Mimms Boys & Girls Club Wins Vibrant Communities Grant

WOODSTOCK, GA -- The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) has announced the recipients of the Vibrant Communities grant.

A total of 85 entities received more than $297,963 in funding.

Two Cherokee County organizations -- Woodstock-based Elm Street Cultural Arts Village and Canton-based Malon D. Mimms Boys and Girls Club -- are among the winners for fiscal year 1017.

Both organizations were each awarded $5,000.

GCA received 112 applications requesting $394,961 from 69 counties across the state. Applicants included libraries, schools, arts centers, cities, historical societies, community theatres and Boys & Girls Clubs.

The Vibrant Communities Grant was made available to organizations in counties that did not receive a fiscal year 2017 Project or Partner Grant.

“Georgia’s communities are filled with great art, inspired artists and bold visions for the ways in which local art can bolster economic development efforts in our communities,” said GCA Executive Director Karen Paty. “GCA recognizes that a thriving arts community contributes immeasurably to economic and social vitality, and the Vibrant Communities grant is one of the ways in which we support the incredible work happening in our communities.”

Georgia Council for the Arts uses peer review panels to adjudicate applications following National Endowment for the Arts precedent. Panel members include GCA members, fellow professionals who are experienced in the arts discipline or type of grant being reviewed or Georgia citizens with a record of arts activities, experience and knowledge.

Click here to view the list of Vibrant Communities grant recipients for fiscal year 2017.

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