By Diana Hanford
Funding Arts Broward (FAB) a dynamic, privately funded membership nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the arts, launched its 23rd season with a celebratory and widely attended reception at Northern Trust on Las Olas on October 9. Guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, a warm welcome from newly appointed board chair Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, Ph.D., and an exclusive performance by Carbonell Award-winner Tim Davis, Executive Artistic Director of New City Players.
FAB works to expand opportunities for artists and arts organizations to enrich cultural experiences for all residents and ensure that the arts remain a vital and thriving part of Broward County. It recently celebrated a milestone year, distributing a record $735,000 in grants to strengthen the arts community.
About Funding Arts Broward
FAB advances the arts in Broward by funding high-impact programming across visual and performing arts, and by championing access to arts education for youth. As a privately funded nonprofit, FAB’s work is sustained by community generosity, a dynamic membership program, corporate partners, allied foundations, and the Capitol Campaign: Be the Spark. Since 2003, FAB has contributed more than $5.7 million to the arts. FAB also administers a public art program, publishes funding studies to guide philanthropy and policy, and engages in Broward arts advocacy to strengthen support for artists and educators. For more information, visit fundingartsbroward.org
