[Archived] Alexandria Commission for the Arts Offers Grant Workshops

City Press Release


	City of Alexandria, Virginia Office of the City Manager Alexandria City Hall 301 King Street, Suite 3500 Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3211 www.alexandriava.gov Telephone: 703.838.4300 Fax : 703.838.6343

For Immediate Release
September 13, 2004
PIO 217-04/bg

Alexandria Commission for the Arts
Offers Grant Workshops

The Alexandria Commission for the Arts will conduct grant workshops tonight ( Monday, Sept. 13) and Wednesday, Oct. 6 from 7 pm until 9 pm at the Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson St. The workshops will provide information about the Commission’s programs and services highlighting specifically on its annual grant program which provides funding for various arts programs. All interested applicants, both new and past grant recipients, are encouraged to attend either grant workshop.

The grant categories for FY 2005-2006 cycle include:
< City Arts Operational Grants for arts organizations based in the City of Alexandria;
< City Arts Project Grants for arts organizations not based in Alexandria, but who present activities in Alexandria;
< City Arts Project Grants for individuals who reside in the City of Alexandria and who, as a part of their project, will conduct an outreach activity that will benefit Alexandria residents;
< Technical Assistance Grants arts organizations.

Copies of the FY 2005-2006 Guide to Funding and application forms for all grant categories are available from the Commission’s office located at 1108 Jefferson St., Alexandria, VA. Completed grant applications must be submitted to the Commission office by 5 pm on Friday, Nov. 19, 2004. For information on the annual grant program, call 703.838.6348.

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