by Community Contributor • • Comments Off on Flagstaff Arts Council News & Events: July 2017
Greetings!
The Flagstaff Arts Council is pleased to announce the grant recipients of the 2017-18 Art & Science Fund. The City of Flagstaff has again increased its investment in the non-profit arts and sciences sector. Revenues from the City of Flagstaff BBB tax fund provides support for these grants.
$365,000 will be distributed to thirty-nine non-profit organizations, in support of art, culture and science programs that serve our community. Read a full list of grant recipentshere. These organizations are working tirelessly to create a better Flagstaff.
In celebration of these awards, the Arts Council will host a reception at Lowell Observatory on Thursday, August 17, 2017, at 5pm. Members of City Council will be in attendance for the event, there will also be performances and presentations from a number of grant recipients. All are welcome to attend and celebrate with us.
Kids 7-13 of all types and ability levels will have fun learning circus skills such as stilt walking, acro balance, tumbling, clowning, aerial dance and trapeze, juggling and more!
Author & illustrator, S.D. Nelson shares a unique way of seeing the night and making a connection with the natural world. Thenartist Arline Martens will give a gallery talk about her art in NightVisions.Admission by donation.
Photography That Matters will open with a special daytime brunch reception, there will be live music, tasty breakfast foods mimosas, and jury prizes will be awarded. The NightVisions andPart of a Larger Story exhibitions will also be open for viewing.
Photographer and filmmaker Harun Mehmedinovic will share time lapse films of the night sky from his Skyglow Project, and videos from other artists exploring the night through time lapse photography.Admission by donation.
Hope and Trauma in a Poisoned Land will explore the impact of uranium mining on Navajo lands and people. The art exhibition will feature work by more than two dozen artists, including many Native artists.
