Arts Council announces 2022 Arts for Community Engagement grant awardees

The N.H. State Council on the Arts has announced that $98,125 has been awarded to cultural organizations in New Hampshire through its Arts for Community Engagement grant program.

ACE project grants support community enrichment and public benefit by providing access to high quality arts performances, activities and programs presented by community-based organizations, Main Street programs and municipalities.

Funded activities include performances, concerts, exhibits, workshops, community arts programming and collaborative public art projects.

Organizations receiving 2022 Arts for Community Engagement grants are:

• Belknap Mill Society; Laconia
• Center for the Arts Lake Sunapee Region; New London
• City Arts Nashua
• Electric Earth Concerts; Peterborough
• Franconia Art Walk
• Greater Meredith Program
• Historical Society of Cheshire County; Keene
• Ice Dance International; Kittery; Maine
• Jewish Federation of New Hampshire; Bedford
• Londonderry Arts Council
• MAxT Makerspace; Peterborough
• Monadnock International Film Festival; Keene
• Monadnock Music; Peterborough
• Museum of the White Mountains; Plymouth
• Nashua International Sculpture Symposium
• Portsmouth Historical Society
• Raylynmor Opera; Jaffrey
• Town of Lancaster
• Town of Littleton
• Upstage Players; Littleton
• The Word Barn; Exeter

The New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, a division of the New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, enhances the quality of life in New Hampshire by stimulating economic growth through the arts, investing in the creativity of students, making the arts accessible to underserved populations and preserving heritage arts. Learn more about the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts at nh.gov/nharts.