Mayor Sylvester Turner announces $375K in art grants for 5 local communities

HOUSTON – The city of Houston is trying its best to bring out the diversity in cultures through art. 

Mayor Sylvester Turner is offering grants to five "Visit My Neighborhood" recipients.

The grants total $375,000.

"Visit My Neighborhood" is a pilot program through which the Houston Arts Alliance partners with community-based organizations to expand arts and cultural experiences for residents and visitors based on their knowledge and expertise in a local community. 

Here is the list of the five communities that received grants:

• Acres Homes 
• Gulfton 
• Second Ward
•  Near Northside
• Third Ward. 

For a year, the groups will develop arts and cultural experiences that highlight their community's  unique identity.

They can do this through a range of events, including visual and performing arts activities.