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Exposure to, and participation in, the arts teaches essential life skills. Access to arts and culture, especially during key developmental ages, has the power to shape character and influence upward mobility later in life.
The Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program matches eligible creative entrepreneurs with existing, free, local, small business consulting services and financial resources ranging from $500 to $2,000 to help them grow their businesses, audiences, and revenue.
As part of the Northwest Pennsylvania Arts Recovery Grant Program, Erie Arts & Culture offers a new funding opportunity to artists living and working in Erie, Warren, Crawford, Venango, Mercer, and Lawrence Counties.
More InformationAs part of the Northwest Pennsylvania Arts Recovery Grant Program, Erie Arts & Culture offers a new funding opportunity to non-profit cultural organizations in Erie, Warren, Crawford, Venango, Mercer, and Lawrence Counties.
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Our four programmatic pillars
Capacity Building
We serve as a capacity builder of the individuals and organizations that comprise the creative and cultural sector.
Arts in Lifelong Learning
We advocate for and fund opportunities for arts in lifelong learning.
Preserving Diverse Cultures
We preserve and promote the diverse cultures that represent our communities.
Erie Arts & Culture is committed to improving the lives of our region's residents. We do this by leveraging the power of culture and creativity to address the vital needs and interests of Erie and Northwestern Pennsylvania. We support broad accessibility to engage with the cultural sector educationally, socially, and economically - during all life stages.
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Impact
Exposure to, and participation in, the arts teaches essential life skills. Access to arts and culture, especially during key developmental ages, has the power to shape character and influence upward mobility later in life.
Arts and cultural experiences have broad appeal, drawing attendees and participants representing a diversity of race, geography, age, and socioeconomic class.
The industries of the twenty-first century depend on a generation of innovation through creativity.
Meet the Community
Erie Arts & Culture is proud to present this week's Friday Feature! Every June, Erie Arts and Culture honors the stories, voices, and talents of the refugees who live in our beautiful city of Erie, Pennsylvania. This month, we are highlighting some of the various artists who represent this amazing collective, while also providing our audience with the new and updated New American Owned Business Directory later this month.
Mustafa Albalkhi is an amazing professional Oud player who takes a strong delight in expressing the stories of his Syrian roots. With aspirations to teach others how to play the Oud, Mustafa loves performing for new, American audiences and meeting new people. In this interview, I had the pleasure of discussing his inspirations.
Interested in an Artist Fellowship? Learn more about becoming an artist fellow in our latest blog post.
Erie Arts & Culture committed to making a greater investment in the artists living and working in Erie County by establishing the annual Artist Fellowship program. This program provides cash awards to three artists from Erie County. The Fellowship, which includes cash awards ranging between $2,000-$5,500, helps individual artists sustain or enhance their creative process and advance their career in the arts.
The application will be open from July 6 to August 29 at 11:30pm. Award recipients will be announced before November 30.
One virtual information session will be conducted over Zoom: Wednesday July 13th at 12pm
June 20th is World Refugee Day, an international celebration of the strength and resilience of those who have fled conflict and persecution.
Erie is home to thousands of former refugees, many of whom have become naturalized citizens. Former refugees are an important part of Erie’s economic engine and have helped stabilized population decline. Erie Arts & Culture is proud to publish an updated directory of small businesses owned by former refugees.
Thanks to grants from the Erie Community Foundation and the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Menajerie Studios has created a short documentary about three of the many food markets owned by refugees that can be found within the City of Erie. Visiting one of these markets is a great way to experience a culture outside of your own.
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