PNC Arts Alive Grants $170,000 to Broward Cultural Organizations Over Three Years

Five Broward County arts organizations will receive funds totaling $65,000 this year from the PNC Foundation's Arts Alive program. The grants are part of a three-year, $170,000 award PNC recently announced at the Broward County Commission.

2016 Broward recipients of the PNC Arts Alive grant included the Coral Springs Museum of Art, Florida Grand Opera, Grace Arts, Brazilian Voicesand Ashanti Cultural Arts.

"It takes the strengths of business and the creativity of the arts to make a community great," said Earl Bosworth, director, Broward Cultural Division. "Thanks to good corporate citizens like PNC, more businesses understand that these kinds of programs ensure sustainability and longevity for a vibrant place to live. These grants will inject Broward County with fresh and interactive new programs for the entire family."

The nonprofit winners represent a wide range of disciplines, audiences and participatory experiences from arts groups' large and small, city and suburban. Visit PNC Arts Alive, Florida East Coast for full description of the recipients and their programs.

Throughout 2016, PNC has diligently worked with the Broward County Cultural Division to develop the Arts Alive opportunity locally and bring the initiative to its thriving community.

"PNC has a long history of partnering with organizations that strengthen the lives of our local Main Street communities, and our support of Arts Alive is a strategic investment in South Florida," said Cressman Bronson, PNC regional president for Florida East. "We asked South Florida's arts and culture groups to help people experience art in new ways and they delivered on that goal, engaging audiences through a diverse array of unique programs that showcase Broward County at its best."

Bronson said the arts and culture industry in the state of Florida generates $49.7 billion in annual revenues per the state's Division of Cultural Affairs, plus creates new jobs, boosts tourism and invigorates businesses.

"The arts impact more than our emotions," added Bronson. "The bottom line is a strong arts community is a significant driver of economic success. By bringing Arts Alive to South Florida, PNC is helping to bring creative and interactive cultural arts programs for people of all ages to this community."

Applications for the 2017 season will be posted in March. For more information, please visit pncartsalive.com/FloridaEastCoast.

About Broward Cultural Division
Broward Cultural Division is a local arts agency, one of thousands across the U.S. providing financial, technical and marketing assistance to artists and arts organizations. Broward County has nearly 1.9 million residents, 15.4 million visitors, 10,000 artists, 6,291 arts-related businesses employing 23,498 people, 823 not-for-profit cultural organizations and 31 cities, some of which operate their own Arts Councils and public art programs.

For more information call 954-357-7457 or visit the website and follow @BrowardArts on Twitter and Facebook

About PNC
Since its debut in 2009, PNC Arts Alive has awarded approximately $13 million in grants to enterprising cultural organizations in Columbus, Ohio, Philadelphia and St. Louis, communities served by PNC and the PNC Foundation. PNC Arts Alive has supported new exhibitions and festivals, pop-up theater and music performances, mobile arts vans, family arts programs and more. This award-winning program has earned recognition from Americans for the Arts in New York City along with regional arts organizations. Grants recipients are selected by PNC and a committee composed of officials from arts and community organizations.