Black Arts MKE is poised to receive an American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help the arts and cultural organization recover from the pandemic.
Once received, the $100,000 grant will save jobs, fund operations, pay for health and safety supplies, and increase marketing and promotional efforts to generate attendance and participation.
“This important NEA financial assistance will enable Black Arts MKE to restore and lift operations through capacity building, marketing/promotion for audience development, community engagement and partnership activities," says Board Chair Cory Nettles. "We invite everyone to join us in celebrating Black History Month and vibrant African American arts and culture programming throughout the year."
The NEA will award grants totaling $57,750,000 to 567 arts organizations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Washington, DC.
“Our nation’s arts sector has been among the hardest hit by COVID-19 pandemic,” says Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, chair of the NEA. “The arts are crucial in helping America’s communities heal, unite, and inspire, as well as essential to our nation’s economic recovery.”
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