The Forsyth County Arts Alliance announced the recipients of its 2019 grants on Wednesday.

The organization awarded a total of $22,500 in grants to:

• Alpharetta Symphony Orchestra to put on music concerts, including in Forsyth County;

• Forsyth Central High School for its children’s puppetry production;

• Forsyth County Public Library for its visiting author series;

• Northside Hospital Forsyth auxiliary for its music therapy program;

• Pianos for Peace Festival to place pianos in public spaces throughout the community;

• Sawnee Association of the Arts for its Christmas and spring events;

• Sawnee Ballet Theatre for its 28th Annual Nutcracker and Story Ballet double feature;

• Strings of Mercy, a therapeutic music project by the Healing Forsyth Memory Care Initiative.

The arts alliance is a philanthropic organization, under the umbrella of the North Georgia Community Foundation, that is dedicated to supporting the arts in Forsyth County. Since 2008, it’s awarded more than $500,000 in grants and scholarships through an endowment, according to a press release. An all-volunteer Board of Directors of local business and community leaders is responsible for stewardship of the alliance’s funds and makes recommendations for how to distribute it.