"The artists that comprise New Bedford's thriving arts community are themselves small businesses," New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell says.
" Funding to accelerate their emergence from the pandemic represents a timely investment in our economy and will energize our cultural scene."
The Massachusetts city has received $1.2 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to help artists and art-related organizations, the Boston Globe reports.
The grants will be awarded under three initiatives: Wicked Cool Places, Art is Everywhere, and ARTnet.
"This important boost to support artists and art-related organizations will build the momentum of how the city is promoted to the region and the world'a great place to live, work, and visit,'" New Bedford President Tony Sapienza says.
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