OSCF, along with other nine Houston individuals and nonprofits are beneficiaries of grants totaling $100,000 for efforts to further cultural tourism and resilience throughout the City of Houston.
This award will be used to produce the Ethnography of Afro-Venezuelan Music, a multidisciplinary educational conference that includes videos, music, and dance that explore the syncretism of African culture and European religious practices in Venezuela through music.
The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (MOCA) awarded the funds through the Initiative, a competitive grant program administered by Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) and funded by a portion of the city’s Hotel Occupancy Tax. https://houston.culturemap.com/news/arts/houston-moca-arts-culture-grants
