The Maine Community Foundation has awarded more than $472,000 through three grant programs to 59 arts organizations across the state.
The Maine Expansion Arts grant program, which supports organizations and programs that serve rural communities and/or Black, Indigenous and other people of color, awarded 18 grants totaling $148,500. Donors with advised funds at MaineCF awarded 11 additional grants totaling $80,800.
Grantees include:
- Halcyon Music, to perform “Wonderful World” on outer islands
- New England Arab American Organization, to engage an artist from the Arab community to lead workshops and projects that explore Arab and Muslim art and calligraphy
- Nibezun, to fund four traditional Wabanaki art workshops to further support Wabanaki artists and arts.
Thirteen organizations and projects that support traditional handcrafts were awarded $113,910…
