October 5, 2018
Morgantown, WV – In a continuous effort to support area art organizations and ensure a variety of cultural programs are available in our community, Arts Monongahela (Arts Mon) and Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia, Inc. (YCF) announce the Community Arts Grant for 2019. The collaborative grant program includes funding support from the Monongalia County Commission, the City of Morgantown, as well as private donors.
In 2018, the program awarded $195,000 in grants to eleven local arts and cultural organizations.
The Community Arts Grant program provides funding for community-based arts related organizations and projects. In 2018 projects included; theater programing for children, Arts Walk and other public art initiatives.
The mission of Community Arts Grant Program is to broaden base support for the arts, promote excellence in the arts and ensure that our community has a variety of arts programs. The grant structure and criteria were developed by a committee of community volunteers, with representation from individual artists and arts organizations.
“The 2018 process worked really well. We were able to increase funding, streamline and professionalize the process and fund new organizations and projects,” said Jack Thompson, President of the Arts Mon Board of Directors.
“Each year YCF receives many worthy arts grant requests but resources are limited,” said Patty Showers Ryan, President of YCF. “Our goal is to increase funding for local art organizations while growing endowment funds for long term sustainability.”
Non-profit 501 (c)3 organizations with arts-related projects within Monongalia County are eligible to apply. The grant application can be reached online at www.ycfwv.org/arts-fund-grants/.