From the Community
Eliot School and A Far Cry to Receive $300K Through Barr Klarman Arts Initiative
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Two Jamaica Plain organizations, the Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts and A Far Cry, were recently selected to receive in the Barr-Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative. The initiative is a partnership between two Boston-based foundations - The Barr Foundation and The Klarman Family Foundation – for a $25 million, six-year investment in 29 arts and cultural organizations from across Massachusetts. Participating organizations receive flexible, multi-year operating support grants, in addition to training and technical assistance from TDC, a nonprofit consulting and research firm. Both the Eliot School's and A Far Cry's engagements in the initiative begin with two grants totaling $300,000 from Barr and the Klarman Family Foundation over three years, an endorsement of the organizations' work inspiring lifelong learning in craftsmanship and creativity for all. “We are honored to be chosen for this welcome initiative to strengthen the arts in Massachusetts.