ERIE, Pa. – Seven artists and organizations in Venango County were awarded funding from Erie Arts & Culture for the 2017-2018 program year.

[Photo courtesy Oil Region Indie Music Festival.]

Each year, Erie Arts & Culture distributes thousands of dollars in grants to artists and organizations throughout the region. These grants are made possible through a state program known as the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA).

The following Venango County artists and organizations were awarded funding:

• CJ Hurley (Individual Artist) $1,417
• HOLeY Jeans $1,834
• Holly Gibbons (Individual Artist) $1,417
• Jerome Wincek (Oil Region Indie Music Festival) $1,774
• Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry & Tourism $892
• Southside Schools, Oil City School District $1,794
• The Bridge Literary Arts Center $1,675

Check presentations will be held on Saturday, December 2nd at 12:30 pm at the Venango Museum of Art, Science & Industry, 270 Seneca Street in Oil City.

PPA is a regionalized funding program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts that supports a wide variety of local and community arts activities.