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Race Forward and Americans for the Arts unveil the Anchor Projects for the Inaugural Cultural Week of Action

This post was originally published on this siteFourteen local organizations, from Alaska to Alabama, are set to lead thought-provoking programs that advance a multiracial democracy throughout the week of September 27 to October 5, 2024. (WASHINGTON, June 11, 2024)— Race Forward and Americans for the Arts (AFTA) announced today the 14 projects that received funding READ MORE

St. Louis Arts Chamber to Receive $50,000 Our Town Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

The St. Louis Arts Chamber has been approved for a $50,000 Our Town award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support arts programming along the Hodiamont Tracks (soon to be the Hodiamont Greenway). This is one of 51 grants nationwide that the agency has approved in this category to support projects that integrate arts, culture, and design activities into efforts that strengthen communities, advancing local economic, physical, and/or social outcomes, ultimately laying the groundwork for systems change and centering equity. READ MORE

St. Louis Arts Chamber Wins Grant For Creative Placemaking

The St. Louis Arts Chamber’s art parks project has been awarded a stipend for projects addressing social cohesion. The St. Louis Arts Chamber’s STL ArtParks project has been selected for a $1000 stipend award from the WE-Making Story Repository. The WE-Making program is an initiative of the University of Florida Center For Arts and Medicine. READ MORE