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Arts Grants Support 11 Local Programs in Spring Funding Round · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Arts grants support eleven local programs in spring funding round.
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  Written by Shaw Local News Network, this article is being
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  read by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett.
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  The Arts of Starved Rock Country Fund distributed thirteen thousand,
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  nine hundred and thirty one dollars and forty seven cents
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  in grants to eleven arts and cultural organizations this spring,
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  supporting everything from summer theater camps to art therapy programs
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  for brain injury survivors. The grants represent the fund's competitive
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  Spring session, when a panel of evaluator scores applications using
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  a standardized rubric. The recipients span the region and include
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  established theaters, community libraries, and specialized wellness programs. Among the
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  spring recipients, the Nells Woodland Foundation received the largest grant,
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  twenty eight hundred dollars for materials and supplies supporting an
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  art mentorship program. The Illinois Valley Brain Injury Clubhouse received
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  one thousand, eight hundred and thirty one dollars and ninety
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  seven cents for a six month art therapy program, while
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  the Uruka Institute of Healing got four hundred and seven
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  dollars to launch an art for wellness initiative. Theater and
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  performance groups also benefited. The Community Players of Streeter received
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  one thousand, seven hundred and fifty dollars for their production
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  of One flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Princeton Theatre Groups
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  Festival fifty six got one thousand, five hundred dollars for
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  a summer theater arts Camp and Stage two hundred twelve Inc.
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  Received the same amount for their annual children's theater production.
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  The Ottawa Concert Association received five hundred dollars toward ongoing
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  concert performances. Youth and educational programs rounded out the awards.
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  Camp Tuckabatchie received two thousand dollars for summer camp arts
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  and crafts supplies The Lab the Public Library District got
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  one forty two dollars and fifty cents for its Summer
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  Reading Challenge program. NCI Artworks received four hundred dollars for
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  a series of art exhibitions. The Ottawa Center for the
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  Arts received one thousand, five hundred dollars to support a
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  vocal performance based on the life of Edith pf The
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  Arts of Starve Rock Country Fund is a component fund
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  of the starv Rock Country Community Foundation, with additional support
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  from the Illinois Arts Council,