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The head of the Rockford Area Arts Council says it and other local creative agencies struggle to get enough money to increase access to the arts.

The plan will be funded by grants and donations.

Health care is not exactly a common topic for poetry. But poetry is the medium used by Rockford, Illinois, resident Giulyana Gamero, 18, to share her experiences of advocating for

“Hearts and chests and lungs and breathe. I tell him to breathe,” begins one of Giulyana Gamero's poems about her father, Gustavo.

Credit http://artsforeveryone.com/ Mary McNamara Bernsten is the executive director of the Rockford Area Arts Council. She said, although the pandemic brought changes, there was still a lot going on.  “And so, it's really important to talk to your peers and talk to your family," she said. "You know, ‘What do you remember about that? And what were the videos that stuck out in your head? And what were the pieces of art that impacted you during that time?’”  The 2020 Rockford Area Arts Awards honors individuals and organizations that had a positive impact on the community through art.�...