Delaware Valley Arts Alliance

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The Delaware Valley Arts Alliance is a nonprofit arts organization and the Arts Council for Sullivan County, New York. [1]

Located in Narrowsburg, NY, [2] DVAA offers art galleries, performances and cultural programming [3] at the historic Arlington Hotel and Tusten Theatre. [4] DVAA supports local artists with gallery exhibitions and grant funding. [5] [6] [7] Founder Elaine Giguere retired from her role as executive director in 2017. [8] Some of DVAA's programs include Big Eddy Film Festival [9] and Riverfest. [10] [11]

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