09/09/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/09/2024 13:00
Announcing project, operating support, and statewide partnership grant recipients
MONTGOMERY, Ala., (September 9, 2024) - At its September quarterly meeting in Montgomery, Ala., the Alabama State Council on the Arts awarded 221grants totaling $3,733,900 to 177 organizations across the state. This significant investment will support a wide range of arts initiatives, including arts education, programming, administrative support, and operating expenses for arts organizations.
"The funds awarded through our grantmaking process serve as investments in our creative economy, and strengthen cultural expression, provide curriculum-based arts education for students, and increase lifelong learning opportunities for all citizens," said Elliot Knight, Executive Director of the Council on the Arts. "Public funding is essential in fostering a vibrant arts community, and we are proud to support organizations that enrich the lives of Alabamians."
Project Grants, Administrative Project Grants, and Curriculum-Based Project Grants
Project grants support a wide range of activities and events that result in positive arts experiences for the public. Administrative project grants provide salary support, internal or capacity-building projects, or training and professional development. Curriculum-based project grants include educational programming with sequential learning for Pre-K-12 students, with activities connected to an organized curriculum.
Organization |
City |
County |
Amount |
Project |
21 Dreams Arts & Culture, Inc. |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$6,700 |
MAPmgm Visiting Artist Fellowship |
Alabama Blues Project |
Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
$4,400 |
Salary Support |
Alabama Blues Project |
Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
$6,200 |
After School and In-School Blues Programs |
Alabama Conference of Theatre |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$9,600 |
Theatre Festivals for School and Community Theatres 2024-2025 |
Alabama Educational Theatre Association |
Mountain Brook |
Jefferson |
$5,200 |
Building Art Advocacy Opportunities |
Alabama International Education and Economic Partnership (ALIEEP) |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$6,200 |
Community-based Theater Performance of "Love OVER Fear" |
Alabama Orchestra Association |
Dothan |
Houston |
$6,200 |
Salary Support |
Alabama Orchestra Association |
Dothan |
Houston |
$5,600 |
All-Region Orchestra Festivals 2025 |
Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$3,000 |
District and State Trumbauer Competition |
Alabama School of Fine Arts Foundation |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$10,800 |
2024-2025 Artworks@TheDJD Performance Series |
Alabama State University Foundation |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$10,600 |
Dance Community Series 2024-2025 |
Alexander City Arts |
Alexander City |
Tallapoosa |
$10,800 |
Cultivating Creativity for a Stronger Community |
Art Society of Jackson County |
Scottsboro |
Jackson |
$3,400 |
Full Moon Art Fest 2025 |
ArtsRevive |
Selma |
Dallas |
$10,600 |
Fall Storytelling Events |
Athens State University Foundation |
Athens |
Limestone |
$12,000 |
Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Concert Series 2024-2025 |
Auburn Area Community Theatre |
Opelika |
Lee |
$1,100 |
AACT Academy: Musical Theatre Camp |
Auburn University |
Auburn |
Lee |
$12,000 |
Space to Be: Art Classes inside of Alabama's Prisons |
Auburn University |
Auburn |
Lee |
$7,200 |
Third Thursday Poetry Series & Other Literary Events |
Auburn University |
Auburn |
Lee |
$5,400 |
Old Enough Series |
Auburn University Montgomery |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$6,700 |
Free Summer Workshop for High School Students |
Auburn University Montgomery |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$2,100 |
Contemporary Gallery Programming for the Community: Round 2 |
Azalea City Center for the Arts |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$6,700 |
Theater in Elementary Schools 2024-2025 |
Azalea City Center for the Arts |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$6,700 |
Theater in Middle/High Schools 2024-2025 |
Baldwin County Public Schools |
Bay Minette |
Baldwin |
$4,700 |
The 2024 Stapleton Bluegrass Festival |
Ballyhoo Festival of Fine Art and Culture |
Gulf Shores |
Baldwin |
$6,700 |
Fine Art, Craft, and Culture Festival, 2025 |
Bib & Tucker Sew-Op |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$10,600 |
Celebrating the Nations of Birmingham One Stitch at a Time |
Birmingham Art Music Alliance |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$1,300 |
Concert Featuring Jacob Elkin |
Birmingham Art Music Alliance |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$1,900 |
Community Concert Series |
Birmingham Chamber Music Society |
Mountain Brook |
Jefferson |
$3,000 |
Masterclass and Outreach Programs 2024-2025 |
Birmingham Music Club |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$8,000 |
Young People's Educational Concert |
Boys & Girls Club of Southeast, Alabama |
Ozark |
Dale |
$1,000 |
Electric Blue ARTS Programming |
Boys & Girls Club of Southeast, Alabama |
Ozark |
Dale |
$3,600 |
Salary Support |
Broadway Theatre League of Huntsville |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$12,000 |
Student Outreach and Performances 2024-2025 |
Broadway Theatre League of Huntsville |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$6,400 |
Enhancement Workshops with National Touring Broadway Shows 2024-2025 |
Brundidge Historical Society |
Brundidge |
Pike |
$2,600 |
Music and Storytelling at Chili Country Christmas |
Cahaba Chamber Chorale |
Vestavia Hills |
Jefferson |
$12,000 |
Voices and Verses |
Camp McDowell |
Nauvoo |
Walker |
$12,000 |
Traditional Music & Craft Instructor Honorariums |
Center for Education and Performing Arts (CEPA) |
Pell City |
St. Clair |
$12,000 |
Spotlight Drama Education and Outreach Productions 2024-2025 |
Center for Education and Performing Arts (CEPA) |
Pell City |
St. Clair |
$8,000 |
Salary Support |
City of Headland/Headland Main Street |
Headland |
Henry |
$4,600 |
Gem of the Wiregrass Mural |
City of Montevallo |
Montevallo |
Shelby |
$5,200 |
Tinglewood 2025 |
Clarke County Historical Society |
Grove Hill |
Clarke |
$7,200 |
Folklife Demonstrations at 23rd Pioneer Day Event |
Cloverdale Playhouse |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$12,000 |
Production of "Noises Off!" and "Shadowlands" |
Coffee County Arts Alliance |
Enterprise |
Coffee |
$8,000 |
Winter Music Performances, 2024-2025 |
Collinsville Historical Association |
Collinsville |
DeKalb |
$8,000 |
Collinsville Concert Series 2025 |
Community Actors Studio Theatre |
Anniston |
Calhoun |
$9,600 |
Theatrical Arts Instructional Program 2024-2025 |
Community Actors Studio Theatre |
Anniston |
Calhoun |
$4,200 |
Mainstage Season Fall 2024 |
Covenant Academy of Mobile |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$4,800 |
Music Education with Mobile Symphony Orchestra |
Create Birmingham |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$6,700 |
In Our Own Backyard: A Celebration of Joe Minter |
Dance All Productions |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$5,200 |
Girls Like Us Youth Program and Creative Natives Project |
Dance Levels |
Pinson |
Jefferson |
$4,800 |
Salary Support |
Dauphin Island Heritage and Arts Council |
Dauphin Island |
Mobile |
$6,100 |
Salary Support |
Dauphin Island Heritage and Arts Council |
Dauphin Island |
Mobile |
$5,600 |
Salary Support |
Decatur Youth Symphony |
Decatur |
Morgan |
$10,600 |
Concert Season, "Music for the Ages" |
Druid City Ballet |
Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
$4,000 |
Excerpts from The Nutcracker 2024 |
Evalyn Washington Humphrey Foundation for Arts and Education |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$12,000 |
Dance Lab and Community Dance Showcase 2025 |
Exposure Community Development Corporation |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$12,000 |
Music Opportunity Program |
Fantasy Playhouse Children's Theater |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$6,700 |
Developing Theatre for Young Audiences through Partnerships |
Fine Arts Find Life |
Bessemer |
Jefferson |
$6,600 |
Arts for Expression |
Foundation 154 |
Elba |
Coffee |
$3,800 |
Elba's Gateway Mural: Phase II |
Fountain of Life Community Development Corporation |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$3,600 |
Community Celebration: "Jazz & Joy" |
Franklin County Arts and Humanities Council |
Russellville |
Franklin |
$6,200 |
The Roxy's Christmas Spectacular |
Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy |
Alberta |
Wilcox |
$6,700 |
2024 Gee's Bend Airing of the Quilts Festival |
Friends of the Birmingham Public Library |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$4,000 |
Bards & Brews |
Friends of the Birmingham Public Library |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$2,400 |
LOL or Loud at the Library |
GirlSpring, Inc. |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$3,800 |
Springboarders Podcast |
Glenwood, Inc |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$6,700 |
Art for Adults with Autism |
Gulf Coast Arts Alliance |
Gulf Shores |
Baldwin |
$9,000 |
Art Markets 2024-2025 |
Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival Productions |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$12,000 |
2025 Camp & Festival |
Gulf Coast Steinway Society |
Mobile |
Baldwin |
$1,300 |
Gulf Coast Steinway Piano Competition X |
HBCU Research & Policy Institute |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$9,000 |
Vibe Tribe |
Heritage Hall Museum (Jemison Carnegie Foundation) |
Talladega |
Talladega |
$6,500 |
Salary Support |
Historic Blakeley Foundation |
Spanish Fort |
Baldwin |
$1,300 |
Connecting The Arts and Science in the Natural Environment at Blakeley |
Hiztorical Vision Productions |
Opelika |
Lee |
$10,600 |
Bama Black History 365 Internship Program |
Homewood Theatre |
Homewood |
Jefferson |
$7,200 |
Classic Performance Season 2024-2025 |
Huntsville Ballet Company |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$6,700 |
Discover Dance Outreach and Arts Integration Programs |
Huntsville Ballet Company |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$12,000 |
Season of Dance, 2024-2025 |
Huntsville Chamber Music Guild |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$9,000 |
71st Sensational Celebrity Series 2024-2025 |
Huntsville Community Chorus Association |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$5,600 |
Salary Support, Website Upgrades |
Huntsville Community Chorus Association |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$9,000 |
Choral Concerts and Theater Production 2024-2025 |
Huntsville Community Drumline |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$10,600 |
Beating the Odds Tuition Free Music Programs |
Huntsville Community Drumline |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$10,000 |
Salary Support |
Huntsville Hospital Foundation |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$10,000 |
Salary Support for Arts in Medicine Porgram |
Huntsville Master Chorale |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$11,400 |
Festival and Community Education Initiatives |
Huntsville Master Chorale |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$4,600 |
Salary Support, Professional Development |
Huntsville Youth Orchestra |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$12,000 |
Harmonizing Humanities: A Musical Journey through Arts and History |
I Am My Brother's Keeper (IAMBK) |
Auburn |
Lee |
$6,200 |
Living the Dream: A Theatrical Production |
IMPHuntsville |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$7,000 |
Salary Support, Website Upgrades |
INNERGY |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$8,200 |
Capacity Building and Programming Support |
INNERGY |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$4,600 |
Dance Artist Innovation Project |
Institute of Intercultural Studies: Dance Arts, History, Culture |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$6,700 |
African Diaspora Performance Workshops |
InToto Creative Arts Forum |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$12,000 |
Our Voices: Community Arts Programming & Showcase |
Jacksonville State University |
Jacksonville |
Calhoun |
$9,400 |
The Shakespeare Project: Twelfth Night 2025 |
Jacksonville State University |
Jacksonville |
Calhoun |
$4,100 |
Paint Rock, a Heritage for the World: Alabama Artists Interpret our State's Most Remarkable Forest |
Little River Arts Council |
Mentone |
DeKalb |
$2,300 |
9th Annual Creative Spirit Market |
Lowndes County Community Life Center |
Fort Deposit |
Lowndes |
$4,900 |
The Sew Their Names Quilt Project, 2024-2025 |
Madison City Community Orchestra |
Madison |
Madison |
$4,100 |
10-Year Anniversary Program |
Magic City Fashion Week |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$2,500 |
Salary Support |
Magic City Performing Arts |
Shoal Creek |
Shelby |
$12,000 |
Ballet Performance Season 2024-2025 |
Magic City Smooth Jazz |
Fultondale |
Jefferson |
$10,000 |
Salary Support, Professional Development |
Main Street Leeds |
Leeds |
Jefferson |
$3,500 |
Pull Up a Chair: An Artistic Journey Through Downtown Leeds |
Marion County Board of Education |
Hamilton |
Marion |
$12,000 |
Enriching Lives Through Theatre |
Mobile Arts Council |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$10,000 |
Salary Support |
Mobile Arts Council |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$4,500 |
AAEA Fall Conference |
Mobile Arts Council |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$5,200 |
Boykin TWO | Mobile |
Mobile Arts Council |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$10,000 |
Salary Support |
Mobile Chamber Music |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$6,200 |
Season 63: Violists and Saxophonists Get Some Respect |
Mobile County Public Schools |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$9,400 |
Extended Day Arts Program at E.R. Dickson Elementary |
Mobile International Festival |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$5,200 |
41st Festival |
Mobile Medical Museum |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$3,100 |
Artist Residency Program |
Mobile Opera |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$12,000 |
Mainstage Season 2024-2025 |
Montgomery Civic Chorale |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$9,600 |
Concert Season 2024-2025 |
Muscle Shoals Songwriters Foundation |
Athens |
Limestone |
$6,700 |
Songwriter Festival |
Nathifa Dance Company & Outreach |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$10,600 |
Engaging Aging Community in the Arts |
Opera Birmingham |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$6,700 |
Opera Education Tour of Rusalka: The Littlest Mermaid |
Ozark City Schools |
Ozark |
Dale |
$8,100 |
Fearless Leadership Academy |
Paperworkers Local |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$9,600 |
2025 Workshops and Exhibits and Ink Only V Juried Exhibit |
Paperworkers Local |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$8,800 |
Salary Support |
Pike Road Theatre Company |
Pike Road |
Montgomery |
$9,600 |
Performance Season 2024-2025 |
Pinson Valley Arts Council |
Pinson |
Jefferson |
$3,300 |
Spring Break Music Camp |
Pioneer Museum of Alabama |
Troy |
Pike |
$3,300 |
Pioneer Days 2024 |
Playhouse in the Park |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$9,600 |
Production Season 2024-2025 |
Pride of Atmore |
Atmore |
Escambia |
$8,200 |
Salary Support |
Pride of Atmore |
Atmore |
Escambia |
$7,200 |
Go Tell It Everywhere |
Project Threadways |
Florence |
Lauderdale |
$10,000 |
Salary Support |
Red Mountain Makers |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$5,200 |
Metal Arts - Forging, Casting, Fabrication, and More |
Red Mountain Makers |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$5,600 |
Salary Support |
Renegade Players Theatre Company |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$4,500 |
Production of "What the Constitution Means to Me" |
Roanoke Rotary Charities |
Roanoke |
Randolph |
$5,600 |
16th Annual Fall on Main Street Festival |
Rocket City New Music |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$5,700 |
Season Finale: UNTITLED @ Avilution |
Saiasi Foundation |
Gilbertown |
Choctaw |
$4,600 |
Contemporary Holistic Pyramid Project |
Sanspointe Dance Company |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$6,200 |
Blank Slate, A Collaborative Dance Concert |
Satsuma City Schools |
Satsuma |
Mobile |
$4,700 |
Gator Players 5th Annual Spring Musical |
Self Express Productions |
Winfield |
Marion |
$10,600 |
A Season Full of Faith, Love, and Family |
Shoals Symphony Orchestra |
Florence |
Lauderdale |
$4,600 |
Symphony Under the Rock with the Yellow Dandies |
Sloss Furnaces Foundation |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$7,200 |
2025 Summer Youth Apprenticeship |
Society of Arts & Crafts |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$6,200 |
The 2025 Montgomery Photo Festival |
Southeast Alabama Dance Company |
Dothan |
Houston |
$12,000 |
Celebrating 46 Years of Dance, "A Red Carpet Season" |
Southern Danceworks |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$8,800 |
Salary Support, Succession Planning |
Southern Music Research Center |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$9,400 |
Salary Support |
Space One Eleven |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$12,000 |
Afterschool Art Classes and Summer Art Camps 2024-2025 |
Space One Eleven |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$10,600 |
Art Exhibitions |
Sylacauga Alliance for Family Enhancement (SAFE) |
Sylacauga |
Talladega |
$12,000 |
2024-2025 Theatre Season |
Sylacauga Alliance for Family Enhancement (SAFE) |
Sylacauga |
Talladega |
$8,800 |
Salary Support |
Terrific New Theatre |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$5,200 |
Season 34B - Programming Support |
The Actor's Charitable Theatre |
Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
$7,900 |
A Season of Shows 2024-2025 |
The Arts Association of East Alabama |
Opelika |
Lee |
$9,600 |
Performance Series, Fall 2024 |
The Arts Association of East Alabama |
Opelika |
Lee |
$10,600 |
Performance Series, Winter/Spring 2025 |
The Coleman Center for the Arts |
York |
Sumter |
$5,200 |
Downtown York Shop & Sip + Open Mic |
The Flourish Alabama |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$10,000 |
Salary Support |
The Flourish Alabama |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$12,000 |
High Tea Monthly Concert and Performing Arts Series |
The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts |
Wetumpka |
Elmore |
$10,000 |
Salary Support |
The Lovelady Center |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$6,700 |
Empowering Women in Recovery Through the Art of Writing |
The March Quilts |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$12,000 |
The March Quilts: Stitching Across Alabama |
The University of Alabama |
Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
$5,200 |
Alabama Bound |
Theatre Huntsville |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$12,000 |
Mainstage Subscription Season 2024-2025 |
Theatre Huntsville |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$13,000 |
Salary Support |
Theatre Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
$12,000 |
Making Theatre Magic 2024-2025 Season |
Theatre Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
$10,000 |
Salary Support |
Tri-State Community Orchestra |
Dothan |
Houston |
$8,100 |
Salary Support |
Tri-State Community Orchestra |
Dothan |
Houston |
$4,400 |
Concert Season 2024-2025 |
Troy University |
Troy |
Pike |
$6,700 |
YellowHammer Film Festival 4 |
Troy University |
Troy |
Pike |
$10,600 |
Department of Art & Design Spring Arts Series |
Troy University |
Troy |
Pike |
$9,400 |
ArtSPARK Free Family Monthly Art Series |
Troy University |
Troy |
Pike |
$5,100 |
Inmate Art |
Troy-Pike Cultural Arts Center |
Troy |
Pike |
$11,800 |
Center Stagers 2024-2025 |
Turtle Island Native American Association |
Guntersville |
Marshall |
$1,900 |
11th Annual Noccalula Falls Powwow |
Tuscaloosa County Schools |
Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
$10,900 |
Connecting Architecture and the Arts |
Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$6,700 |
Growing Up Separate: Preserving and Sharing Civil Rights Memories & Voices |
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$9,600 |
Performance Season 2024-2025 |
Vestavia Hills City Arts Council |
Vestavia Hills |
Jefferson |
$10,400 |
Creative HeARTS Community Fest |
Vestavia Hills City Schools |
Vestavia Hills |
Jefferson |
$12,000 |
Partnering with Professional Arts Organizations to Enhance Music Education |
Vestavia Hills City Schools |
Vestavia Hills |
Jefferson |
$9,400 |
Enhancing Visual Art and Music Educators Professional Training |
Wallace Center for Arts and Reconciliation |
Harpersville |
Shelby |
$9,400 |
Salary Support |
Wild Alabama |
Moulton |
Lawrence |
$9,600 |
Conservation Through Art - Traveling Exhibits |
Wiregrass Blues Society |
Dothan |
Houston |
$4,700 |
Salary Support |
Wiregrass Blues Society |
Dothan |
Houston |
$5,200 |
Monthly Programming |
Southeast Alabama Community Theatre |
Dothan |
Houston |
$12,000 |
Community Performance Series 2024-2025 |
Operating Support Grants
Operating support grants are designed to strengthen the organizational stability of Alabama's arts organizations and enhance their ability to deliver high-quality and accessible arts experiences.
Organization |
City |
County |
Amount |
Project |
Alabama Contemporary Art Center |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$29,000 |
Operating Support |
Alabama Dance Theatre |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$29,000 |
Operating Support |
Shelby County Arts Council |
Columbiana |
Shelby |
$26,500 |
Operating Support |
Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$44,000 |
Operating Support |
Alabama Dance Works |
Dothan |
Houston |
$22,000 |
Operating Support |
Alabama Shakespeare Festival |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$152,000 |
Operating Support |
Arts Council of Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
$26,000 |
Operating Support |
Arts Huntsville |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$40,000 |
Operating Support |
Birmingham Children's Theatre |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$32,000 |
Operating Support |
Birmingham Museum of Art |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$170,000 |
Operating Support |
Children's Dance Foundation |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$26,500 |
Operating Support |
Create Birmingham |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$25,000 |
Operating Support |
Eastern Shore Art Association |
Fairhope |
Baldwin |
$23,000 |
Operating Support |
Fantasy Playhouse Children's Theater |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$28,000 |
Operating Support |
Gadsden Cultural Arts Foundation |
Gadsden |
Etowah |
$50,000 |
Operating Support |
Huntsville Museum of Art |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$72,500 |
Operating Support |
Huntsville Symphony Orchestra |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$53,500 |
Operating Support |
Kentuck Museum Association |
Northport |
Tuscaloosa |
$32,000 |
Operating Support |
Virginia Samford Theatre |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$34,000 |
Operating Support |
Mobile Ballet |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$30,000 |
Operating Support |
Mobile Symphony |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$45,500 |
Operating Support |
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$135,000 |
Operating Support |
Montgomery Symphony Orchestra |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$26,000 |
Operating Support |
Opera Birmingham |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$26,000 |
Operating Support |
Princess Theatre Center for the Performing Arts |
Decatur |
Morgan |
$23,000 |
Operating Support |
Red Mountain Theatre |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$87,000 |
Operating Support |
Alabama Ballet |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$62,000 |
Operating Support |
Tennessee Valley Art Association |
Tuscumbia |
Colbert |
$22,500 |
Operating Support |
Mobile Museum of Art |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$77,500 |
Operating Support |
Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra |
Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
$23,000 |
Operating Support |
Wiregrass Museum of Art |
Dothan |
Houston |
$27,500 |
Operating Support |
Statewide Partner Support
The Council on the Arts also offers operating support to our statewide partners: Alabama Writers' Forum, Alabama Folklife Association, Alabama Arts Alliance, DesignAlabama, Alabama Dance Council, and Amp Up Arts collaborative sites. These organizations assist in networking with the field, facilitating connections with communities in every part of the state, and playing a vital role in the statewide arts ecosystem.
Organization |
City |
County |
Amount |
Project |
Alabama Writers' Forum |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$100,000 |
Statewide Partnership |
Alabama Folklife Association |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$80,000 |
Statewide Partnership |
Alabama Arts Alliance |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$100,000 |
Statewide Partnership |
DesignAlabama |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$70,000 |
Statewide Partnership |
Alabama Dance Council |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$100,000 |
Statewide Partnership |
Amp Up Arts |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$150,000 |
Statewide Coordination |
Arts Council of Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
$75,000 |
Amp Up Arts Collaborative Site |
Arts Huntsville |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$75,000 |
Amp Up Arts Collaborative Site |
Greater Birmingham Arts Education Collaborative |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$75,000 |
Amp Up Arts Collaborative Site |
Lower Alabama Arts Coalition |
Andalusia |
Covington |
$15,000 |
Amp Up Arts Collaborative Site |
Mobile Arts Council |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$40,000 |
Amp Up Arts Collaborative Site |
Troy-Pike Cultural Arts Center |
Troy |
Pike |
$20,000 |
Amp Up Arts Collaborative Site |
The grants above are in response to applications submitted under a June 4, 2024, deadline and are awarded for the 2025 fiscal year (October 1, 2024, and September 30, 2025). More grant awards will be announced in early December.
For more information and to stay up to date on the Alabama State Council on the Arts, visit arts.alabama.gov.
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About Alabama State Council on the Arts
The Council on the Arts is the official state agency for the support and development of the arts in Alabama. The Council works to expand and preserve the state's cultural resources by supporting nonprofit arts organizations, schools, colleges, units of local government, and individual artists. Arts programs, assisted by Council grants, have a track record of enhancing community development, education, cultural tourism, and overall quality of life in all regions of the state. Alabama State Council on the Arts grants are made possible by an annual appropriation from the Alabama Legislature and additional funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.