NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, May 6, 2010

 

Contact: Amy Kelly, Chair, (785) 843-8635 or Diane Stoddard, assistant city manager, (785) 832-3413

Grants awarded to local arts organizations for community art projects

 

(Lawrence, Ks.)  -- The City of Lawrence is pleased to announce the 2010 Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission’s 16^th Annual Community Arts Grant awardees which were selected based on the following three criteria: 1) community value 2) project quality 3) application quality.   The grants are intended as start-off money for projects or special community art-related ventures with a particular focus on encouraging the arts within the Lawrence community.   

"Once again, the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission was pleased and impressed by the level of commitment to the arts in this community.  We received some wonderful grant requests which prompted robust discussions among the Commissioners about how best to assist both artists and arts programs in Lawrence." Amy Kelly, Chair

 

At the May 11^th, 2010 Lawrence City Commission meeting, the Mayor and Chair of the Cultural Arts Commission will present the following organizations with their grants: 

 

Drums on Children’s Learning Center’s Playground – Children’s Learning Center, Inc. $500

Final Fridays Fringe Festival – Downtown Lawrence, Inc. - $1,000

Summer Film Intensive – Lawrence Arts Center - $1,000

Lawrence Busker Festival – Lawrence Busker Festival - $1,000

Ride Lawrence” Functional Art Bike Rack for the Lawrence Farmer’s Market – Lawrence Central Rotary - $1,000

Youth Education Program (YEP) – Lawrence Community Theater $1,000

Collaborative Arts Experiences for Kids – Trinity In-Home Care $500

JAMS – Summer Benchmark – Van Go, Inc. $1,000

Total: $7,000

 

 

For more information, call Diane Stoddard, assistant city manager (785) 832.3143.

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