The City of Vancouver handed out $800,000 in arts grants to 23 different local performing arts, visual arts, museum and community groups on Wednesday (Oct. 17).
The Carousel Theatre Society, St. Andrew's-Wesley Church and the Vancouver Opera Association were among the big winners, picking up $150,000 each for upcoming projects. A complete list of 2012 Cultural Infrastructure Grant recipients is available online at vancouver.ca.
Since its inception in 2009, the program has invested $3.58 million in funding for 92 projects and leveraged $19.9 million in total investment in cultural space creation and improvements.
