ANNUAL CEREMONY CELEBRATES INVESTMENT IN BROWARD’S CREATIVE COMMUNITY
Funding Arts Broward (FAB) awarded $387,000 in grants to 37 Broward County-based arts and cultural programs during its 2027 Grant Cycle Awards Ceremony, reinforcing the organization’s commitment to a thriving local arts scene.
Held April 28 at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center, the lively reception was co-hosted by 2027 Grant Committee Co-Chairs Katie Adler and Anna Sorenson. The event brought together grant recipients, donors and arts advocates for an evening of cocktails, light bites and live performances by select grantees, including the Art Prevails Project, which showcased students supported through FAB’s Arts Access initiative in partnership with the Community Foundation of Broward.
MOGILEFSKY, JUDY ZUCKER, MARY RIEDEL AND ANGEL BURGOS. BACK ROW LEFT-TO-RIGHT MICHAEL
HORSWELL, STEVE SCHERMER, MARK WISNIEWSKI, ESQ., ELEANORE LEVY, SCOTT CLEARWATER, ESQ. AND
JENNIFER O’FLANNERY ANDERSON
“FAB continues to support a rich and diverse arts community,” said Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, Ph.D., president of Funding Arts Broward. “Our record-setting funding rate reflects a more transparent and balanced review process that values both artistic excellence and meaningful educational impact.”
FAB achieved a 97% funding rate this cycle, awarding nearly all approved requests and marking the highest funding level per grantee in its 23-year history.
Sponsors included Renee Johnson with Truist Bank and the Community Foundation of Broward
PROJECT, VENEISHA CLARINGTON, JAMARE
CLARINGTON, POET AND BENJY LEVYA, POET
Funding Arts Broward’s 2027 Grant recipients included:
All Florida Youth Orchestra, Art Prevails Project, Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida, Black LGBTQ Liberation, Brazilian Voices, Brévo Theatre, Broward County Film Society, Broward Performing Arts Foundation, Chopin Foundation of the United States, Developing Dreams Foundation, Fantasy Theatre Factory, Florida’s Singing Sons, Fort Lauderdale Children’s Ballet Theatre, Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida, Gold Coast Jazz Society, Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Hued Songs, Inside Out Theatre Company, Island City Stage, Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts, Master Chorale of South Florida, Miami Chamber Music Society, Miami City Ballet, Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festiva, New Canon Chamber Collective, Nova Southeastern University, Ruta Teatral, Seraphic Fire, Slow Burn Theatre Company, South Florida Pride Bands, Symphony of the Americas, The Dance Now Ensemble, The Fort Lauderdale Children’s Theatre, The Girl Choir of South Florida, Thinking Cap Theatre and Volta Music Foundation.
ABOUT FUNDING ARTS BROWARD (FAB)
Funding Arts Broward (FAB) is a dynamic, privately funded non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the arts in Broward County. Established in 2003 by local artist and philanthropist Francie Bishop Good, along with 74 other committed arts supporters, FAB aims to sustain and enrich the arts through strategic grant-making and program development including; impactful performing arts programs, visual arts initiatives, public art projects, and arts education efforts. Since its inception, FAB has awarded over $5.4 million in grants, championing arts advocacy and supporting a vibrant cultural landscape in the community. Through its ongoing efforts, FAB continues to play a pivotal role in fostering creativity and access to the arts for all residents of Broward County. fundingartsbroward.org/
RECIPIENTS IN THE VISUAL ARTS CATEGORY
ST. PATRICK BELL AND ANNA SORENSON
Photo credit: Michael Murphy Photography
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