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Fall 2005 Grant Cycle Announced

Grant Workshop Scheduled

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Centerville, MA, September 6, 2005 - The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod (AFCC), the designated Local Arts Agency for Barnstable County, is pleased to announce the first of two grant cycles for fiscal year 2006. Applications are now available for the AFCC fall grants cycle which has a deadline of Tuesday, November 1, 2005.

The AFCC will hold a grants information workshop for interested applicants on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 at 5:30 PM at the AFCC offices in Centerville. Reservations are limited and you must call the AFCC office 508-362-0066 by September 20, 2005 to reserve space.

The goal of the AFCC Grants Program is to provide cash awards to support the art and cultural activities of local organizations and individual artists. Grants are awarded to those applicants meeting the broadest goals of the AFCC: to create a strong, stable and diverse arts and culture industry on Cape Cod, contributing to the quality of life and economic vitality of the region. In fiscal year 2005, the AFCC granted $55,000 to 40 individual artists and arts organizations. Grant funds are made possible by the proceeds of the AFCC’s annual Pops by the Sea concert.

Guidelines and application materials are available on the AFCC web site www.artsfoundation.org or by calling (508) 362-0066 to request them.

The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod (AFCC), the designated local arts agency for Barnstable County, was founded in 1988. The mission of the AFCC is to: • Support, promote, and celebrate the arts and culture of Cape Cod; • Create a strong, stable and diverse arts and culture industry; and • Contribute to the quality of life and economic vitality of the region.