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MCAC Now Accepting 2020 Grant Applications

Scope expanded to include schools, churches and recovery organizations

The Medina County Arts Council invites local organizations with an arts-centered focus or project to apply for grant funding to be awarded in 2020.

To be eligible, applicant organizations must have 501(c)(3) status or be a not-for-profit organization located in Medina County and have a dedicated mission statement or special project with an arts focus. The deadline is Feb. 29, 2020.

This year, MCAC has expanded the applicant eligibility requirements for its grant awards to include schools, churches and recovery organizations, along with entities that are traditionally arts focused.

Grant application submissions must include information about the purpose for which the grant is requested, the annual budget of the group or the cost of the art-related project and list other participants in the project(s) and their contributions, if applicable.

Last year’s 2019 grant recipients included Medina Chorus, ORMACO, Wadsworth Community Band and Wadsworth Community Radio.

For more information on grant guidelines and to submit an application, click here. Grant applications for the 2020 calendar year are due on or before Feb. 29, 2020.

If selected, 2020 grant recipients will be required to send a representative to MCAC’s Annual Meeting, scheduled for Feb. 2021, to briefly present a report on how their grant was used to support the arts in Medina County.

Please forward this email to any organization you feel would be eligible.

Brass Band of the Western Reserve

A Celebration of Christmas
Saturday, December 21, 7 pm - 8:30 pm
Tickets are $12-15. Order online through BBWR

The third concert of our concert series is A Celebration of Christmas. The Brass Band of the Western Reserve takes the stage with the Medina High School Concert Choir and Summit Bells.

Home for the Holidays Concert Remembered

On Saturday, December 14, the Ninth Annual Dr. Ron Ricci Medina Holiday Pops Concert with the Akron Symphony Orchestra (ASO) and students from the Medina Youth Symphony rang in the holiday season with an evening of carols, inspiring songs and holiday cheer conducted by Christopher Wilkins and joined by the Akron Symphony Chorus conducted by Christopher Albanese.

The concert was sponsored by the Medina County Arts Foundation, whose president, Michael Sferro, honored Abagail McClintock, Medina High School senior (pictured last), with the Bill Cohen Memorial Award and an opportunity to conduct the ASO rendition of “Sleigh Bells.”

Click here to see a full list of Medina County Community Arts Events. If you want to add your upcoming events to our website, submit your request here.

Give the Gift of The Arts this Season!

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