The Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs has awarded $221,595 in state competitive grants to 29 local non-profit organizations to provide access to quality art and history experiences that will enhance the quality of life for county residents and visitors.
Twenty-six non-profits were re-granted a total of $206,000 through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. They include:
Art C South Jersey, Inc.
Atlantic City Arts Foundation
Atlantic City Ballet
Atlantic Pops Community Band
Borough of Buena
Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation
Concerts on the Beach at Somers Point
Cygnus Creative Arts Centre, Inc.
Eagle Theatre, Inc.
Fool Moon Theatre
Hammonton Arts Center
Hammonton Revitalization Corporation
Historic Organ Restoration Committee
Jewish Community Center of Atlantic County
Latin Music Fest of the Atlantic County Puerto Rican Parade
Mays Landing-Egg Harbor City Rotary Foundation
Mighty Writers
MudGirls Studios
Somers Point Arts Commission
South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble
South Jersey Indian Association
South Jersey Jazz Society
South Jersey Players, Inc.
SPQR Stage Company
Stockton University – Murphy Writing
Theater Collaborative of South Jersey d/b/a Gateway Playhouse
Additionally, four non-profits were re-granted a total of $15,595 through the New Jersey State Historical Commission. They include:
Art C of South Jersey, Inc.
Greate Egg Harbor Township Historical Society
Historical Society of Hammonton
Liberty and Prosperity, 1776, Inc.
For more information, please contact the Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs at (609) 909-7309 or by email to kbrown@aclsys.org.