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For Immediate Release, Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Contact: Suzanne Parsons Stymiest @ 985-898-5243
Decentralized Arts Grants Announced
St. Tammany & St. Bernard Parishes
The St. Tammany Arts Commission, administrator of Louisiana Decentralized Arts Funding Program for St. Tammany and St. Bernard Parishes, announces the following grant awards:
St. Tammany:
Slidell Art League $9849
Slidell Cultural & Public Affairs $17,000
Slidell Symphony Society $6,600
Playmakers Inc. $6,432
Slidell Little Theatre $10,000
Covington Three Rivers Art Festival $3,197
Izzy Moving Dance Theatre $5,000
City of Slidell-Planning Dept.-Concert Series $3,550
City of Covington, Econ. Development $3,000
Lacombe Crab Cook-Off Festival $5,000
Clearwood Community Education $4,000
Kids of Our Lacombe, Inc. $3,500
Northlake Performing Arts Society $3,500
Christ Episcopal Church - Concert Series $3,000
STARC $3,000
St. Timothy-Northshore UMC-Concert Series $3,000
Slidell Cultural and Public Affairs - Rebuild $5,000
Slidell Art League - Rebuild $5,000
St. Bernard:
Andrew Jackson Elementary School $5,000
Rowley Alternative School $5,000
The Voices Foundation $4,650
St. Bernard Parish Public Schools $2,500
Community Center of St. Bernard $2,000
St. Bernard Parish Government $5,411
St. Bernard Art Guild $4,999
The purpose of the Decentralized Arts grant program is to provide funding for arts and cultural projects in every parish of the state. Applicants compete only with other organizations in their parish and decisions are made locally. The Decentralized Arts Funding Program is funded by the State of Louisiana, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Division of the Arts.
“This program has a history of stimulating the cultural economy and providing opportunities for Louisiana artists and citizens,” said St. Tammany Parish President Kevin Davis. “I am pleased that we are able to partner with the State of Louisiana to make this program a reality.”
Guidelines for next year’s Decentralized Arts Grants program will be available in March 2008. For more information, visit www.stpgov.org/arts or call 985-898-3011
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