By WJBC Staff
NORMAL – The Town of Normal is seeking applications for arts-related projects, programs or events to be funded through the 2016 Harmon Arts Grant Program. Applications will be accepted through May 12.
The grant application is available on the Town of Normal website.
Harmon Arts grants awarded in 2016 are available to art organizations for programs or events taking place between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017. Priority will be given to programs within the town and proposals that make a program or event more accessible to the public particularly seniors, students and low income residents.
The Harmon Arts Grant Program, named to honor former mayor Paul Harmon, was created in 1993 to help promote the arts in the community. In 2015, Normal awarded 21 grants to local art organizations including $2,500 to the Heartland Theatre Company to fund the Mike Dobbins Memorial New Plays from the Heartland program. The program provides Midwestern playwrights a chance to share never before produced one-act plays with the community. In addition to the performances, the Heartland Theatre Company also offers an open forum on playwriting, workshop, and reception for patrons to meet the playwrights.
The maximum grant award is $5,000. Grant applications will be reviewed by Harmon Arts Grant Committee members who will make recommendations to the Normal Town Council. The council will select grantees in June, and awards will be presented on July 5.
