Marco Island Center for the Arts Receives Grant from Collier Community Foundation

Marco Island Center for the Arts is pleased to announce it has received a $10,000 grant from the Collier Community Foundation. These funds will support the “Every Child Deserves Art” Program Expansion. This grant for Marco Island Center for the Arts will aid in the expansion of the quantity and variety of programs available to children in both visual and performing arts.

“Every Child Deserves Art” program at Marco Island Center for the Arts encompasses the “Children’s Summer Program,” which has expanded to offer 25 classes for 2023, more than doubling the number of workshops from 2022, as well as the fall “Young Artists Academy” that offers visual arts for middle and high school aged attendees. Both the summer and fall programs are completely free of charge for all participants. The “Every Child Deserves Art” program expanded to outreach in under-served communities through art bag distributions in 2022 in partnership with the mobile food pantry. The program will bring broader inclusion and participation through increasing the number of distributions in 2023.

“All Children Deserve Art Program Expansion continues to address the need for quality art education for young people on Marco and the surrounding areas,” said Hyla Crane, Executive Director of Marco Island Center for the Arts, “There is a need to provide out-of-school time arts programs. FREE OF CHARGE programs ensure that all youth can experience the benefits of art. For children who cannot come to the Art Center, free bags of art supplies and project instructions are delivered with support from the Our Daily Bread Mobile Food Pantry. The arts build skills that are vital for life.”

The Collier Community Foundation awards annual grants through a competitive application and review process. Selected organizations receive grant dollars from the Community Impact Fund. This Fund is made up of donors who believe in the Community Foundation’s ability to identify and grant to the community's most current needs.