Squeaky Wheel, CEPA Gallery, Hallwalls & Just Buffalo Literary Center awarded grants through National Endowment for the Arts
Congressman Brian Higgins announced federal grants provided through the National Endowment for the Arts totaling $136,500 for the Western New York art and cultural community.
"The Buffalo-Niagara Region is fortunate and proud to have an abundance of organizations that so richly contribute to our economy and social fabric through a wide variety of creative arts offerings," Higgins said. "Funding though the National Endowment for the Arts drives cultural tourism and enriches the lives of those in our community and others across the country."
Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center will receive $22,500 to support its
workspace artist residency program. A grant totaling $59,000 for
CEPA Gallery will support a series of photography workshops for veterans through a partnership with the
Veterans One-Stop Center of WNY.
Hallwalls has been awarded $25,000 for an artist residency program, which will include collaboration between musicians/composers, workshops, exhibitions and public performances.
Just Buffalo Literary Center's grant totaling $30,000 will help maintain a variety of literary programming, including
Babel, a reading series showcasing internationally acclaimed authors.
Since 2000, Western New York organizations have been awarded more than $3.7 million in NEA funding.
Established by Congress in 1965, the NEA is the largest national funder of the arts in the U.S. On average, every $1 in NEA funding leverages another $9 in arts funding from other sources.
