The Arts Council of Northeast Louisiana is pleased to announce the awarding of $37,500.00 in Louisiana Project Grant funding to seven Region 8 arts organizations. Region 8 is the 11-parish region served by the Arts Council.
Originally begun in 1995 as the Decentralized Arts Funding Program, through the Louisiana Division of the Arts, the recently re-imagined and re-named Louisiana Project Grants Program strives to fund worthy art projects to qualified arts organizations.
Arts Council President, Barry Stevens, stated “the Arts Council is proud to support the work of all arts organizations and artists in Region 8. We recognize the effort organizations and artists put into their work which in turn enhances the cultural vitality of Region 8.”
Organizations funded in this latest Louisiana Project Grants funding cycle are - Arts With Passion Production Company $7,500, Biedenharn Museum & Gardens $7,500, New Music on the Bayou Festival $7,500, Parish Ballet Company $7,500, Northeast Louisiana Children’s Museum $5,000, and Twin City Ballet $2,500.