Media Coverage
2023
“Futurist” by Shannon Lake, Pierce’s Corner, Suwanee (click on image for video).
04/28/23 - Explore Gwinnett Opens 2023 Gwinnett Creativity Fund Project Grant Application Window
06/23 – Gwinnett Forum, Gwinnett Creativity Fund announces $183,000 in grants
07/23 – Southwest Gwinnett Magazine
08/23 , Gwinnett Daily Post, Explore Gwinnett Awards Nearly $200K to local arts and culture organizations
2022
10/13/22 - Explore Gwinnett celebrates Artober with more than $150K in grants to local nonprofits
5/23/22 - Suwanee Public Arts Commission Gets Creative in Solving Problem with Amphitheatre
5/22/22 Explore Gwinnett awards over $115K to local arts and cultural organizations
What’s going on in Suwanee! Muralist Corey L. Barksdale
5/11/22 Explore Gwinnett Awards Suwanee Public Arts Commission Creativity Fund Project Grant
5/3/2022 Explore Gwinnett Awards Suwanee Public Arts Commission Creativity Fund Project Grant
3/3/22 - Explore Gwinnett Launches 2022 Creativity Fund Application for Local Arts and Cultural Organizations
2021
9/21/21 - Explore Gwinnett awards nearly 100k through Gwinnett Creativity Fund
9/15/21 - Explore Gwinnett awards nearly 100k through Gwinnett Creativity Fund
9/7/21 - Explore Gwinnett Awards Nearly $100K in Arts Project Grants
2020
10/28/20 - Explore Gwinnett Awards First Gwinnett Creativity Fund Project Grants
6/29/20 - Explore Gwinnett Awards First Gwinnett Creativity Fund Operations Grants
In the News
“Explore Gwinnett recently awarded a total of $50,000 in grants to eight Gwinnett County non-profit arts and culture organizations through the Gwinnett Creativity Fund. These awards will assist organizations to continue and grow their operations, as well as support continued post-COVID recovery.”
— Karen Huppertz, For the AJC
“Explore Gwinnett, the county’s convention and visitors' bureau, has awarded the Suwanee Public Arts Commission a $10,000 Gwinnett Creativity Fund project grant.”
— Karen Huppertz, For the AJC
“Suwanee Performing Arts Receives Grant From Gwinnett Creativity Fund.”
— Suwanee Magazine
“At a time when many arts-focused organizations have had to cancel events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Explore Gwinnett has found a way to help. For the first time, Explore Gwinnett has awarded a total of $51,000 in grants to 10 Gwinnett non-profit arts organizations through the Gwinnett Creativity Fund.”
— Karen Huppertz, For the AJC
“Explore Gwinnett, the county's convention and visitors' bureau, has awarded the City of Suwanee Public Arts Commission a grant.”
—The Patch
“The program’s goals are to “allow non-profit arts organizations to grow and evolve, provide programmatic and educational opportunities, engage underserved audiences and enhance Gwinnett’s economic development and cultural landscape.”
— Todd DeFeo for Patch
“A Gwinnett Creativity Fund grant has helped community non-profit, Button Art Inc. to install two Button Sculptures at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth.”
— Karen Huppertz, For the AJC
“A new grant program for Gwinnett County nonprofit arts groups affected by the Covid-19 pandemic has launched with the application process set to start next week.”
— ARTSATL Staff
“Sugar Hill’s Broad St. Concert Band was recently presented with a grant of $1,500 from Explore Gwinnett’s “Gwinnett Creativity Fund.” The band was one of 10 local nonprofits to receive the grant, and the resources will be used to support the organization’s arts-focused mission and operations following event cancellations and venue closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
— Gwinnett Daily Post
“The program’s goals are to “allow non-profit arts organizations to grow and evolve, provide programmatic and educational opportunities, engage underserved audiences and enhance Gwinnett’s economic development and cultural landscape.”
— Karen Huppertz, For the AJC
Media Coverage
2023
04/28/23 - Explore Gwinnett Opens 2023 Gwinnett Creativity Fund Project Grant Application Window
06/23 – Gwinnett Forum, Gwinnett Creativity Fund announces $183,000 in grants
07/23 – Southwest Gwinnett Magazine
08/23 , Gwinnett Daily Post, Explore Gwinnett Awards Nearly $200K to local arts and culture organizations
2022
10/13/22 - Explore Gwinnett celebrates Artober with more than $150K in grants to local nonprofits
5/23/22 - Suwanee Public Arts Commission Gets Creative in Solving Problem with Amphitheatre
5/22/22 Explore Gwinnett awards over $115K to local arts and cultural organizations
5/11/22 Explore Gwinnett Awards Suwanee Public Arts Commission Creativity Fund Project Grant
5/3/2022 Explore Gwinnett Awards Suwanee Public Arts Commission Creativity Fund Project Grant
3/3/22 - Explore Gwinnett Launches 2022 Creativity Fund Application for Local Arts and Cultural Organizations
2021
9/21/21 - Explore Gwinnett awards nearly 100k through Gwinnett Creativity Fund
9/15/21 - Explore Gwinnett awards nearly 100k through Gwinnett Creativity Fund
9/7/21 - Explore Gwinnett Awards Nearly $100K in Arts Project Grants
2020
10/28/20 - Explore Gwinnett Awards First Gwinnett Creativity Fund Project Grants
6/29/20 - Explore Gwinnett Awards First Gwinnett Creativity Fund Operations Grants
In the News
“Explore Gwinnett recently awarded a total of $50,000 in grants to eight Gwinnett County non-profit arts and culture organizations through the Gwinnett Creativity Fund. These awards will assist organizations to continue and grow their operations, as well as support continued post-COVID recovery.”
— Karen Huppertz, For the AJC
“Explore Gwinnett, the county’s convention and visitors' bureau, has awarded the Suwanee Public Arts Commission a $10,000 Gwinnett Creativity Fund project grant.”
— Karen Huppertz, For the AJC
“Suwanee Performing Arts Receives Grant From Gwinnett Creativity Fund.”
— Suwanee Magazine
“At a time when many arts-focused organizations have had to cancel events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Explore Gwinnett has found a way to help. For the first time, Explore Gwinnett has awarded a total of $51,000 in grants to 10 Gwinnett non-profit arts organizations through the Gwinnett Creativity Fund.”
— Karen Huppertz, For the AJC
“Explore Gwinnett, the county's convention and visitors' bureau, has awarded the City of Suwanee Public Arts Commission a grant.”
—The Patch
“The program’s goals are to “allow non-profit arts organizations to grow and evolve, provide programmatic and educational opportunities, engage underserved audiences and enhance Gwinnett’s economic development and cultural landscape.”
— Todd DeFeo for Patch
“A Gwinnett Creativity Fund grant has helped community non-profit, Button Art Inc. to install two Button Sculptures at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth.”
— Karen Huppertz, For the AJC
“A new grant program for Gwinnett County nonprofit arts groups affected by the Covid-19 pandemic has launched with the application process set to start next week.”
— ARTSATL Staff
“Sugar Hill’s Broad St. Concert Band was recently presented with a grant of $1,500 from Explore Gwinnett’s “Gwinnett Creativity Fund.” The band was one of 10 local nonprofits to receive the grant, and the resources will be used to support the organization’s arts-focused mission and operations following event cancellations and venue closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
— Gwinnett Daily Post
“The program’s goals are to “allow non-profit arts organizations to grow and evolve, provide programmatic and educational opportunities, engage underserved audiences and enhance Gwinnett’s economic development and cultural landscape.”