Area arts organization receive grants from Alabama State Council on the Arts

Catherine Godbey, The Decatur Daily, Ala.
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Sep. 12—Five local arts organizations recently received grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

The grants will support orchestra concerts, youth symphony programs and musical series.

Local recipients include:

—Orchestra Sul Ponticello in Decatur, $7,900 for classical masterworks and holiday concerts

—Decatur Youth Symphony, $14,000 for the "Music for All" season and $13,200 for administrative support

—Princess Theatre Center for the Performing Arts, $11,400 for the 2022-23 performance season

—Athens State University Foundation, $14,200 for Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers concert series

—Muscle Shoals Songwriters Foundation in Limestone County, $6,600 for 2022 festival.

The grants are part of the more than $3.5 million the council awarded to 156 organizations across Alabama.

— cgodbey@decaturdaily.com or 256-340-2441. Twitter @DecaturLiving.