Nine projects have been approved for funding in 2021 under Lambton's Creative County Grant program.
Lambton County Cultural Services General Manager Andrew Meyer said they invested $37,500, mostly in projects that demonstrated innovation in responding to the pandemic.
"It's estimated that funding will leverage over $200,000 in local cultural investment by the organizations that are applying and their respective partners," said Meyer. "So, it's interesting to see that the $37,500 actually leverages a lot more in terms of investment by community groups."
The Creative County Grant program, launched in 2013, provides up to 50% of total project costs for new arts, culture and heritage initiatives across Sarnia-Lambton.
The next application intake will be in the fall of 2021.
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The following organizations received grant funding for 2021:
• $2,500 to PM Entertainment Group and Foundation to support the Rocking the Runway drive in concert.
• $2,500 to the International Symphony Orchestra (ISO) for the ISO Digital Chamber Series.
• $10,000 to The Young Canuckstorian Project: Lambton Hometown Heroes for the website and videos series production.
• $2,500 for the Centre Communautaire Francophone de Sarnia-Lambton for the production of Franco Ontarian Cultural Videos.
• $2,500 to the Friends of the Gallery in the Grove for Gallery in the Grove 2020 & Beyond!
• $2,500 to the Grand Bend Historical Walk Committee for the Grand Bend Historical Project.
• $5,000 to the Kiwanis Club of Forest for program delivery.
• $5,000 to the Village of Oil Springs for the development and delivery of Family Fun Movie Nights.
• $5,000 to the Petrolia Business Association for the 'Shop Like Charlotte' program.
