Local organizations awarded ‘arts grants’
Staff Report
COLUMBUS The Ohio Arts Council (OAC) board recently approved $18,479,247 in grants to support Ohio artists, arts and cultural organizations, students, educators, and public arts programming when it met on July 21 for its summer board meeting.
Included as award recipients were the French Art Colony in Gallipolis and the annual Harvest Moon Pow Wow traditionally held in Gallipolis City Park in the fall.
According to a news release from the OAC, the FAC was approved for a grant in the amount of $6,960 for continuing programming regarding “arts activities.”
The 14th annual Harvest Moon Pow Wow, featuring Native American drum group Thunder Boyz, living history re-enactor Dan Cuttler and MC Danny Two Eagles, received $3,435. More on this year’s event as information is released.
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COLUMBUS Two local arts organizations were among those awarded grants through the Ohio Arts Council (OAC). The OAC board awarded a total of 746 grants totaling $18.4 million, including 68 in western Ohio.
Local organizations receiving grants include:
The Van Wert Area Performing Arts Foundation, which received two grants: a sustainability grant of $40,468 to continue providing local performing arts programming and an Ohio Artists on Tour grant of $7,333 for a local production of the Toledo Ballet Theatre.
Off Stage Productions, which received an Arts Access grant of $2,450 to assist it in funding a season of theatre productions.
“Throughout the past year and a half, we have been reminded time and time again that the arts are better when we work together,” said OAC Executive Director Donna S. Collins. “These grants will support the restoration of arts programming in communities across Ohio, the hiring and rehiring of arts profes
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