During its meeting on January 18, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners awarded an additional $1.7 million, to equal a total of $3 million to the Department of Arts & Culture. Funding was earmarked for the Contracts for Services (CFS) program and will be awarded to arts nonprofits following the competitive application process.
Each year, Fulton County invests in non-profit organizations to ensure that Fulton County citizens enjoy a wide array of rich arts experiences. Funding awards ranging from $1,000 to $50,000 are available for Fulton County based artists, non-profit arts, organizations, non-profit cultural institutions, colleges and universities, schools, municipalities, and community based non-profit organizations in the form of essential project support.
“I’m grateful that my motion to approve an additional $1.7M in funding for the Arts & Culture Contracts for Services Grants was supported by my colleagues. We are moving in the direction of expanding to a broader vision of arts and culture. We are thrilled that our efforts continue to raise the bar for Fulton County-based arts nonprofit organizations and artists to continue enriching our communities and to help them provide more access for Fulton County residents,” said Fulton County District 4 Commissioner Natalie Hall. “We are providing increased support of the creative industries, which are the lifeblood of the creative economy and include advertising, architecture, arts and crafts, design, fashion, film, photography, music, performing arts, research & development, software, computer games, digital art, electronic publishing, TV/radio, and much more.”
“This is exciting news for all of Fulton County because art serves as both an economic driver and a quality-of-life enhancement,” said Fulton County District 5 CommissionerMarvin Arrington, Jr., Strategic Priority Sponsor for Arts & Culture. “The Board of Commissioners is always pleased when it is able to share this type of news. This…
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