MOUNDSVILLE, WV — Gov. Jim Justice joined West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture, and History Curator Randall Reid-Smith today to present 25 grants to artists and organizations in the Ohio Valley at the Grave Creek Mound Archeological Complex in Moundsville totaling $738,969.
The Governor also recognized March as Music in Our Schools Month with a proclamation.
The awarded grants include:
Arts in Education – The Arts in Education – Arts Exposure Projects grant provides support for schools and nonprofit organizations, as well as individual artists and artist collectives, to present professional performing, literary, and visual artists to students in grades K-12.
1. West Liberty University, $6,200
- Support for the Hilltoppers Youth Music Summer Camp for students in grades 6-12 and community music making experiences.
Arts in Education Mini Grant – The Arts in Education Mini Grant provides support for schools and nonprofit organizations for the presentation of West Virginia artists in arts education experiences for K-12 students.
1. Moundsville Middle School, $1,000
- Support for the Ohio Valley Plein Air Paint Out at Grave Creek Mound Archeological Complex
Arts Partners – The Arts Partners grant provides operating support for staffing and programming to stable, long-standing arts organizations with full-time staff and operating budgets of at least $100,000. This funding allows them to further their missions and provide high-quality arts programming to their communities.
1. Oglebay Institute, $65,195
2. Wheeling Symphony Society, $69,036
Community Arts Project Support – The Community Arts Project Support grant provides funding for nonprofit organizations and local governments to provide arts programming in all disciplines to the public. Categories include presenting artists, performing artists, visual arts, media arts and folk and traditional arts.
1. ArtsLink, $18,471
- Support for a series of seven concerts in Wetzel and Tyler Counties with complementary school activities and a youth performance of The Princess and the Pea with Missoula Children’s Theatre
2. Strand Theatre Preservation Society, $8,580
- Support for the Strand’s summer musical production, 9 to 5
Community Arts Mini Grant – The Community Arts Mini Grant provides support to governments and nonprofit organizations to present artists in performances, workshops, or other projects with a specific arts focus.
1. Grow Ohio Valley, $2,000
- Support for the creation of the Wheeling Community Cookbook
2. West Liberty University, $1,500
- Support for the Wheeling Samba festival
Creative Aging for Lifelong Learning – The Creative Aging for Lifelong Learning grant program provides support for individual artists, schools, local governments, and nonprofit organizations to carry out projects that teach a new skill in the arts to a group of adults.
1. HoH-Share, $3,303
- Support for a mosaic making class
Cultural Facilities and Capital Resources – The Cultural Facilities and Capital Resources grant provides funding for building and renovation projects at arts facilities and history museums. West Virginia is one of only 11 states to have a brick-and-mortar grant program. Every dollar awarded is matched with local dollars and employs local people in the design, building, and construction trades.
1. Oglebay Institute, $175,000
- Support for roof, gutter, and downspout replacement at Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre
2. Ohio County Board of Education, $10,000 (Fast Track)
- Support for sound and lighting replacement at Wheeling Park High School
3. Strand Theatre Preservation Society, $28,991.50
- Support for replacement of the rigging system at the Strand Theater to address safety concerns and bring the system up to industry standards
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