For a time in my life I lived in the warm and colorful State of Texas. One of my fondest memories of places like San Antonio, Corpus Christi and Austin is the beautiful music, art and architecture of those cities. The influence of the Mexican heritage in this region makes a special contribution to the flare and distinctness of the art and culture. The funder I have selected for today supports the growth of all types of Latino arts organizations and helps to spread the aesthetics and traditions of their many cultures

This week’s pick: The National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) is a service organization whose mission is to preserve, develop and promote Latino arts and cultural organization in the United States. Through their Fund for the Arts they invite individual Latino artists, ensembles and art organization to apply for grants ranging from$2,500 to $10,000 each.

Any of the following disciplines are eligible:

 interdisciplinary arts;
 literary arts;
 media arts/film;
 music; performance arts;
 theater arts and
 visual arts.

Applications are due by July 16, 2007 and may be submitted in English or Spanish. Complete application information can be found at: http://www.nalac.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=4&Itemid=31