Arts and culture groups ask city for $279,268. City gives them $75,000

With the city's arts and culture financial assistance pot sweetened by an extra $71,000 this year, funding requests have doubled.

Virginia McLeod, the city's manager of culture and recreation, reports that 26 applications totalling $279,268 have been received, compared to 15 applications totalling $114,137 last year.

On Monday night, City Council will be asked to approve $75,000 in grants to the 21 organizations listed below, as recommended by the city's cultural advisory board.

An additional $28,900 is expected to be allocated to a newly developed festivals and events funding stream, subject to council approval in weeks to come.

Monday's City Council meeting will be livestreamed on SooToday starting at 4:30 p.m.

• 180 Projects - $3,000
• African Caribbean Canadian Association of Northern Ontario - $2,000
• Algoma Art Society - $2,000
• Algoma Arts Festival Association - $2,000
• Algoma Conservatory of Music - $3,500
• Algoma Festival Choir - $5,000
• Algoma Weaver’s Guild - $2,000
• Arts Council of Sault Ste. Marie and District - $15,000
• Batchewana First Nation - $4,500
• Congregation Beth Jacob - $2,000
• In Your Eyes Projects - $1,000
• Living History Algoma (Algoma 1812) - $3,000
• Over the Rainbow Children’s Entertainment - $3,500
• Sault Symphony Association - $2,000
• Sault Theatre Workshop - $2,500
• Shadows of the Mind Film Festival - $4,000
• The Art Speaks Project - $5,000
• The Sault Blues Society - $2,000
• The Sault Community Theatre Centre - $4,300
• Theatre Ontario Festival 2020 - $2,000
• Thinking Rock Community Arts - $4,700