AVONDALE, Ohio (WKRC) — A major planned public arts project here at the entrance to the new Wasson Way walking and biking trail is now in jeopardy after the surprise cut of a major federal grant.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) canceled the $100,000 grant last week, just a day after the Trump administration announced its budget proposal, which included plans to eliminate the NEA entirely.
The grant was the largest of its kind in Cincinnati ArtWorks’ history, and ArtWorks had already matched the federal grant with local funding, doubling the project’s financial impact on the community…