{"id":33988,"date":"2010-09-02T15:27:36","date_gmt":"2010-09-02T20:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=33988"},"modified":"2010-09-03T16:37:38","modified_gmt":"2010-09-03T21:37:38","slug":"city-announces-25k-grant-for-the-arts-from-att","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=33988","title":{"rendered":"$25,000 Arts Grant for Tyler"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nTYLER — Mayor Barbara Bass announced Thursday that the City of Tyler has received a $25,000 grant from AT&T in support of downtown arts programming for youth. The announcement was made at a press conference and reception held to celebrate the first anniversary of Gallery Main Street and the 20th anniversary of Tyler\u2019s designation as a Texas Main Street Program community. \u201cThe City of Tyler is overwhelmed by AT&T\u2019s generosity, and we pledge to make excellent use of the funding they have provided,\u201d said Mayor Bass. The grant will be used to purchase a stage and provide programming with a focus on introducing children to the arts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to support the Downtown Tyler Arts Coalition in its work toward stimulating children\u2019s interest in the arts,\u201d said Candice Gast, director of external affairs for AT&T. \u201cWe are happy to follow the lead of State Senator Kevin Eltife in supporting Mayor Bass and the City\u2019s efforts to revitalize downtown Tyler.\u201d Eltife said, \u201cIt was my honor to work with AT&T in securing this funding to continue the excellent downtown arts programming begun by the City of Tyler.\u201d <\/p>\n

In late August 2009, the City of Tyler opened the new Gallery Main Street and the Tyler Main Street Department \/ Heart of Tyler offices at 110 W. Erwin. The gallery is host to new juried art exhibits every six weeks in addition to special events such as ArtWalk and arts workshops. Bass said the arts programming will expand with the grant for arts instruction for children. \u201cNow we can introduce children and families to dance, folklore storytelling, music and so many other genres thanks to AT&T\u2019s generosity,\u201d Bass said. <\/p>\n

The mayor added, \u201cThis beautiful gallery is a perfect example of public-private partnerships and how they can benefit an entire community. From the construction phase that involved donated materials and time to the programming and events that are generated by volunteers, many people have worked together to create this resounding success story.”<\/p>\n

Two decades ago, Tyler became one of the state\u2019s first \u201curban\u201d Main Street program communities. Main Street designation by the Texas Historical Commission is achieved through a competitive application process. A community\u2019s historic preservation ethic, the presence of historical structures and a supportive business community are all part of the evaluation criteria.<\/p>\n

Since Tyler became a Main Street community, more than $100 million has been invested in downtown. That figure includes property sales and property renovation costs. Recent downtown renovation projects have included Gallery Main Street, Balance Pilates and Dance, Subway, the Downtown Coffee Lounge, the Moore Grocery Lofts housing development, and development of numerous downtown loft-style residential units. Those who want more information should go to http:\/\/www.downtowntylerarts.com<\/a> or call Gallery Main Street at (903) 593-6905.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TYLER — Mayor Barbara Bass announced Thursday that the City of Tyler has received a $25,000 grant from AT&T in support of downtown arts programming for youth. The announcement was made at a press conference and reception held to celebrate the first anniversary of Gallery Main Street and the 20th anniversary of Tyler\u2019s designation as … Continue reading $25,000 Arts Grant for Tyler<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-07 11:53:34","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33988"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34395,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33988\/revisions\/34395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}