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CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) $125,000 in funding was recently awarded to 16 different Stark County arts organzations through this round of the Cultural Tourism Grant program.

A maximum $20,000 grant went to the Canton Museum of Arts Summer Exhibition program.

Other recipients were the Canton Greek Fest, Massillon Museum and En-Rich-Ment.

One-sixth of the county motel bed tax revenue goes for these grants.

The following organizations, communities, and businesses received Cultural Tourism Grants:

720 Market | April-June 720 Markets$3,500 Northeast Ohio marketing to attract a new audience to attend events at Arrowhead Golf & Event Center, North Canton City Square, and Kent State University at Stark.

Alliance Area Preservation Society/Haines Home | Downtown Alliance Art and Music Festival Series$2,000 Mainstage entertainment at Historic Main Street Art and Music Festival on July 23 and Duck, Duck Downtown Fall Festival on October 8.

Canton Ballet | Snow White$2,000 Out-of-county promotion of April 23 production of Snow White via mobile marketing.

Canton Greek Fest | 2022 Canton Greek Fest$7,000 Promotion of festival to northeast Ohio audience via television advertising.

Canton Museum of Art | Summer & Fall 2022 Exhibition Season$20,000 | Summer Exhibitions Northeast Ohio promotion of summer exhibitions via digital, social, and television advertising.$14,000 | Fall Exhibitions Northeast Ohio promotion of Fall exhibitions via digital, social, and television advertising.

Canton Palace Theatre | Concert Movie Experience, Anime Film Fest, and Centennial Plaza Movie Series.$3,370 | Concert Movie Experience Increase northeast Ohio digital marketing for April 16th Purple Rain Concert Movie Experience.$5,000 | Centennial Plaza Movie Series Increase northeast Ohio digital and social marketing for free summer movie series in Centennial Plaza.$10,000 | Anime Film Fest Increase northeast Ohio and niche marketing efforts for Anime Fest. Increase speaker panel and vendor footprint to grow event attendance for July event.

Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce | Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival Civic Center Events & Grand Parade$15,500 Increased television and digital advertising for the Grand Parade, Fashion Show Luncheon, Enshrinees Gold Jacket Ceremony, and Enshrinees Roundtable. Create new, enhanced guest experiences and performances.

Canton Symphony Orchestra | Spring MasterWorks Season$13,200 Expanded northeast Ohio marketing for five classical music performances between March 5 to June 25.

EN-RICH-MENT | Second Annual African American Arts Festival$6,200 Increase new audience and Northeast Ohio attendance with new digital, print and radio advertising.

Hartville MarketPlace & Flea Market | Fall Arts & Craft Show$1,775 Addition of mainstage entertainment to expand the audience and attendance at September event.

Massillon Museum | A Celebration of Nationally-Renown Native American Art and Artists$9,314 Northeast Ohio digital, social, print advertising and enhanced programming for the NEA Big Read in partnership with complimentary Museum exhibitions.

Mother Angelica Museum | National Syndicated Radio Advertising$3,100 National advertising campaign on SonRise Morning Show that is syndicated on 380 stations and 40 states to encourage visitation to Mother Angelica Museum in Canton.

Sing Stark | Vox Audio Presents Legends$2,250 Increased northeast Ohio marketing for Vox Audio April 9 performance Legends.

Spring Hill Historic Home | Spring Hills Underground Railroad Experience$1,255 New mediums of advertising, including digital, print, and social audiences for the June 25 event.

The Wilderness Center | Nature Fest Artists Market$4,500 Increased and new northeast Ohio advertising for June 4-5 Nature Fest Artists Market and live music.

TNT Marketing LLC | Canal Fulton Summer Concert Series$1,000 Social media advertising to promote the new Summer Concert Series in St. Helena Heritage Park from June 3 to September

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