{"id":166795,"date":"2026-04-15T18:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/166795\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:59:08","slug":"community-foundation-grant-helps-wvia-sustain-local-arts-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/166795\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Foundation Grant Helps WVIA Sustain Local Arts Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/pennwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/creative-student-drawing-with-pencil-on-paper-SBI-324310507-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/creative-student-drawing-with-pencil-on-paper-SBI-324310507-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Drawing with pencil\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">WVIA has been awarded a $19,664 Critical Needs Grant from the Scranton Area Community Foundation to support two of the organization\u2019s long-standing arts initiatives: Artist of the Week and\u00a0ArtScene.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The grant will support three months of production for ArtScene and allow WVIA to complete this year\u2019s Artist of the Week series, which highlights the creative talents of high school students across the region.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cArts and culture are essential to the vibrancy of our communities,\u201d said Carla McCabe, President &amp; CEO of WVIA. \u201cWe are grateful to the Scranton Area Community Foundation for recognizing the importance of these programs and helping ensure they continue to celebrate the creativity and artistic voices that make Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania so unique.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Artist of the Week provides high school students from WVIA\u2019s partner schools the opportunity to showcase their artistic talents. Students visit WVIA\u2019s studios to record performances or present creative works, giving them a platform to share their art with the broader community. The segments are featured on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wvia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">wvia.org<\/a>\u00a0and shared across WVIA\u2019s digital and social media platforms. In addition to highlighting student talent, the program also introduces students to the craft of media production.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ArtScene, hosted and produced by Erika Funke, is a daily radio feature airing Monday through Friday that highlights the region\u2019s vibrant arts and cultural community. The program includes interviews, reviews, and commentary covering local theater, music, literature, film, and cultural events, while also exploring the rich artistic history of Northeastern Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Together, these programs help connect audiences with the artists, performers, and cultural organizations that contribute to the region\u2019s creative identity.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For more information about\u00a0ArtScene\u00a0and Artist of the Week visit<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wvia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0www.wvia.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pennwatchmedia.com\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"PW_2024_LeaderAd\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PW_2024_LeaderAd.png\" alt=\"\"   width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WVIA has been awarded a $19,664 Critical Needs Grant from the Scranton Area Community Foundation to support two&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":166796,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-166795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}