Grant Money
Grant Winners ANNOUNCED!
Over $100,000 in Special Project Grants
The board of directors of ArtsinStark, the County Arts Council, has approved $126, 500 in Special Project Grants to 44 non-profit organizations across the county. A total of 70 applicants requested $275,000 from ArtsinStark. Awards range from $500 - $10,000 for projects in the areas of Innovation and SmArts (using the arts to increase supercharge learning in core subjects). “We’re excited that over the last 4 years we’ve awarded more than $700,000 in new Special Project Grants,” said ArtsinStark board chair Bob Timken. “These dollars have helped create the ‘arts explosion’ in Stark County that everyone is talking about.”
Some of the mini grant projects ($500 or less) include the Arts Academy at Summit to produce a Spanish cultural festival to enhance reading skills; North East Ohio Blues Association, in Alliance to provide a Women in Blues weekend workshop; and the Stark County 4-H Youth Program in Massillon to use leaf casting to teach ecology. Other special projects grantees, completing a more stringent application, could apply for amounts up to $10,000. Award winners include People’s Baptist Church to start a community youth band; the Botanical Garden Association to create “green art” projects for 5,000 children; and Malone University to use Japanese theatre to teach social studies. Three of the Special Project Grants were for the second year of funding for three long-terms SmArts programs in Massillon, Canton City and Canton Local schools. “We award dollars based the artistic quality, management excellence, and community impact of each project,” says Grants Committee Chair Dianne Oliver. “Our standards are high because we want the excellence, creativity, and discipline of the arts to truly be a part of creating smarter kids, new jobs, and healthier communities in Stark County.”
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Alliance Farmer's Market |
1,400 |
To produce new music series at Farmers Market |
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Alliance for Music & Art |
3,500 |
To host 12-week concert series at Jupiter Studios |
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Alliance Municipal Court |
500 |
To document Courthouse's historical artwork |
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Alliance Symphony Association |
500 |
To take Trombone quartet into local schools |
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Arts Academy at Summit |
500 |
To use Spanish Cultural Festival to improve reading |
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Aultman Hospital |
1,500 |
To paint childrens' mural in hospice facility |
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Botanical Garden Assoc |
5,000 |
To create "green art" projects for 5,000 kids |
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Canal Fulton Players |
500 |
To provide theatre for special needs audiences |
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Canton Country Day School |
500 |
To use Asian kite-making to teach aerodynamics |
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Canton Local (Faircrest Memorial Middle) |
10,000 |
To use arts to improve reading by 15% (Yr 2) |
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Canton Museum of Art |
8,000 |
To host exhibit of contemporary recycled art |
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Canton Symphony Orchestra |
7,500 |
To establish String Quartet-in-Residence |
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Canton Calvary Mission |
2,700 |
To offer photography classes for 5th - 8th graders |
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Canton City Schools -Timken HS |
7,500 |
To involve students in Freedom Writers' Diary |
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Canton Montessori School |
2,700 |
To use artist Tiffany Marsh to teach core subjects |
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Carnation City Players |
4,400 |
To present musical production for 1,000 students |
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Child & Adolescent Behav Health |
6,000 |
To offer arts to youth with behavioral disorders |
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IlluminArts |
3,000 |
To host student art mentoring program for 140 |
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J.R. Coleman Renovation Corp. |
500 |
To create paper mache public art pieces |
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Jackson Local Schools (Middle & High School) |
10,000 |
To use arts to improve reading by 15% (Yr 2) |
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Kent State University - Stark |
500 |
To use art out of recycled materials to teach ecology |
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Lake Local Schools |
500 |
To use Japanese drummers to teach social studies |
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Lions Lincoln Theatre |
3,000 |
To present Saturday film series for young people |
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Louisville Public Library |
500 |
To incorporate art classes into summer reading program |
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MacDowell Music Club |
2,400 |
To host musical "informances" across county |
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Malone University |
3,000 |
To teach social studies with Japanese theatre |
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Malone University |
500 |
To make 20 mini-videos of Stark County stories |
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Massillon City Schools (Gorrell Elementary) |
10,000 |
To use arts to improve reading and science (Yr 2) |
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Massillon City Schools (Massillon Middle) |
500 |
To use Greek ceramics to teach social studies |
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Massillon Museum |
5,000 |
To present monthly family arts workshops |
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Mercy Medical Center |
4,900 |
To offer early childhood art workshops in SE Canton |
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Mount Union College |
7,000 |
To make sculpture garden for Alzheimer patients |
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North Canton Playhouse |
3,600 |
To mount youth musical "Thoroughly Modern Millie" |
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North East Ohio Blues Association |
500 |
To provide "Women in the Blues" weekend workshop |
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Our Lady of Peace School |
500 |
To use pantomine to teach music and math |
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People's Baptist Church |
1,400 |
To establish a community youth band |
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St. Mary Elementary School |
500 |
To use art to teach Japanese culture |
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St. Paul School |
500 |
To use Latino art to teach social studies |
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St. Peter School |
2,500 |
To use architecture to teach math and science |
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Stark Co. 4-H Youth Program |
500 |
To use leaf-casting art to teach biology |
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Stark Co. District Library |
1,000 |
To build sculptures with 150 children |
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Stark Co. Educational Service Center |
500 |
To study ecology through arts experiences |
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YWCA of Alliance |
500 |
To use the arts to study Japanese culture |
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YWCA of Western Stark County |
500 |
To offer childrens' pottery classes |
To get a complete the winners, click here.
“Any non-profit that conducts arts programming was invited to apply and we were really encouraged by the diversity in the applications,” said Anne Wadian, Grants Officer. “We are so pleased to see the impact these grant winners will make all across Stark County.”
For more information about ArtsinStark or the grants process, please call our offices at 330-453-1075 or visit www.artsinstark.com
FAQ about Public Art
Q: I am an artist and I want do do a piece of public art. But, I would like an ArtsinStark grant to complete it. Can I receive one?
A: Mini Grants and Special Project Grants are available from ArtsinStark. The next round of these grants will be available in the Fall 2008. At this time, however, grants are only available to non-profit organizations and not individuals. As an individual artist, you may seek to partner with a non-profit organization to apply for one of these grants and thus make the project a piece of public art that will benefit the community.
It is a common misconception that ArtsinStark distributes money directly to individual artists and arts galleries. Our primary means to distribute funds is through our grants. Information for the next round of grants will be available in the Fall 2008.
Download the list of ALL winning grants since we started.
Questions about GRANTING?
Please contact Anne Wadian at 330-453-1075.
To apply for new funding, we need to see how you've used your past funding. If you need a copy of the Final Report for a Mini Grant -- we've included it on our website. If you need a copy of the Final Report form for a Regular (over $500 Special Project Grant), it's on the site too.
If you've received funding, we want the world to know. Please use this artwork on all your printed materials. If you need a copy of this in a different format, or you need a new window cling (Proudly Supported by ArtsinStark), please call our office 330-453-1075, ext 204 or contact awadian@artsinstark.com
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Tell us yours. In 100 words or less. We want to know how someone's life was changed through the arts? How did the program, funded by ArtsinStark, make a difference in your community? your school? your heart? Send your ArtsinStark GRANT SUCCESS STORIES and pics to judi@artsinstark.com