Austin Area Art Center awarded $4,000 grant

Published 12:56 pm Saturday, April 18, 2009

The Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC) recently awarded funding from the McKnight Foundation to artists and art centers throughout the area.

Available funding from McKnight was $50,000 and requests totaled $52,000.

It was decided at the review board to use reserves to enable all organizations’ requests to be fully funded.

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The Austin Area Art Center, a local non-profit organization, was among those awarded funding for operating costs.

The amount granted was $4,000 which will be used for costs such as utilities, phone and office and studio supplies.

The Austin Area Art Center’s gallery is in Oak Park Mall.