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CRA hears updates on mural call, youth programs and business training funded by mini-grants

Newtown CRA Advisory Board (City of Sarasota) · January 23, 2026
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Summary

At the March 11 meeting the board received public comments and updates on community mini‑grants: a $25,000 mural call at Emeralds Park Place, STAR Lab youth programming, SCORE seminars and CareerSource entrepreneurial cohorts funded or supported by Newtown CRA mini‑grants.

The Newtown CRA Advisory Board heard a series of presentations March 11 from community partners that received mini‑grant support, including a city public art administrator, neighborhood representatives, youth program leaders, and business training partners.

Sierra Coleman, the City of Sarasota's Public Art Administrator, described an open call for artists in partnership with the Sarasota Housing Authority for a $25,000 mural commission on the west‑facing wall of Emeralds Park Place facing Orange Avenue. The call is open to local and regional artists (within 100 miles or formerly…

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