Arts & Entertainment
SOPAC Wins 1st State Council on the Arts Grant
The South Orange Performing Arts Center received its first State Council on the Arts grant, for $30,000.
At its annual meeting Tuesday, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts approved $15.7 million in grants to 208 museums, orchestras, dance troupes and arts centers, including a number from Essex County, the Star-Ledger reported.
Most of the organizations winning grants were on the list for 2012, but a major new grant recipient is the South Orange Performing Arts Center, which was awarded $30,000.
The largest grants went to the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra ($1,116,779), NJPAC ($1,065,433) and the Newark Museum ($1,000,000). The Newark Museum also receieved a $1 million line item in the state budget. The two awards double the council's support from last year.
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The council also welcomed a new member: Gary Blackman, co-founder and producer of ArtsPower National Touring Theatre in Verona.
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