The Arts of Starved Rock Country Fund will award grants to nine projects during 2026.

Arts of Starved Rock Country Fund administrator Rene Parks Wendinger said a total of $12,575 will be awarded to eight organizations:

• Poco a Poco – $2,500 for its Summer Music Fest and $2,000 for four student scholarships
• Ottawa Concert Association – $1,275 for annual shows
• Second Story Teen Center in Princeton – $2,000 for a “Zines Project,” which facilitates a handmade, small-issue magazine to provide teens with writing, graphic design and photography experience
• Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra – $2,000 for spring shows
• Princeton Theater Group – $500 for an artistic ensemble
• Reddick Public Library in Ottawa – $500 for art materials
• NCI Artworks in Peru – $800 for annual shows
• Peru Public Library – $1,000 for its summer reading program

The Arts of Starved Rock Country Fund is a Starved Rock Country Community Foundation component fund. Illinois Arts Council grants also support the fund.