Meridian Arts Council announces deadline
for grants program

By By Penny Randall / staff writer
Nov. 7, 2003
The Meridian Arts Council announced Thursday that the deadline for Community Arts Grants applications is getting close.
The Community Arts Grants program offers grants for financial and technical assistance to non-profit arts organizations, artists, schools, colleges, universities and public and social service agencies.
Debbie Martin, a council board member, agreed.
Applications must be postmarked on, or before, Dec. 5. Grant recipients will be notified by Dec. 17 if they have been chosen to receive a grant. Grantees are required to submit a final narrative and financial report 30 days after their project's completion date.
Grant applications are available at the Meridian Arts Council's office, on the third floor of City Hall or by visiting the city of Meridian's Web site at www.meridianms.org and clicking on the Meridian Arts Council link.
Funds for the Community Arts Grants Programs are generated through community projects such as Arts in the Park and county and city donations.
In 2002, $137,000 was awarded to organizations and about $8,000 to individual artists. Past recipients include Meridian Little Theater, Crestwood Elementary School, Community of Hope tutoring program, St. Patrick Catholic School and the Meridian Symphony Orchestra.
TO APPLY:
Arts grants applications must be
postmarked on, or before, Dec. 5. The mailing address is Meridian Arts Council, P.O. Box 1405, Meridian, MS 39302. For information, call Connie Royal, executive director of the Meridian Arts Council at 693-2787.