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KC Arts Council awards $243,500 in stimulus funding grants
The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City announced grant awards of $243,500 to 16 arts organizations to support the preservation of jobs threatened by declines in philanthropic and other support due to the current economic downturn.
Kansas City Metro (July 30, 2009) - The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City announced today grant awards of $243,500 to 16 arts organizations to support the preservation of jobs threatened by declines in philanthropic and other support due to the current economic downturn. The Arts Council was one of 19 local arts agencies nationwide to receive funds for regranting for salary support from the National Endowment for the Arts as part of the American Recovery Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
"We are grateful for the opportunity to help these organizations continue to provide arts education services and other vital programs to the community despite the economic challenges facing us all," said Arts Council President and CEO Harlan Brownlee. "These funds will help to ensure access to the arts for all area residents at a time when we need the arts the most in addition to providing a boost for the local economy."
Including the grants announced by the Arts Council today, a total of 22 KC metro arts organizations have been awarded $386,450 in ARRA funds. The Arts Council grants are in addition to two grants directly from the NEA to the Kansas City Symphony and the Kansas City Repertory Theatre for $50,000 each. The Missouri Arts Council also has awarded ARRA funding to three local organizations: Kansas City Ballet, Kansas City Chamber Orchestra and Octarium, and the Kansas Arts Commission has funded the Kansas City Performing Music and Arts Association.
ARRA Grant Recipients from the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Accessible Arts - $10,000
American Jazz Museum - $20,000
Arts Incubator - $20,000
City in Motion Dance Theatre - $11,500
Coterie Theatre - $10,000
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival - $20,000
Kansas City Artists Coalition - $20,000
Kansas City Young Audiences - $15,000
Mattie Rhodes Center - $20,000
Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre - $15,000
Owen/Cox Dance Group - $12,000
Paul Mesner Puppets - $15,000
Theatre for Young Audiences - $10,000
Unicorn Theatre - $20,000
Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City - $10,000
Wylliams/Henry Dance Theatre - $15,000
About the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
On February 17, 2009 President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) which is designed to jumpstart the economy, create and protect jobs, and invest in key priorities. A component of the federal law acknowledges the importance of the nonprofit arts industry to our national economy and ARRA funds are being distributed by the National Endowment for the Arts directly to arts organizations and to regional, state and local arts agencies for subgranting. The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City was selected by the NEA for $250,000 in ARRA funds to support salaries for critical full and part-time personnel employed by not-for-profit arts organizations located in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
About the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City is a nonprofit organization that serves the five-county Kansas City metropolitan area, and strives to strengthen and enrich the community by growing appreciation, participation, and support of the arts. For more information about the Arts Council and its programs, visit http://www.ArtsKC.org.
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