Performing Arts Center receives state economic relief grant

NEW PHILADELPHIA ? The Performing Arts Center at Kent State University at Tuscarawas is one of 104 arts-based organizations receiving state economic relief grants.

The PAC will receive $63,718. In total, organizations in 33 counties will receive more than $20 million in grants.

Gov. Mike DeWine announced the awards as the second round of the Ohio Arts Economic Relief Grant Program, administered by the Ohio Department of Development. In total, more than $43 million in grants have been announced for 243 arts organizations across the state.

The grants announced will help pay for employee compensation, excluding bonuses; employee recruitment, rehiring, and training expenses; rent or mortgage payments; and operating costs.

“The arts industry in the state is still very much in recovery mode,” said David Mitchell, general manager of the Performing Arts Center. “We’re thankful to the Governor’s Office and the Ohio General Assembly for acknowledging the importance of the arts in our communities as an economic driver and for awarding these funds which will assist us in continuing to present extraordinary moments that create lifelong memories to our patrons.”

This article originally appeared on The Times-Reporter: Performing Arts Center receives state economic relief grant