SALEM, OR -- Oregon’s Arts Commission announced, this week, the award of more than $200,000 in grants to 36 organizations – including three in Central Oregon. The “Arts Build Communities” grants target programs that provide access to arts and culture in underserved areas.
Locally, the Deschutes Public Library received $5,000 to support “A Novel Idea;” another $5,000 was awarded to The Museum at Warm Springs for its annual Tribal Youth Art Exhibit; and $7,000 went to The High Desert Museum to support “Kids Curate” (pictured above), a hands-on arts program for students in schools without art teachers.
The Oregon Arts Commission awarded a total of $210,400 to help "engage the arts as a means of addressing and alleviating community needs." Other recipients include Oregon Children's Theatre, Portland Opera, Oregon Symphony Association and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
