Grants awarded to Atlantic County arts and history organizations

Atlantic City Arts Foundation/Artist Charles Barbin works on a new mural at Kay-Vil Construction, located at 342 N. New Jersey Ave. in Atlantic City.

The Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs has awarded a total of $70,000 to 14 local non-profit arts organizations and $4,208 to two local non-profit history organizations through a competitive grant process. These awards will help provide Atlantic County residents with access to quality arts and history experiences within their communities and further enhance quality of life.

The following organizations were awarded Arts grants with funding from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts:

• Atlantic City Arts Foundation


• Atlantic Pops Community Band


• Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation


• Children's Cultural Arts Foundation


• Cygnus Creative Arts Centre, Inc.


• Eagle Theatre, Inc.


• Hammonton Arts Center


• Historic Organ Restoration Committee


• MainStreet Hammonton


• MudGirls Studios


• Somers Point Beach Concert Series


• South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble


• South Jersey Jazz Society


• The Arc of Atlantic County