MusicFEST 2019 Wins Prestigious Houston Arts Alliance Grant

MusicFEST 2019 Wins Prestigious Houston Arts Alliance Grant

The Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy has been selected by the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (MOCA) to receive a significant grant as part of its Arts & Cultural Plan for 2019. Administered by the Houston Arts Alliance (HAA), the three new grant programs: Support for Artist and Creative Individuals, Let Creativity Happen and Festival, are designed to Increase opportunities and investment in individual artists and creatives, encourage creative risk in the arts to spur innovation, and to celebrate the City of Houston’s strength in diversity through arts and cultural festivals. The program has selected 109 artists and 32 arts and cultural nonprofits for public exhibitions, performances and festivals in 2019 for the current year. Willow Waterhole Musicfest 2019 Presented by Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy Inc has been selected within the Festivals section of the program, and the funds received will help support the Conservancy's efforts in producing one of the city's premier community music festivals which is now in its seventh annual edition.