Multiple entities given grants from Southwest Minnesota Arts Council

The Southwest Minnesota Arts Council has announced new grants to multiple area entities.

A total of seven SMAC Quick Support for Organizations grants, which provide up to $2,500, were awarded. The City of Jeffers is receiving $2,500 for community planning for a mural by Lili Lennox. Fulda Memorial Library has also been awarded $2,500 for garden-themed art classes for adults that include natural inks and dyes, quilting, 3-D plaster and canvas flowers and botanical junk journals.

A total of five schools were awarded SMAC Arts in the Schools grants, which provide public schools with up to $4,000 for projects such as artist residencies, arts field trips, juried student art exhibits and more. Among the recipients is the Murray County Central School District, which is receiving $2,625 for a musical theater workshop with Broadway actor Adam Kaplan for students in grades 7-12. The workshop will include full-group instruction, smaller-group coaching and a Broadway Q&A open to the community.