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Marion Voices Folklife + Oral History

Caledonia, OH

ArtsHERE

FY2025

Two people of dark skin tone, one young and one old, look at a sign on an easel
Photo Credit: Jess Lamar Reece Holler

About

Marion Voices Folklife + Oral History’s ArtsHERE grant will support a solidarity-building listening tour across North-Central Ohio engaging allied arts & culture organizations to share strategies & grow a regional folklife network, plus updates to their strategic plan & website as they expand their work regionally. Marion Voices is a folklife & cultural arts organization committed to social justice. Partnering directly with community culture-keepers in Marion County, they offer K-12 folk arts programs, exhibits, festivals, folklife documentation, and more to grow more just, more abundant cultural arts livelihoods across diverse communities.

Award Details

  • ArtsHERE
    Grant or Award Received
  • Ohio
    Location
  • $130,000
    Grant Amount
  • 2025
    Fiscal Year of Award

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