City of Evanston - Cultural Arts - Cultural Fund Grant Program

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2008 CULTURAL FUND GRANT PROGRAM

Application Deadline: November 16, 2007

The Cultural Fund Grant Program was designed to be responsive to the ever-changing funding climate within the arts community and the dynamic needs of a diverse Evanston community.

To ensure that the arts continue to be an integral part of the lives of all Evanstonians, the Arts Council strongly encourages the development of broader participation by Evanston’s diverse cultural community. The Arts Council encourages collaborative efforts among artists, arts organizations and the greater community.

By providing financial assistance to not-for-profit arts organizations, the Cultural Fund supports artistic excellence throughout the community. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

Results of the 2006 Cultural Fund Grant Program

Twenty Cultural Fund grants totaling $46,100 were awarded by the City of Evanston's Cultural Arts Division and the Evanston Arts Council. The grants are designed to encourage and support arts project that serve Evanston residents.

The 20 recipients are a blend of not-for-profit arts organizations and individual artists. Those receiving grants are: Actors Gymnasium, Art Encounter, Evanston Art Center, Evanston In-School Music Association (EISMA), Evanston Symphony Orchestra, First Night Evanston, Alice George, Lynne Pace Green, Joanne B. Koch, Light Opera Works, Literature for All of Us, Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Mudlark Theater Company, Music Institute of Chicago, Next Theatre, Open Studio Project, RHINO, Shorefront N.F.D., Thick Routes Performance Collage, and Judy Veramendi.

Cultural Fund Grant applications are available each fall through the Cultural Arts Division. For more information, call 847-448-8260. The Evanston Cultural Fund Grant Program is administered by the Cultural Arts Division, a division of the City of Evanston's Department of Parks/Forestry & Recreation, and the Evanston Arts Council. The Cultural Fund is supported by the City of Evanston and partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.