The Orange County Arts Council’s biannual arts grants included a few repeat organizations.
The 16 winners were announced at the Feb. 7 Board of County Commissioners meeting and included — among others — FRANK Art Gallery, the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill, the Carrboro ArtsCenter and McDougle Elementary School’s PTA, which each received grants from the council in September.
In all, the awards account for $23,251 of Orange County’s funds and are given to nonprofit groups to bolster arts programming.
The last cycle of grants was announced in September 2011, when $29,891 was given to 19 organizations.
FRANK Art Gallery
FRANK Art Gallery on Franklin Street received $1,500 in September that went toward bettering community involvement with the gallery.
Barbara Rich, the gallery’s director, said though the grant couldn’t fund a singular project, it contributed to FRANK’s mission.
This year the grant will help fund marketing and equipment for singing, photography and other workshops that are open to the public, she said.
“We’re nonprofit so every penny we spend on one thing takes money away from something else,” Rich said.
“This money helps us do more and expand on what we do now.”
FRANK was founded in 2010 through the council’s Arts Incubation Program, which offers three years of financial support to help start up local nonprofits.
Preservation Society of Chapel Hill
The Preservation Society, which works to maintain the heritage of the city, received $780 in the last grant cycle.
