The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Georgia Council for the Arts recently awarded its Partner, Project and Arts Education grants for fiscal year 2020.
According to a press release 135 organizations throughout the state were collectively awarded more than $1 million in funding.
Partner grants which provide funding for operating support were awarded to 73 organizations, project grants which support arts projects were awarded to 20 organizations, and 42 organizations received the Arts Education Program Grant.
Funds awarded by Georgia Council for the Arts include appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts.
“The grants awarded by Georgia Council for the Arts represent critical partnerships between the arts organizations and artists in communities throughout the state to advance access to and the impact of arts programs in communities throughout Georgia,” said GCA executive director Karen Paty. “The commitment to community and the execution of high quality arts programs demonstrated by all of our grant applicants overwhelms our peer review panels each year. And while we are not able to fund each applicant, it is evident that organizations across the state are offering exceptional arts programs in support of education, community development and economic development. The staff and Board of GCA celebrate that work in all 159 counties, whether or not we are financially able to support it.”
