Grant awarded to Peeples

The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Georgia Council for the Arts has selected Peeples Elementary as a recipient of its new Vibrant Communities grant.

The school will receive $5,000 to help cover expenses for its annual Cultural Arts Week program. The funds will be used to bring artists, performers, and presenters representing many different art forms to the school during the week of May 9-13.

The Peeples Elementary Cultural Arts Week committee completed the grant request in the fall, and was one of just 93 entries selected from over 100 submissions.

The Georgia Council for the Arts uses peer review panels to adjudicate applications following the National Endowment for the Arts precedent. Peer review panels include Georgia Council for the Arts members, fellow professionals who are experienced in the arts discipline or type of grant being reviewed, or are Georgia citizens with a record of arts activities, experience, and knowledge.

Pictured is a scene from last year’s Cultural Arts Week program.