"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 money will be divided among 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'that this is a great place to live, work, and visit,'" New Bedford Economic Development Council President Tony Sapienza says.
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