The Wexner Center Foundation received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support personnel and marketing expenses from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which aims to support opportunities for public participation in the arts and arts education. Specifically, the funding will allow the Wexner Center Foundation to cover staffing and...
Artswestchester, Inc. was awarded a $114,375 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to partner with mental health and nonprofit organizations on a community tile mural and celebration initiative. Through 50 free participatory tile-making and painting workshops led by teaching artists at cultural, mental health, and community venues countywide, the program aims to strengthen engagement and collaboration to address negative pandemic...
The federal Project Grant award, with ID MG256076OMS24, was provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program. The $1,231,500 grant will support Voices In Contemporary Art Inc. (Voca), a non-profit organization, in developing the capacity of art museum professionals across the United States in artist-centered stewardship practices. Through 18 workshops attended by teams from over 200 museums, the project will...
The Palo Alto Art Center Foundation will implement a community engagement project titled "Creative Attention" under a $235,779.60 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program. Through the grant, the Art Center will partner with a licensed art therapist to encourage community members to use art to address anxiety and recognize manifestations of the emotion. Therapeutic art workshops will be conducted and an intergenerational family...
The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the Canton Museum of Art from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The funding supports personnel expenses to assist with response and recovery efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), the award enables the museum to provide opportunities for community participation in the arts and arts education. It also allows the museum...
The Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center will relaunch its Teen Arts Council program to address critical needs in arts education and the social-emotional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth. Funded by a $108,420 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program, the Teen Arts Council empowers teens to create and plan arts programs for their peers. It will use strategies such as diversity, supportive staff, authentic work...
The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $1,325,500 Project Grant to Arts Council Ohio to support arts programs, services, and activities associated with carrying out the agency's NEA-approved strategic plan from July 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. This funding is provided under the Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements program (CFDA 45.025), which enables partnerships with state and regional arts agencies to advance the NEA's mission. A portion of the grant funds a 120-day arts...
The Corita Art Center (CAC) in Hollywood, California will receive $133,978 under a one-year Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to expand its outreach and education activities through various online and in-person programs. Funded through IMLS's National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312), CAC will develop bilingual workbooks, activity packets, videos and livestreamed workshops to address issues exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as social...
The Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, OH was awarded a $499,395 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will support six mutually reinforcing and free out-of-school learning opportunities for over 5,000 young adults in the Cincinnati region to help offset learning loss resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The center will build on and expand five successful young adult programs:...
The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Cultureworks LTD to support personnel expenses in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant falls under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which aims to support opportunities for public participation in the arts and arts education, integrate the arts with strategies promoting well-being and community resilience, and build capacity and infrastructure...