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Contact: Brittany Glenn
Cultural Arts and Special Events
334.595.0854
January 9, 2023
Prattville, Ala. – The Prattville Creative and Performing Arts Council has received a $14,600 grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts to fund the annual Celebration of the Arts. 
With these funds, the City of Prattville and the Prattville Creative and Performing Arts Council will host a series of events from February 24 through April 2 to promote arts experiences and opportunities in the Prattville Community and surrounding areas. This grant signifies that through this project, the Prattville Creative and Performing Arts Council is making Alabama’s communities stronger and our state’s arts and culture sector more vibrant.
Visit www.prattvilleal.gov to view a list of all the activities and events planned for this year’s celebration, including free workshops for children, a dinner and program held in honor of NewSouth Books founders, special performances, and the Wilson Pickett Music and Arts Festival.
This grant, awarded by the Alabama State Council on the Arts, enables the Prattville Creative and Performing Arts Council to reach new audiences, foster community development, provide the highest quality programming, and demonstrate the importance of arts as a key component for quality of life in Alabama.
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About Alabama State Council on the Arts
The Council on the Arts is the official state agency for the support and development of the arts in Alabama. The Council works to expand and preserve the state’s cultural resources by supporting nonprofit arts organizations, schools, colleges, units of local government, and individual artists. Arts programs, assisted by Council grants, have a track record of enhancing community development, education, cultural tourism, and overall quality of life in all regions of the state. Alabama State Council on the Arts grants are made possible by an annual appropriation from the Alabama Legislature and additional funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Learn more at arts.alabama.gov.
