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Council approves arts grants: $20,000 for youth strings program and $30,940 to complete post office mosaic
Summary
The council approved funding for two arts projects: Santa Barbara Strings’ second-year Built-in Strings curriculum received $20,000 and Community Clay Works received $30,940 to complete a large post office mosaic; the council also asked staff to work with the mosaic applicants on final cost accounting.
The Buellton City Council on Oct. 25 approved two arts-and-culture grants recommended by the Arts & Culture Committee, voting to fund a second year of a youth strings program and to complete a public mosaic at the post office.
The council approved $20,000 for the Built-in Strings program run by Santa Barbara Strings, which expands a successful pilot and adds subsidized one-on-one lessons for students who progress beyond the group class. Allison Fiery, Buellton’s recreation coordinator and the Arts & Culture Committee liaison, told council the committee recommended a $15,000 grant but the council voted to fund the full $20,000 request so the program can serve more students this year. ‘‘We had 40 applicants last year and could take 15;…
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