The Florida Keys Council of the Arts has awarded grants to twenty local artists, arts and cultural groups for the 2023-2024 grant cycle

The Florida Keys Council of the Arts has awarded grants to twenty local artists, arts and cultural groups for the 2023-2024 grant cycle

The Florida Keys Council of the Arts has awarded grants to twenty local artists, and arts and cultural groups for the 2023- 2024 grant cycle. The grants support Monroe County artists, arts and cultural organizations, performing groups and individuals by offering grant funds to enhance their ability to bring arts and culture to our community.

The Council awarded over $65,000 in grants this year to the following Keys’ artists and community groups: REEF & United Way, Red Barn Theater & partner organizations, Tennessee Williams Theater & Monroe County School District, Florida Bay Forever Save Our Waters & College of the Florida Keys, Fringe Theater & Williams Hall, Friends of the Key Largo Library & Art Guild of the Purple Isles, Donna Wissinger & Monroe County School District, Bill Becker & Sugarloaf School, Marlene Koenig & Inez Martin School -The Wesley House, Jason Hoegle of Key West Outdoor Movies, Morada Way Arts & Cultural District, Marcia Brito, History of Diving Museum & Art Guild of the Purple Isles, Williams Hall’s Key West High School Drama Club, Michael Marrero, Kristie Killam, Jessica Wachs, and the Key West Writer’s Guild.

Over the past three years, the Florida Keys Council of the Arts has awarded over $127,000 in grants to artists and area arts organizations including theater, orchestra, children’s programs, museum and artist exhibits, artistic projects, and grant programming designed to promote Cultural Equity and access to the Arts for all.

The Florida Keys Council of the Arts supports visual, literary and performing artists and cultural organizations throughout the Keys with several grant programs and scholarships. We connect artists to each other and to their audiences. Grant Funds are raised through memberships to the Arts Council, and from individual or business donations.

Please join or renew your membership today. Visit keysarts.com or call 305-296-4369.

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