The Community
Foundation of Middle Tennessee Awards $2,700 in Arts and Cultural
Grants in Macon County
Nashville, Tennessee
– The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee has distributed $500
in Arts Build Communities grants and $2,200 in Student Ticket
Subsidy grants to Macon County institutions to nurture artists and
help students experience arts and cultural events.
In partnership
with the Tennessee Arts Commission and funded by the Tennessee
General Assembly, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
facilitates the Arts Build Communities (ABC) and Student Ticket
Subsidy grant programs.
The ABC grant
program aims to strengthen communities by funding projects that
nurture artists and arts organizations. Macon County Arts Council
has received a grant to present a performance by Barbara Bailey
Hutchison for Kindergarten through second-grade students.
The Student Ticket
Subsidy grant program is designed to ensure that Tennessee's public
school students have access to live performance and arts and
cultural events, and reimburses ticket costs for students in 35
counties The Community Foundation serves.
In Macon County,
628 students are participating in arts and cultural events with the
help of Student Ticket Subsidy grants. The following schools
received grants:
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Fairlane
Elementary School has received a Student Ticket Subsidy grant for
students to attend Wood & Strings Theater.
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Westside
Elementary School has received a Student Ticket Subsidy grant for
students to attend Wood & Strings Theater.
About The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
The Community
Foundation of Middle Tennessee oversees more than 720 charitable
funds. In the past 18 years, The Community Foundation has
distributed $460 million to community programs and institutions. It
is located at 3833 Cleghorn Avenue, #400, Nashville, Tennessee
37215. For more information, call 615-321-4939 or visit
www.cfmt.org.
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