Naples Art Receives Grant from the Community Foundation for ‘artEQuity Project’
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Naples Art is pleased to announce it has received a $30,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Collier County. These funds will support ‘The artEQuity Project’, which is a community activism project aimed at shifting the paradigm of social inequity through employment, education, and art experiences at Naples Art.
Modeled after similar successful projects around the country, The artEQuity Project will initiate tangible actions such as adding 35 bilingual and/or minority artists to the Naples Art teacher roster, and organizing an art exhibition focused on self-taught, ‘outsider’ artists who are marginalized and/or underexposed.
“We’re grateful to the Community Foundation of Collier County for this grant,” says Naples Art Executive Director and Chief Curator Frank Verpoorten. “The artEQuity Project enables us to fulfill Naples Art’s critical mission to be more accessible to our community and to better represent the diverse population of Naples.”
The Community Foundation of Collier County awards annual grants through a competitive application and review process. Selected organizations receive grant dollars from the Changing Needs Fund. This Fund is made up of donors who believe in the Community Foundation’s ability to identify and grant to the community’s most current needs.
About Naples Art
Naples Art has been at the forefront of the arts & cultural landscape of Naples since 1954. We believe art can change lives and improve communities. We are committed to developing tomorrow’s artists and arts leaders, ensuring that artistic expression is available to everyone, and enriching Southwest Florida through the visual arts.
About the Community Foundation of Collier County
The Community Foundation of Collier County, now in its 35th year, is a tax-exempt, pubic, charitable organization established in 1985 to increase and focus on local private philanthropy. Today, the Community Foundation of Collier County manages more than 750 funds, collaborates with hundreds of nonprofits, holds over $280 million in assets, and has distributed over $212 million in grants to nonprofit organizations and community programs. The Community Foundation of Collier County is one of Florida’s fastest-growing community foundations. For good. Forever. Learn more at cfcollier.org or call 239-649-5000.
