This article was contributed by the San Benito Arts Council.
The San Benito Arts Council is pleased to announce a new cohort of grantees from its 2019 Arts Express! Grant Program, which provides support to local artists, art groups, and art and cultural organizations through quick and easy mini-grants up to $1,000. This year’s grantees include:
Organizations
- El Teatro Campesino
- San Benito Stage Company
- Chamberlain’s Children Center
- JMM Dance Company
- Folklorico Juvenil
- Terra Cultura
- Mr. O’s Academy of the Arts
- Aromas Hills Artisans
- Calpulli Itzpapalotl Danza Azteca
Individual Artists
- Roxy Montana
- Victoria Murray
- Vicki Rashkin
Schools
- RO Hardin School
- Anzar High School
The goal of the Arts Express! Grant Program is to support cultural and artistic growth, foster arts accessibility and equity, and promote cultural diversity in San Benito County. Applicants are encouraged to request funding for the creation of new work; exhibitions and presenting; arts in education programs; community outreach and organizational capacity. Funded projects will take place in 2019. For a full list of grant funded projects, please visit www.sanbenitoarts.org
The Arts Express! Grant Program is made possible through a Community Impact Grant from the Community Foundation for San Benito County and from Corbin.
For more information about the Arts Express! Grant Program, please contact the San Benito Arts Council at [email protected] or call at (831) 636-2787 or visit www.sanbenitoarts.org.
