Effingham County Chamber of Commerce received $3,000 for the Effingham Artisan Fair 2022 Pictured (L-R) Kristen Bertrand (Program Officer, Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation, Lucinda Hart (President and CEO, Effingham County Chamber of Commerce), and Libby Moeller (Co-Director for the Effingham Artisan Fair)
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation is pleased to announce that three area nonprofits have been named recipients of the 2021 Bill and Jacquelyn Jordan Anderson Visual Arts grant program: Effingham Performance Center, Effingham Art Guild, and the Effingham Artisan Fair. Grants are awarded annually to nonprofit organizations serving in Effingham County.
Effingham Art Guild received $1,000 for the Annual Children’s Art Show and $2,000 for the for scholarships to students pursuing a degree that focus on the field of visual arts named after Jacklyn Jordan Anderson. Pictured (L-R) Kristen Bertrand (Program Officer, Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation, Carolyn Lambert, member of the Effingham Art Guild)
Arts Connections of Central Illinois received $2,000 for 2022 Summer Youth Theatre Camp. Pictured (L-R) Kristen Bertrand (SICF Program Officer) Kim Jansen (Executive Director)
Jacquelyn Jordan Anderson was deeply involved in the development of community programs designed to benefit the youth of Effingham County. As a renowned artist, Jacky was also committed to the promotion of fine arts programs. She felt the future of a community depended on the strength of its youth and their ability to express themselves creatively.
Bill Anderson was a long time and respected member of the Effingham community. A renowned lithographer, color separator, cartoonist, and painter, Bill was a terrific artist in his own right.
The Bill and Jacquelyn Jordan Anderson Fund for Visual Arts, a fund of Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation, is committed to supporting arts programs in Effingham County. For more information, please contact Alex Pleasant at 217-342-4988 or alex@enrichingourcommunity.
Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation was established in 2009 because of a merger between the Effingham County Community Foundation (est. 1999) and the Mattoon Area Community Foundation (est. 1980). Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization managing permanent and non-permanent assets for the long-term benefit of communities in southeastern Illinois.
Comments