23 Oct Multiple CSRA Organizations Awarded GCA Grants for FY2021
Multiple CSRA Organizations Awarded GCA Grants for FY2021
There were several organizations throughout the CSRA who received Georgia Council for the Arts Vibrant Communities and Cultural Facilities grant awards for the 2021 fiscal year. These organizations include; the Imperial Theater; Activities Council of Thompson; Area Children’s Theatre in Warren County; City of Waynesboro GA Downtown Development Authority in Burke County; Harlem Arts Council; Taliaferro County Library; and Thomson McDuffie County Library.
You can find the full press release from the Georgia Council for the Arts below. The Arts Council invites all community members to congratulate these organizations on their success in securing this grant funding.
Georgia Council for the Arts awards 77 organizations more than $585,000 in grant funding
Grant investment will support art programs and facilities in 58 counties
ATLANTA, October 21, 2020—Georgia Council for the Arts, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, today announced the recipients of the Vibrant Communities and Cultural Facilities grant awards for fiscal year 2021. The Vibrant Communities Grant supports a variety of arts programming opportunities in communities, and the Cultural Facilities Grant supports the restoration or renovation of a building to be used for arts programming. Seventy-seven entities in 58 counties will receive more than $585,000 in funding as part of this year’s awards.
“A thriving arts community creates thousands of jobs and contributes to a healthy and diverse economy. The Georgia Council for the Arts is proud to continue to support our state’s arts organizations through the distribution of Vibrant Communities and Cultural Facilities grants,” said GDEcD Commissioner Pat Wilson. “The arts community needs our support more than ever, and this funding offers immediate assistance in housing and facilitating arts programs that provide meaningful experiences for Georgians.”
Georgia Council for the Arts received 115 applications from arts organizations, schools, libraries, cities, historical societies, community theatres, Boys & Girls Clubs and more. The Vibrant Communities Grant is available to organizations in counties that did not receive a fiscal year 2021 Project, Partner or Arts Education Grant, and allowed applications to support online programming due to COVID-19. Cultural Facilities Grants are available to arts organizations for repairing, preserving or acquiring an arts facility, or for purchasing equipment.
Following precedent set by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the Georgia Council for the Arts used Peer Review Panels to adjudicate applications. These panels included fellow professionals who are experienced in the arts discipline or type of grant being reviewed, or are Georgia citizens with a record of involvement in arts activities, experience and knowledge.
Georgia’s creative industries have a reported $62.5 billion impact on the economy, generating roughly $37 billion in revenue and accounting for about 200,000 jobs in the state.
Click here to view the recipients of the fiscal year 2021 Vibrant Communities and Cultural Facilities grants.
About Georgia Council of Arts
Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) is a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development whose mission is to cultivate the growth of vibrant, thriving Georgia communities through the arts. GCA provides grant funding, programs and services statewide that support the vital arts industry, preserve the state’s cultural heritage, increase tourism and nurture strong communities. Funding for Georgia Council for the Arts is provided by appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts. www.gaarts.org