Explore Gwinnett Awards Suwanee Public Arts Commission Creativity Fund Project Grant

Press release from the City of Suwanee:

11/05/2020

Explore Gwinnett, the county’s convention and visitors’ bureau, has awarded the City of Suwanee Public Arts Commission a Gwinnett Creativity Fund project grant. Explore Gwinnett’s Creativity Fund Grants provide support for arts and cultural initiatives within Gwinnett County in 2021.

The City of Suwanee will use their grant, totaling $10,000, to create an approximately 180 feet long by 10 feet high public art mural on a brick retaining wall at the intersection of Buford Highway and Town Center Avenue in the heart of downtown. Matching funds for the mural will be provided by the Suwanee Public Arts Commission.

“We pitched the idea for this large scale mural to bring joy to our residents and visitors during this pandemic. We envision a fun, vibrant, colorful, whimsical design that will be worthy of one million Instagram posts!” said City of Suwanee Assistant City Manager Denise Brinson.

Local nonprofits Suwanee Arts Center and Suwanee Performing Arts also received Gwinnett Creativity Fund project grants. Explore Gwinnett awarded a total of 12 grants to Gwinnett County non-profit arts organizations for a total of $80,700.

“Explore Gwinnett is honored to administer the Gwinnett Creativity Fund and we are looking forward to seeing these unique arts projects come to fruition,” says Lisa Anders, Executive Director of Explore Gwinnett.

For more information regarding Explore Gwinnett’s Gwinnett Creativity Fund, please visit GwinnettCreativityFund.com.

This press release was produced by the City of Suwanee. The views expressed here are the author’s own.