Arts council to offer new grant opportunity

Arts council to accept grant requests
An informational session about a new grant opportunity from Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today in the Kara Alumni House on the campus of California University of Pennsylvania.
The Lift Grant, funded by the Hillman Foundation, is aimed at propelling artistic careers to the next level. Grants of $5,000 to $20,000 will be awarded biannually to artists and organizations with budgets of $750,000 or less in Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
Online grant applications will be accepted through Oct. 27.