Federal grant cuts put ArtWorks youth job program, public art works in jeopardy

Federal grant cuts put ArtWorks youth job program, public art works in jeopardy

The "abrupt loss" of a $100,000 grant has now put youth programming and public arts projects that would have supported Avondale at risk, according to an announcement from ArtWorks. ArtWorks said the "Our Town" grant would have come from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), but federal cuts to grants pulled it back, despite the funding having already been awarded to ArtWorks in 2024. The grant was intended to help focus on integrating arts,…