Because of all our grants, we were able to purchase this diamond in the very rough! However, once it's renovated to The Kelly's specs, it'll be a wonderful Company Street location for The Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery.
Several of the Board members--led by Belyn Richardson, Phyllis Kennedy, and Carol Hickman have spent many hours chasing grants. It takes a lot of time and effort to write up the details needed, but they've been overwhelmingly successful. We have over $100,000 to go toward the new building.
Also, Belyn recently announced that we'd received a grant to PAY a curator, a tough job that has been held by Hope Brannon for years and Carol Hickman this past year. This is a wonderful boon. We also just got a grant to preserve a precious scrapbook from the Dixie Art Colony. They've been asking, and we've been receiving.