Jackpot for artists

A national agency unveils winning applicants for its first year of grants, Deng Zhangyu reports.

The China National Arts Fund, the national level arts-dedicated fund, will distribute 429 million yuan ($70 million) in its first-year grants for art projects across the country in the coming year, according to a report released by the arts fund recently.

Altogether, the fund will award grants to 394 art projects from among 4,124 applications. The awards range from tens of thousands to several million yuan. The biggest portion of the fund, about 230 million yuan, goes to the performing arts. The rest is dedicated to painting, calligraphy and photography, communication and exchange, and talent cultivation.