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NEA awards $25,000 for ArtsKC Fund Catalyst Grants
The National Endowment for the Arts latest round of funding for fiscal year 2010 includes a first-time ever $25,000 grant to The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City's ArtsKC Fund.
The National Endowment for the Arts latest round of funding for fiscal year 2010 includes a first-time ever $25,000 grant to The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City's ArtsKC Fund.
The money granted in the Access to Artistic Excellence category will be used for the ArtsKC Fund's Catalyst Project Grants. Catalyst Grants comprise 25% of the ArtsKC Fund and are awarded for a variety of arts programs, projects, and activities such as programs for youth, for families, or for fully accessible and inclusive audiences.
"The NEA grant received by the Arts Council for Catalyst Grants," says Harlan Brownlee, CEO & President of The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City, "demonstrates the important niche the smaller arts organizations occupy in the arts ecology of Kansas City. Much of the grant will go to support programs like Kansas City Youth Jazz that provide individuals and young people their first introduction to high quality experiences in the arts. Ultimately, many of those introduced to the arts, through these programs, go on to be lifelong supporters and audience members of the arts in our community."
The mission of 2009 Catalyst Program Grant recipient, Kansas City Youth Jazz, is to develop and maintain a multicultural music education program that perpetuates and promotes our jazz heritage. Beyond musical proficiency, participating students learn skills of cooperation, responsibility, respect for self and others, discipline and tolerance. Kansas City Youth Jazz uses musical instruction as a vehicle to transform student's lives.
The deadline for non-profit organizations seeking funds in the Catalyst category is June 3, 2010 with grant decisions announced in August.
About the ArtsKC Fund
The ArtsKC Fund, an initiative of the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City, is a united arts fund that raises new money to support a wide range of arts organizations and programs. Its purpose is to provide stable sources of new financial support for the arts, broaden access to high-quality arts experiences, and sustain excellence in the arts and arts administration. The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City is a not-for-profit 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 its arts resources. For more information about the ArtsKC Fund, visit http://www.ArtsKC.org
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