With CreateHere heading for its “SuperNova” in just a couple of months, local artists have been concerned about the fate of the MakeWork grants program, which has awarded $700,000 to 84 artists since its founding in 2008. Project, studio assistance and career advancement grants have aided artists in fields including performing arts, 2D and 3D visual arts, literary arts, culinary arts and new media. In good news for the arts community, the Lyndhurst Foundation recently announced that it would match 2:1 any donations received to MakeWork by November 1, up to $100,000.
If you’d like to help raise the MakeWork total, contact Program Director Kate Creason at kate@createhere.org.