Inge Center lands Kansas Arts Commission Grant

Media contact: Bruce Peterson, (620) 332-5492

The William Inge Festival Foundation announces that they are pleased to receive a general operating support grant from the Kansas Arts Commission. The award aids in funding year-round educational and artistic programs of the William Inge Center for the Arts at Independence Community college.

The award amount of $5,286 is scheduled for use during the current fiscal year.

“General operating support funds are applied wherever needed the most, and in this case they will likely be spent to help bring guest artists to Independence to provide workshops during the Festival and throughout the year,” said Inge Center Artistic Director Peter Ellenstein. “The Kansas Arts Commission is of extraordinary importance to arts groups throughout Kansas, especially those in rural areas that have fewer corporations and foundations from which to seek support.”

The Inge Center, named for the late Pulitzer Prize (“Picnic”) and Oscar winning (“Splendor in the Grass”) writer William Inge, a native of Independence, is best known for its annual William Inge Theatre Festival, which celebrates its 30th year April 13-16, 2011. The Festival will honor Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning dramatist Marsha Norman.

The William Inge Festival Foundation, founded in 1992, support the annual festival and activities of the William Inge Center for the Arts at the College. Additional major supporters of the William Inge Center for the Arts include the National Endowment for the Arts, the Hallmark Corporation, and Independence Community College.

For more information on Inge Center activities, visit www.ingecenter.org or call (620) 332-5492 or (800) 842-6063 ext. 5835.