Blue Stars, Performing Arts for Youth, Inc. has been awarded a Cultural Organization Grant! Thank You Governor Evers for supporting cultural organizations all across Wisconsin!
“Just like small businesses, cultural organizations have taken a major financial hit,” said DOA Secretary Joel Brennan. “We’re all in this together. We hope that these funds will make it possible for us to be able to enjoy the museums, theaters, and music from these organizations once it is safe to do so again.”
“The Blue Stars are thrilled to be one of the 385 Wisconsin arts organizations receiving grants as part of the COVID-19 Cultural Grant program,” said Blue Stars, Executive Director Brad Furlano. “ Like many arts organizations, the current pandemic has had a devastating effect on our organization, and this grant will help us recover as we prepare for the future.”
Administered by the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA), the COVID-19 Cultural Organizations Grant program provides grants to nonprofit organizations whose primary missions are to produce, present, or exhibit cultural disciplines such as music, dance, theater, literature, and the visual arts, or items of environmental or scientific interest. Grant awards can be used to cover pandemic-related impacts such as lost revenue, increased workers' compensation costs, cleaning and sanitization, and purchases of services or equipment to facilitate telework by employees.
