The Bonner County Fund for Arts Enhancement is for projects that demonstrate how the arts encourage creative and critical thinking, stimulate economic vitality and enhance the quality of life in a community.

The fund awarded $28,250 to five organizations including:

- Academy of Northwest Writers and Publishers — $4,000 to host Montana Shakespeare in the Parks in Sandpoint.

- Arts Alliance, dba Creations for Sandpoint — $750 to provide low-income local children with art class scholarships, and partner with Team Autism 24/7 to teach local children with special needs in the Discovery Through Art class.

- Festival at Sandpoint, Inc. — $10,000 to support programs including the 5th Grade Outreach Program, Instrument Assistance Program, Youth Strings Orchestra, Family Concert, scholarships, and the first ever Summer Music Camp.

- Music Conservatory of Sandpoint — $6,000 to expand the Music Matters! after-school outreach and summer camps to accommodate area students into six ensemble groups (orchestra & choir), one children’s opera and musical theater.

- Pend Oreille Arts Council, Ovations — $7,500 to support the Ovations Performing Arts and Educational Outreach program.