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MCACA grant recipients announced

MARQUETTE, MI--   The City of Marquette is pleased to announce the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) 2020 grant recipients from Marquette County. 

On Friday October 18, the MCACA awarded $157,688 to the following organizations in Marquette County:

  • Lake Superior Theatre Inc. - $11,250
  • Liberty Children’s Art Project - $15,000
  • City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center - $15,000
  • Marquette City Band - $10,000
  • Marquette County Historical Society - $18,000
  • Marquette Maritime Museum - $15,000
  • Marquette Symphony Orchestra - $12,500
  • Northern Michigan University – DeVos Art Museum - $14,188
  • Superior Arts Youth Theater - $12,500
  • Superior String Alliance, Inc. - $12,500
  • The Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum - $15,000
  • Ishpeming Public Schools - $6,750.

 This year, $683,760 was awarded to organizations and schools throughout the Upper Peninsula,
and over $9.7 million statewide.
 
For more information contact the City of Marquette Arts and
Culture Center at 228-0472 or e-mail arts-culture@marquettemi.gov.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.