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National grant funds 10 new Phoenix neighborhood art projects

For the second straight year, the National Endowment of the Arts has provided funding for the city to support 10 new neighborhood art projects.
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PHOENIX - Thanks to a national grant and support from the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture, $30,000 of funding has been given to ten groups to create new neighborhood art projects, the city said Thursday.

It's the second-straight year the National Endowment for the Arts has provided funding to the city for neighborhood art projects.

This is all part of the Office of Arts and Culture's "Neighborhood Arts Grants Program," which aims to bring together artists, culture organizations and neighborhood community groups to propose and create projects that address needs of the community.

The Office of Arts and Culture said these projects each received awards between $1,990 and $3,500 and will be created. through June 30, 2019:

  • Garfield Saturday Arts Experience with Alwun House in the Garfield Neighborhood
  • Tupan Bie Bulgarian Folklore Festival with Santos Sofia Bulgarian Community
  • Oak Street Alley Mural Festival with Coronado Neighborhood
  • Coronado Dance Project for young children with Love to Dance
  • Honest Expressions Urban Arts Festival with Cyphers Center for Urban Arts
  • Jazz and Yoga 2019 with the Nash and Phoenix Downtown Neighborhood Alliance
  • Sunday in the Park family event with Phoenix Center for the Arts and Roosevelt Action Assoc. at Margaret T. Hance Park
  • Roosevelt Row Academy Arts and Culture Series at 3rd Street and Roosevelt Public Art Installation
  • Pharmacy Drive Through Mural at Sunnyslope Historical Society and Museum
  • Jazz Improv Day Camp and Concert with Young Sounds Arizona at Phoenix Musicians Union Building

The National Endowment of the Arts said in May it would continue funding of this project for a third year in 2019. The application deadline to be considered for a project in 2019-20 is March 2019. Organizations can find more information on the Office of Arts and Culture's grant program here.

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