Quad City Arts will hold a reception honoring this year's recipients of Arts Dollars grants tomorrow. This year, 22 organizations and educators, and 3 individual artists will receive grants totaling $91,000.
Grant Specialist Anissa Pemberton says the money benefits over 70,000 people by helping to fund special events like The River Music Experience and Kidstock, and organizations like The Figge Art Museum, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, and more.
Quad City Arts serves Henry, Mercer, and Rock Island counties in Illinois, and Clinton, Muscatine and Scott counties in Iowa.
Pemberton says Arts Dollars grants are awarded in three categories: non-profits, individual artists, and K through 12.
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The reception will be held at 5pm at Quad City Arts Gallery. The deadline to apply for Arts Dollars Grants from Quad City Arts is January 31st of each year, and grants are awarded in April.
