National Endowment for the Arts Grants to 4 OC Groups

Four Orange County organizations have been approved for grant awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the federal agency announced today. These are among the more than 1,100 projects across America totaling nearly $27 million that were selected during this second round of Grants for Arts Projects fiscal year 2021 funding. In total, the agency announced $88 million in funding in all states and jurisdictions, of which $5,585,000 in 177 grants was awarded to California organizations and the California Arts Council, the state arts agency.

“As the country and the arts sector begin to imagine returning to a post-pandemic world, the National Endowment for the Arts is proud to announce funding that will help arts organizations reengage fully with partners and audiences,” said NEA Acting Chairman Ann Eilers. “Although the arts have sustained many during the pandemic, the chance to gather with one another and share arts experiences is its own necessity and pleasure.”

Receiving grants locally are:

• Arts Orange County - $55,000 - to support the 2022 OC Dia del Nino Festival presented by Arts Orange County and Media Arts Santa Ana
• Chance Theater - $10,000 - to support "On the Radar," a new play development program
• Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center - $10,000 - to support theater classes for youth
• Philharmonic Society of Orange County - $15,000 - to support the 20th anniversary Laguna Beach Music Festival

A complete list of grant recipients may be found here.

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Local Models of Racial & Cultural Equity Programming

ArtsOC Offers Free Webinar on May 24th

Arts Orange County invites you to attend the first in a series of free online gatherings to learn about innovative approaches to racial & cultural equity programming taking place in our arts community. Join us on Monday, May 24th at 2 pm, for brief presentations by three Orange County arts organizations about recent programs they have offered: Arts & Learning Conservatory will share about their ACTivism Initiative, Cypress College Art Gallery will present about their exhibition "Hairtage," and Philharmonic Society of Orange County will tell us about their "Triumph Over Adversity Festival," followed by a Q&A session. Admission is free. Reservations are required and attendance is limited. Register here. 

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