Atlantic County Arts Organizations Awarded $70K In State Grants

ATLANTIC COUNTY, NJ — Fourteen nonprofit arts organizations in Atlantic County were awarded $70,000 in grants from the Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs.

Two nonprofit history organizations in Atlantic County also received $4,208 in grant awards.

According to the Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, these awards will help provide Atlantic County residents with access to quality arts and history experiences within their communities and further enhance quality of life.

The following organizations were awarded arts grants with funding from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts:

Atlantic City Arts Foundation
Atlantic Pops Community Band
Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation
Children’s Cultural Arts Foundation
Cygnus Creative Arts Centre, Inc.
Eagle Theatre, Inc.
Hammonton Arts Center
Historic Organ Restoration Committee
MainStreet Hammonton
MudGirls Studios
Somers Point Beach Concert Series
South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble
South Jersey Jazz Society
The Arc of Atlantic County

These organizations were awarded history grants with funding from the New Jersey State Historical Commission:

Atlantic County Historical Society
Greate Egg Harbour Historical Society

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