The Vandergrift Main Street Program is in Year 3 and has been officially designated by DCED. The Vandergrift Improvement Program’s mission is to protect, preserve, and restore the strength of the existing community both in its central business district and residential neighborhoods. Here is our blogsite where the community can learn more about what we are doing in beautiful Vandergrift.

Monday, September 11, 2006

Arts Grant Awarded to Vandergrift

Great news!

Vandergrift Improvement Program was recently awarded a grant that will help fund the Vandergrift Fine Arts Festival, which is scheduled for the summer of 2007.

This project was supported by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency, through its regional arts funding partnership, Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA). State government funding comes through an annual appropriation by Pennsylvania's General Assembly and from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. PPA is administered in this region by the Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance.

We are excited about bringing together local artists and the Vandergrift community! The Fine Arts Festival will focus on traditional art mediums such as painting, drawing, and sculpture.

If you are an artist in Vandergrift or are interested in helping with the Fine Arts Festival, please contact Shaun at the Vandergrift Improvement Program: shaun@phlf.org or #724-567-5286