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Monday, Nov 29, 2021

Arts Memphis receives $500,000 grant to help local arts bounce back

ABC24 - MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nearly every industry was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the arts community. Arts Memphis, which helps fund artists and arts organizations in the Mid-South, received a $500,000 federal American Rescue Plan grant last week and it plans to use the money to help the arts community bounce back. The grant is from the National Endowment for the Arts and is used to support operational costs to arts organizations across the ... Read More

Posted by Intern ArtsMemphis at Monday, Nov 29, 2021

Tuesday, Nov 23, 2021

ArtsMemphis receives $500,000 NEA grant

By Jasmine McCraven, Daily Memphian - ArtsMemphis, a primary funder for more than 70 arts organizations in Memphis and Shelby County, was one of 66 art agencies to receive the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. ArtsMemphis was granted $500,000 to subgrant to local arts organizations, which is the largest NEA grant received by a Tennessee organization. The grant is part of the National Endowment’s efforts to help local a... Read More

Posted by Intern ArtsMemphis at Tuesday, Nov 23, 2021

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Friday, Nov 19, 2021

ArtsMemphis gets $500,000 grant, announces Arts Week

Memphis Flyer - By Jon W. Sparks - ArtsMemphis, which has been instrumental in helping the hard-hit arts community during the pandemic, has made two announcements that serve to boost the arts. The National Endowment for the Arts has given a $500,000 American Rescue Plan grant to ArtsMemphis that will go to local arts organizations. Those will be awarded in early 2022 to help with recovery and reopening. Memphis is one of 66 communities across the country, and one of only three Tennesse... Read More

Posted by Intern ArtsMemphis at Friday, Nov 19, 2021