UPDATE ON THE RICHARD FLORSHEIM ART FUND FOR ARTISTS OVER SIXTY

Good morning all...
A couple of you have recently written me asking about the Richard Florsheim Art Fund for artists over sixty and one or two other foundations that seem to have disappeared into some netherworld. I can't keep up with everything that happens in these changing times, however, I think it would behoove me to start doing periodic updates regarding foundations that have closed down or have merged with other ones so as to keep afloat, which is what I found out happened to the Florsheim Fund. It merged with the Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation and there's an article on that website explaining the merger. That said, I found nothing at all on their site about how to apply for a grant so I wrote them this morning and I'll let you know what they say if and when I hear back from them. You can find out more about the merger and the Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation here.

In the meantime, if any of you have clicked on my links and found that a place doesn't exist anymore or has suspended their program, please let me know! I want to keep everyone as up-to-date as possible. I have a few new opportunities to post in another note....so check that out when it appears a little bit later.

Cheers!
Mira