Carolina Performing Arts receives $1.5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Posted Jul 13, 2018
With $1.5 million in support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Carolina Performing Arts will launch an initiative connecting the arts, scholarship and public service at UNC-Chapel Hill. The initiative, Creative Futures, will bring together acclaimed artists, North Carolina students, faculty researchers and community partners for multiyear artistic collaborations. (UNC.edu)

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