Wisconsin
Ashley for the Arts Now Accepting Applications for 2021 Community Cares Grant
The grant is for projects that are community focused in arts, music and/or cultural activities, and accessible to the general public.
After the Ashley for the Arts festival was cancelled in 2020, the organization created a new grant: the Ashley for the Arts Community Cares Grant.
Luckily for our community, the grant is sticking around to help more nonprofits.
The focus of the grant is to support eligible nonprofit organizations within a 60-mile radius of Arcadia, Wis, looking for assistance with a project that is community focused in art, music and/or cultural activities.
The annual music and art festival in Arcadia, supports over 65 local nonprofit organizations, that take part in the event to raise funds for their programs.
Without the opportunity to earn funds in 2020, after the cancellation, Ashley for the Arts created the grant program to still provide a way for organization(s) to receive funds.
“We’re thrilled to be able to return for a second year of offering our grant program as another way to make an impact in our surrounding communities,” Cole Bawek, event director, said in a press release. “Ashley for the Arts is focused on supporting educational, civic and non-profit organizations that promote the arts, music, and broadening cultural horizons within our community.”
Last year’s grant awarded $10,000 to the Independence School District for a community art project focused on beautifying the city of Independence.
The project, which is still in the works, includes multiple, large-scale murals incorporating the history of the city and the region’s tradition of agriculture. Students, Staff and community members worked together with Artist and Independence Alumni, Jimmy (Rombalski) Navarro, to bring the project to life.
“The Community Cares Grant has allowed us to make a lasting impact in our hometown. It was very exciting to see the students get so passionate about coming up with the ideas for the project, this is definitely something they will remember their entire lives,” Dawn Woychik with the Independence School District said. “We are grateful for the opportunity provided by Ashley for the Arts and highly recommend those considering a project to apply.”
The 2021 application is due by the end of the year. Applicants can find eligibility requirements and apply on Ashley for the Arts’ website.
