ArtsNow recently spoke with Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro.
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Alto saxophonist Joshua Tuttle and clarinetist Amer Hasan won Tuesday Musical’s 2021 Scholarship Winners Concert on May 16.
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In July of 2020, the City of Akron's City Council voted to approve the Plan for Public Art! This plan was one of ten priorities identified by the community as necessary to ensure public access and vibrancy across the city.
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The Akron-Summit County Public Library's new Education Page provides one-stop access to the Library's rich educational resources that make navigating school easier at any age.
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The board of Akron Community Foundation approved a $25,000 grant to Arts Now for the Artist Relief Fund, which is supporting artists who have experienced a professional hardship due to COVID-19. This fund was established in December 2020 by the GAR Foundation.
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Akron-Summit County Public Library cardholders can now set up and run their own virtual meetings with support from library staff. Two virtual meeting spaces are available from the library through Zoom, a web-based software that requires a device and an Internet connection to participate.
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In this round of funding, 113 organizations received $3,090,000 in funding for basic needs, 57 organizations received $1,605,000 in arts and culture-focused funding, and 10 nonprofits received $440,000 to support the needs of residents with developmental disabilities.
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