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“Art of Community” grants were recently awarded by Community Foundation of Broward

Art Prevails Project for its “Art of the City – Block Parties” program slated for Lauderdale Lakes, Pompano Beach, Miramar and a fourth Broward city to be determined. A grant of $15,000 will fund quarterly programs that will bring together a local artist painting live and performance artists from the worlds of dance, vocals, poetry, hip-hop and more.

Coral Springs Museum of Art for its “MSD Portrait Project” to help the Parkland, Coral Springs and the wider South Florida community continue to heal following last year’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tragedy. A $50,000 grant will support a curated exhibition of photographs and other materials, community conversations and a traveling digital exhibition.

Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority, awarded $15,000 for a “Broward Gateway” art installation and creative banner to welcome travelers to downtown Fort Lauderdale via Brightline trains, as well as buses and cars.

Fort Lauderdale Historical Society and “The Island Imprint” arts program, which will directly impact Lauderhill, Sunrise, Pembroke Pines, Coral Springs, Miramar, Fort Lauderdale and more. A $75,000 grant will focus on Caribbean art, culture and cuisine with partnering organizations that include the Consulates of Jamaica, Barbados and Haiti, as well as the Cities of Lauderhill and Miramar and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau.

South Florida Symphony Orchestra and its “Community Beats Activations” that will utilize a $50,000 grant to introduce classical music to local residents through six pop-up events in Lauderhill, Wilton Manors, along Fort Lauderdale’s Sistrunk Boulevard and elsewhere in Broward.