St. Johns Cultural Council Announces Recipients of New "Arts for All" Grant Funding

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Feb. 5, 2024 - PRLog -- St. Johns Cultural Council which promotes arts, culture, and heritage in St. Johns County, Florida, is pleased to announce the recipients of its inaugural "Arts for All" grants.  The new program, made possible with funding secured by the Cultural Council through the National Endowment for the Arts, provides support for local artists and arts organizations and insures greater access to high quality arts programming for residents of St. Johns County.

The January 2024 grantees include:

Apex Theatre Studio

Amber Hall, Teaching Artist

First Coast Opera

Debra Mixon Holliday, Visual Artist

Hope4Veterans

Marcellus "Cellus" Brown, III, Musician

Jam-ology

"Most of the funding we provide to organizations is to support arts, culture and heritage activities aimed primarily at tourists," said Brenda Swann, St. Johns Cultural Council's Associate Director. "We sought additional funding from the National Endowment for the Arts so that we could fund local artists and emerging arts organizations that create high quality arts programs for St. Johns County residents," she said. "The funded Arts for All grant projects make arts and culture more accessible to underserved populations, including students at Title 1 schools and those with developmental disabilities, while sharing the art, stories, and rich cultures of our resident population."

Another grant application cycle will open in early summer 2024. For more information on Arts for All Grants, visit https://stjohnsculture.com/arts-for-all-grants/. To learn more about how to support the arts in St. Johns County and to subscribe to the St. Johns Cultural Council newsletter, visit https://stjohnsculture.com.

The St. Johns Cultural Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting local artists and arts organizations, ensuring that residents of and visitors to St. Johns County have access to high quality arts, culture and heritage experiences.