More than two dozen arts and cultural projects in the Corridor are among 131 Iowa organizations approved for grant funding from the Iowa Economic Development Authority.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and IEDA announced in a news release on Monday, Aug. 28, that more than $1.4 million in grants has been awarded to advance the state’s arts, culture and creative industries.
“Arts and culture are an important part of economic development,” IEDA and Iowa Finance Authority Director Debi Durham said. “These attractions and creative businesses fuel growth in our communities and add (to) the quality of life that attract visitors and new residents to Iowa.”
Funding for the grants is made possible by annual appropriations from the Iowa Legislature to the IEDA and through federal-state partnerships with the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities.
Recipients, along with their projects and grant awards, are:
Greenlight Grant Program
- Andrew Sherburne, Iowa City, Untitled 6-on-6 Basketball Documentary, $28,000.
Art Project Grant Program
- Abbie Brewer, Cedar Rapids, House Concert Series, $2,200.
- Akwi Nji, Cedar Rapids, Enuf, $8,000.
- Anita Jung, Iowa City, Painting, Printing and Sharing with Natural Dyes, $10,000.
- Dana Potter, Cedar Rapids, Human in the Loop, $4,045
- Godfreed Ebong, Cedar Rapids, The Oracles of Iowa City Documentary, $10,000.
- Harmony School of Music, Cedar Rapids, Community Music Day: Renew, $4,500.
- IARMAC, Iowa City, IARGUS 2023, $10,000.
- Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio, Cedar Rapids, Civilized Wildlings-A Community Art Program, $6,782.
- Jacob Lesan, Iowa City, The Iowa Oak Project, $10,000.
- Jordan Sellergren, Iowa City, Platonica/Banner Year, $9,750.
- Mount Vernon Area Arts Council, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Sculpture Trail, $10,000.
- Nathan Basinger, Iowa City, The Swampland Jewels, $6,145.
- Nicholas Cladis, Iowa City, Iowa City & Echizen, $2,100.
- Public Space One, Iowa City, Publishing as Creative Practice, $9,730.
- Red Cedar Chamber Music, Iowa City, Voyagers, $10,000.
Iowa Artist Fellowship Program
- Antonio Chalmers, Cedar Rapids, $10,000.
- James Tutson, Iowa City, $10,000.
- Nina Lohman, Iowa City, $10,000.
Cultural Leadership Partners Program
- Amana Heritage Society, Amana, $10,000.
- Brucemore, Cedar Rapids, $20,000.
- Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, $20,000.
- Englert Theatre, Iowa City, $20,000.
- FilmScene, Iowa City, $15,000.
- Iowa Children’s Museum, Coralville, $20,000.
- Orchestra Iowa, Cedar Rapids, $20,000.
- Riverside Theatre, Iowa City, $10,000.
- Summer of the Arts, Iowa City, $15,000.
- Theatre Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids, $20,000.
Cultural Capacity Building Grant Program
- Iowa City Foreign Relations Council, Iowa City, $5,000.
Arts and cultural production contributed more than $4.5 billion to Iowa’s economy last year and accounted for nearly 40,000 jobs, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Learn more about IEDA and Iowa Arts and Culture at Iowa Arts & Culture. To see the full list of grant recipients, visit here.
