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boyne arts center at stroll the streets

Mini Grants help organizations with smaller needs that come up any time of year. A recent Mini Grant helped the Boyne Arts Center to increase their exposure and awareness by participating in Boyne City's Stroll the Streets events on Friday nights last summer. Grant funds helped to purchase art supplies, but the real magic was in the community co-creating works of art together. The "Waiting for the Parade" piece pictured below was later sold and the proceeds donated to the Boyne City Fourth of July Committee for the community festival! Board Member Nancy Blandford said, "Traffic and sales at the Arts Center increased during Stroll the Streets with 30 to 60 visitors per week. We also learned that our community likes the hands-on projects. We will definitely be continuing this project next year and already have ideas for some fun, new, interactive projects. Thank you for your support. We couldn't have done it without you!"