ABC gets $10,000 grant from New Jersey State Council on the Arts

By Leonardo Vazquez

Arts Build Communities has been funded by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts for a fourth year.  ABC, which is considered a co-sponsored project of the Council, received a $10,000 grant.

"The Council's commitment to this project is strong..." Executive Director Nicholas Paleologos wrote in his letter to ABC,  "and we greatly appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with [you] in carrying it out."

The Council notified ABC of the grant after its annual meeting in Trenton on July 31.

The grant represents an increase of nearly $2,700 over ABC's grant in 2011.  The Council was working with the same amount of money it had last year.  Being one of the few organizations to receive an increase in funding during difficult times is an honor.

The grant will be used to support ABC's programming and services to New Jersey communities and creative placemakers, including community coaching, the annual creative placemaking conference, and research on New Jersey's creative economy.

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