What's Happening in Orlando, FL…

A grant of $1 million has been awarded by Bloomberg Philanthropies to the city of Orlando as part of the Public Art Challenge of the Philanthropies.

This initiative aims to support public art projects of a temporary nature which address important local civic issues across the country. The $1 million funding will be used by the city to implement an art project that will engage farmers and artists to raise awareness about increasing access to healthy foods and reducing food insecurity.

The art project will be a collaboration of many non-profit organizations in the area including the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, Ideas for Us-Fleet Farming, and Black Bee Honey. Several programs and initiatives of local artists will also be supported through this project such as Snap! Orlando, FusionFest, and the Downtown Artists District.

The city will also work with Juan William Chávez, an artist well-known around the country, to ensure several specialized areas, including pollinator and beekeeper education, food cultivation, and augmented reality activation, are featured in the project.

Awareness about such projects and the availability of funding is often made known throughout a community with poster printing.

Orlando is one of eight cities to receive this grant. Bloomberg Philanthropies will cover the costs related to expenditures of the project, including development, execution, and marketing.