The Fox Theatre is delighted to announce 12 grant recipients for the current fiscal year, totaling $500,000 in financial support. These grants will be funded in three categories: Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance and Services and Urgent/Emergency Needs. The Fox Theatre, through the Fox Theatre Institute, provides this funding that often alleviates financial shortages and provides preservation mentoring through their community engagement programs.
FTI kicked off its 15th year in July and reaffirmed its commitment to local communities across Georgia and the Southeast. Since 2008, the Fox Theatre has awarded over $3.2 million to more than 57 historic theatres in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. The grant program supports rehabilitating and restoring local historic landmarks in direct and adjacent commercial districts.
“Now in our 15th year, FTI has had a tremendous opportunity to increase the preservation of historic theatres and see positive results for their ongoing economic and cultural impact created for their surrounding downtowns,” said Leigh Burns, Director of the Fox Theatre Institute. “We have exciting plans for the next 15 years and look forward to continuing our investment while expanding the footprint of programs here at the Fox Theatre.”
This year’s Fox Theatre Grant Recipients are as follows:
FTI Preservation Grant: Also known as the “bricks and mortar” grant, this annual matching fund grant category assists theaters in completing projects that directly affect the preservation or facility needs of the building or structure itself.
Arts & Cultural Authority of Claxton and Evans County (Claxton), Amount to Receive: $57,400
This is the second time this non-profit organization in Southeast Georgia has received a Fox Theatre grant. This grant will assist with restoring and repairing the historic pine floors in the building’s hallways, its auditorium…
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