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(Monday, June 10, 2024) – As part of the City’s Percent for the Arts program, Mayor Malik D. Evans announced that $170,000 has been awarded to local artists and arts organizations through ArtsBloom, an initiative to fund arts education, literary arts, performing arts and visual art across Rochester. This year’s ArtsBloom-funded projects will reach more than 600 children and 400 adults in the city, as well as more than 100 local dancers, teaching artists and educators.