arts and culture through promoting, developing, sponsoring, networking, coordinating, and providing arts activities and services.<\/p>\n<p>It is a tax exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and is governed by a volunteer board of directors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC) announced that Phil Casabona will take over as executive director with the departure of Candice Frye. Casabona was LARAC\u2019s gallery curator and festival coordinator and has worked at the organization since July of 2014. 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