Have an idea for a creative public project? There’s money for that

If you have a creative project a-brewin’, hope is on the horizon. The Austin Economic Development Department is launching the Nexus Grant, intended to support local artists and arts organizations. Recipients will get $5,000 grants for their creative public projects. Applications are now open and close at 5 p.m. on Aug. 15. “Eligible applicants must have a minimum one-year history of cultural or arts programming in the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area – which includes Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties,” according to a news release. Get more info and learn how to apply at austintexas.gov/nexus.