As you all should know, this week was an exciting one for ArtPlace as we announced our latest round of National Grants Program grantees on Monday. There's been a lot of buzz in the news since then about our newest projects and their respective communities and we wanted to take a moment to share some of the great press hits that came our way.
Happy Friday and happy reading!
General Coverage
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Inside Philanthropy: The Complex Funder Pushing Creative Placemaking With Millions in New Grants Today, ArtPlace America is announcing the winners of its 2015 grants and asked if we wanted to take a first look at where $10 million in funds is heading. Of course we did, since we've long been super-interested in ArtPlace, and for a couple of reasons... Executive Director Jamie Bennett says, "There continues to be a growing understanding in this country that artists are the one asset that exists in every community and that artists have a unique value to add when they work alongside other citizens in shaping the futures of their communities." Yet before you conjure images of hipster gentrification, take a look at the current list of winners of this year's awards. We were struck by the attention to communities in distressed and depressed areas of the country, including rural areas. That reflects ArtPlace's aim to create a diverse portfolio. As ArtPlace's Director of Partnerships and Communications Prentice Onayemi told IP: "Our grantmaking strategy is to build a cumulative portfolio that is a microcosm of the many communities and strategies that comprise the creative placemaking field." |
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Philanthropy News Digest: ArtPlace America Announces $10 Million in Grants ArtPlace America, a public-private partnership launched in 2011, has announced grants totaling $10 million in support of thirty-eight projects around the country... |
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ArtPlace America on Monday announced 38 recipients of the 2015 National Grants Program, with 11 of the grants going to projects with rural connections... |
Grantee Coverage (ordered by city)
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Jamaica Plain Patch: Jamaica Plain's HSTF Awarded $200K ArtPlace America Grant Boston, MA--The Hyde Square Task Force (HSTF) is among 38 recipients of ArtPlace America’s 2015 National Grants Program. ArtPlace, which is “dedicated to creative peacemaking,” is investing $200,000 into Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood... |
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Newsplex: Housing2Home Picked for ArtPlace Grant Charlottesville, VA--A new grant will help Charlottesville's newest residents feel more at home through art... |
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Chicago Tribune: Silk Road Rising Receives ArtPlace America Grant Chicago, IL--Silk Road Rising has been awarded ArtPlace America's National Grant to support their civic engagement & new play project, Jamil Khoury's "Mosque Alert." |
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Cleveland.com: Collinwood wins $200K ArtPlace America grant for 'Ballot Box Project" Cleveland, OH--In a novel program, residents, employees and city staff devoted to the Collinwood neighborhood will organize a community "Ballot Box Project" to decide how to spend a new $200,000 grant from ArtPlace America... |
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City Biz List: 11th St Bridge Park Project Lands $250K Grant Washington, D.C.--11th Street Bridge Park and Washington Performing Arts are among 38 recipients from an applicant pool of nearly 1,300 to receive a prestigious grant from ArtPlace America’s 2015 National Grants Program... |
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WFPL News: Louisville Arts Group Receives $280,000 Grant Louisville, KY--A Louisville artist collective is the recipient of a $280,000 grant to create a theatre production that will join Appalachian, West African and urban arts together, the group announced Monday... |
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Star Tribune: Grant boosts effort to beautify West Broadway Minneapolis, MN--A coalition of business owners hoping to revitalize north Minneapolis' prime commercial street, West Broadway Avenue, can tackle more ambitious beautification efforts after receiving a major arts grant Monday... |
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Philly Voice: Reading Terminal Market awarded $160,000 grant to transform Filbert Street Philadelphia, PA--Reading Terminal Market announced Thursday morning that it is one of 38 recipients of a national grant program that supports creative placemaking... |
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Providence Journal: Graveyard could shed light on Elmwood neighborhood economy Providence, RI-- Representatives from two dozen of the city’s art groups, government agencies and cultural organizations gathered in Grove Cemetery on Monday to announce that the city has received a $300,000 grant to find ways to use art and culture— and maybe the cemetery — to boost the economy of the Elmwood neighborhood... |
Stay tuned for more news about our projects! If you missed this week's announcement, find the full press release here.