Wells Fargo Advisors donates $100K to Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis
Submitted by Steve on August 27, 2015
From The St. Louis American:
Wells Fargo Advisors and the Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis (A&E) announced an expanded partnership in the areas of arts and culture. Wells Fargo Advisors’ total investment of $100,000 will expand access to creativity and expression opportunities for underserved youth and help build capacity for local arts organizations in the bi-state, metropolitan region… The majority of the investment ($50,000) will serve as a lead contribution establishing and launching an “Arts Education Fund” managed by A&E. The Fund will provide tuition scholarships and transportation subsidies intended to remove financial barriers that may prevent talented high school art students in underserved or low-income areas from expanding their creative training outside the traditional classroom setting.
The “Arts Education Fund” will partner with new and existing A&E grantee organizations that offer classes and workshops in visual arts, craft, music, and dance disciplines.