Sen. Collett Announces Nearly $700,000 for Area Art and Cultural Institutions

The Reporter Staff•

Montgomery Theater on Main Street in Souderton.

State Sen. Maria Collett has announced $691,756 in grant funding for local arts and culture institutions through the COVID-19 ARPA PA Arts and Culture Recovery Program.

"The 12th District’s museums and performing arts centers are key parts of what makes it such a wonderful place to live, work, and visit, but the financial strain of the pandemic has left many of them struggling to stay afloat,” Collett said in a statement.

"I’m so pleased to have supported this influx of funding to ensure these historic organizations not only recover but thrive,” she said.

Arts and Culture Grant recipients in the 12th District Include:

Act II Playhouse, LTD: $28,089 for operating expenses for the performing arts organization located in Ambler Borough.
Ambler Theater, Inc.: $36,424 for operating and marketing expenses for the arts organization located in Ambler Borough.
Mennonite Historians of Eastern Pennsylvania: $16,589 for operating costs and a new program and marketing for the history museum located in Franconia Township.
Montgomery Theater Inc.: $20,654 for operating expenses, offsetting lost revenue and establishing new programs for the performing arts organization located in Souderton Borough.
Settlement Music School of Philadelphia: $95,000 for operating expenses and new programs and marketing for the performing arts organization, which includes a Willow Grove branch location.
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance: $495,000 for distributing pandemic recovery payments to arts and culture professionals as the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts regranting organization for Region 6, which includes Montgomery County.

The COVID-19 ARPA PA Arts and Culture Recovery Program was created to ensure the stability and recovery of the Commonwealth’s arts and culture sector from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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