The Maine Arts Commission aims to develop stronger ties between cultural, business and governmental sectors with the launch of a new community arts grant. The Creative Communities = Economic Development Grant has a maximum award of $50,000 and is poised to support cultural and economic development efforts that will lead to real change in Maines communities.
Two $50,000 CCED grants will be awarded to Maine communities in the fall of 2010. The grant requires a letter of interest by March 8, 2010, with the full application deadline on October 7 of that same year.
Full details of this grant can be found at MaineArts.com using the following link, http://mainearts.maine.gov/grant_creativecommunities.aspx.
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A Special Recognition Award was presented to The Community Foundation in Jacksonville which is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Art Ventures Fund. The fund was developed through a matching grant challenge with the National Endowment for the Arts. The fund, to date, has made grants totaling more than one million dollars to individual artists and small and mid-sized arts organizations. In all 53 grants have been made to emerging arts organizations and 106 grants have been awarded to individual artists.
Zero is a student at NMSU-Grants who is an artist and musician who loves his new home in Grants finding the college and community inspirational. Currently he has his art in a show in Albuquerque until August 29, 2009.
This is Terry Ahola, an Oregonian Artist Wood Carver, here in Grants Pass. I have 12 of his works…, really wonderful Art sculptures … they look cuddly don’t they ?… did you hug a Bear today ? 