ROYAL OAK — One lucky artist between the ages of 16 and 25 will receive a $4,000 grant to create and display artwork in the city of Royal Oak for one year through the Emerging Artist Laureate program.

Artists interested in the program are being asked to submit an application and a piece of artwork by midnight Nov. 13 at romi.gov.

The grant is a part of the Royal Oak Artist Laureate Program, which is designed to recognize and acknowledge the artistic contributions of experienced individual artists, to provide a year’s exposure for the selected artist, and to encourage and nurture the arts and creative culture in the city, according to romi.gov.

This is the first year the city of Royal Oak will be having a program such as this, according to Susan Barkman, the staff liaison for the Royal O

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