Keeping summer traditions alive: Commerce, ArtsWA award over $3 million to support, restart community festivals and events

Keeping summer traditions alive: Commerce, ArtsWA award over $3 million to support, restart community festivals and events

The shows will go on across the state as 200 organizations in 36 counties receive much-needed pandemic relief grants OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington Department of Commerce, in collaboration with the Washington Festivals and Events Association (WFEA) and ArtsWA, has awarded over $3 million in grants to 200 community events and festivals that either had to suspend operations or restart due to the pandemic. The qualifying grantees reported a total…