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Arts Place Awards $25,000 in Regional Partnership Grants to Madison County Arts Organizations

Anderson, Indiana (08-26-2010) - On Thursday, August 12, 2010, five Madison County arts organizations were awarded $25,038 of the $144,968 available in Regional Partnership Grant Awards for Region Five.  Region Five includes twelve counties in East Central Indiana:  Adams, Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Grant, Henry, Jay, Madison, Randolph, Rush, Union, and Wayne.

Arts Place received 33 grant applications, of which 22 were funded. These grants are made possible by the Indiana Arts Commission with funds appropriated by the Indiana General Assembly and the U.S. Congress, through the National Endowment for the Arts, and are for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010. 

ORGANIZATION                                                                                               GRANT AMOUNT         

Anderson Area Children’s Choir (scholarship funds)                                        $1,914.00         

Central Indiana Powwow (Andersontown Powwow & Indian Market)              $1,928.00         

The Anderson Center for the Arts (organizational support)                               $3,627.00 

Anderson Young Ballet Theatre (36th performing season support)                    $6,888.00        

Anderson Symphony (organizational support)                                     $10,681.00                               

In addition to the grants listed above, which were specifically funded by the Indiana Arts Commission, Arts Place, Inc. activities are supported in part by the Portland Foundation, the Indiana Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, and contributions by many businesses and individuals.  The Grant Awards Reception is sponsored by Racster, Jacks & Associates.

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