Sarasota County commissioners approved grants totaling $1 million
for 25 art organizations in the county. The money was raised from a hotel
and motel half-percent sales tax.
The $1 million sum is $50,000 more than the state of Florida allotted
for art groups in the entire state for its 2010 budget, which totaled
$70 billion.
Among the grant recipients presented by The Tourist Development Council Arts Grants Panel are the
Florida Studio Theatre,
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art,
Asolo Repertory Theatre,
Sarasota Film Festival and
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.
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