Arts
Council of Greater Grand Rapids announces $28,100 in
Minigrants
Through the Michigan Council of Arts and Cultural Affairs
(MCACA) Minigrant Program the Arts Council gave $28,100
to twelve local arts and cultural organizations.
The Arts Council serves as one of nineteen regional
regranting agencies for the MCACA. The region covered
includes the following counties: Ionia, Kent, Lake,
Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo and Osceola.
The Arts Council received nineteen grant applications,
with a total of $67,381 in requests. After much
deliberation, the Minigrant Panel came to a consensus
on how to distribute the $28,100. The following
organizations received awards: |
| Organization |
County |
Grant
Award |
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Artworks: Big Rapids
Area Arts & Humanities
Community Circle Theatre
DEAF, Inc.
Ferris State Univ. & Big Rapids Festival of the
Arts
Grand Rapids Community College
Greenville Area Community Center
Ionia County Area Arts Council
KVO & CBOT
Mecosta Area Committee
Morton Township Library
Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce
West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology |
Mecosta
Kent
Kent
Mescosta
Kent
Montcalm
Ionia
Kent
Mecosta
Mecosta
Kent
Kent |
$1,000
$2,116
$1,000
$4,000
$3,984
$1,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$4,000
$2,000
$2,000 |
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The Arts Council of Greater Grand
Rapids believes in the arts as a core value, in the
power of the arts to promote excellence, cross-cultural
understanding and a strong community. We strive to
invest our resources and energies to make the arts
central to the lives of everyone in our community.
If you would like more information about the Minigrant
Program,
contact the Arts Council
of Greater Grand Rapids’ Program Officer.
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