More Art on the Way: Beltline Awarded $10K Grant

ATLANTA, GA -- The Atlanta Beltline has won a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the

organization recently announced.

The $10,000 Art Works grant will be to fund the "Art on the Atlanta Beltline" project, which features various works of art scattered along the path and made from obscure materials.

“The arts are for all of us, and by supporting programs such as 'Art on the Atlanta BeltLine,' the National Endowment for the Arts is providing more opportunities for the public to engage with the arts,” NEA Chairman Jane Chu said in a news release. “Whether in a theater, a town square, a museum, or a hospital, the arts are everywhere and make our lives richer.”

The Beltline features dozens of public art installations and has been called by the organization the largest temporary public art exhibition in the South. The grant ensures that Atlantans will benefit from even more creativity, the Beltline Partnership’s Executive Director Rob Brawner said.

“The Atlanta BeltLine Partnership appreciates the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts,” Brawner said in the news release. “'Art on the Atlanta BeltLine' makes public art accessible to all and is representative of the broad public/private partnerships that are required to bring the Atlanta BeltLine vision to life."

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