Last month, eleven national foundations plus the National Endowment for the Arts announced the founding of ArtPlace America,
a nationwide initiative to drive revitalization in cities and towns
with a new investment model that puts the arts at the center of economic
development. The launch of Artplace,
based in Chicago, coincided with the awarding of $11.5 million in
grants to 34 community-oriented arts organizations nationwide. read the full story here.
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