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This year, four South County groups received a combined $160,077 in grant funds, or about 10 percent of the $1,533,965 divvied up among 34 organizations. On July 9, Tavalin told the commissioners two new applicants would be among the recipients, the Englewood Art Center and the Sarasota Concert Association. According to the list the Alliance provided, Ringling College of Art and Design applied for the funding on behalf of the Englewood Art Center. The $13,853 grant will pay for an exhibit titled Celebrating the Florida Landscape. The Sarasota Concert Association won $20,984 to help cover the expenses of its 70th anniversary season. Another South County entity, Venice Museum and Archives, intends to submit an applica- tion next year, Tavalin noted. Following Tavalin's remarks, Commissioner J o e B a r b e t t a p o i n t e d o u t , " I t 's a l l pretty straightforward." A staff memo provided to the commission- ers says the Alliance's Cultural/Arts Grant Panel received and evaluated 35 grant applications for 35 new projects for the next fiscal year. "The only project that was not selected was determined to be incom- plete and included outdated financials," the memo notes. Jim Shirley, executive director of the Arts & Cultural Alliance, addresses the County Commission as Fern Tavalin, the Alliance's grants director, waits her turn at the podium. Photo by Norman Schimmel Sarasota News Leader July 11, 2014 Page 54