Art Federation awards grant for Kokomo Little Artist Arts Education Outreach
The Kokomo Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission announced last week that it had received a $5,000 grant from Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) and The Arts Federation (TAF).
The grant will help fund the Kokomo Little Artist Arts Education Outreach program, a one-week event designed to provide kids in grades 3-8 with hands-on art instruction.
Children will have an opportunity to interact and to participate in art projects with professionals such as Kokomo artist, JC Barnett III, according to a release.
“We are pleased to support the Little Artist Arts Education program’s efforts to get our area youth exposure and interested in arts education, as well as, higher education in general,” Janie Young, MLK Jr. Commission chairperson, said in the release.
The Arts Federation was able to provide this grant to the MLK Commission thanks to funds it received from the federal National Endowment for the Arts, which was part of the 2021-2022 American Rescue Plan (ARP).
Funding from the Indiana Arts Commission was provided by the Indiana General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Kokomo Little Artist Arts Education Outreach program will be Oct. 8-15 at Indiana University Kokomo.
This article originally appeared on Lafayette Journal & Courier: Art Federation awards grant for Little Artist Arts Education Outreach
