Campaign 08

March 17 - May 22

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ArtsinStark – the County Arts Council

“Growing the arts to create smarter kids, new jobs, and healthier communities.”

The arts are exploding in Stark County. Whether you look at the downtown public art, the vast arts programming available every week or the increase in new arts businesses around town, there’s no denying it. The heat is on.

As the County Arts Council, we fuel that flame. For the last three years, since the creation of ArtsinStark, we have broken the million dollar mark in our annual campaign. We’ve used the new dollars to award over $500,000 in special project grants to over 75 different Stark County non-profits, many of which having never before received arts funding.

We also proudly operate the 330,000 square foot Cultural Center for the Arts as the home of the Canton Ballet, Canton Museum of Art, Canton Symphony Orchestra, Players Guild Theatre, and Voices of Canton, Inc. (VOCI). Those organizations have received more than $845,000 per year for programs that reach over 100,000 people.

In addition, we develop public art projects that revitalize downtowns and neighborhoods. We also fund partnerships between schools and arts organizations to supercharge learning (SmArts).

And we’re just warming up.