State of Alabama
09/14/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/14/2021 13:42
$2.8 Million in grants awarded to Alabama arts organizations
Announcing project, operating support, and partnership grant recipients
MONTGOMERY, Ala., (September 14, 2021) - At its September quarterly meeting in Jasper, Ala., the Alabama State Council on the Arts awarded 156 grants totaling $2,853,200 to 132 organizations across the state.
Organizations providing public programs in arts education, folk arts, community arts, literary arts, dance, music, theatre, and visual art forms received support through this competitive process.
'We are pleased to support educational groups, community organizations, and arts institutions with these grants,' said Jim Harrison III, Chair of the Council on the Arts. 'Funds awarded through the Council's grantmaking process elevate arts in education, strengthen cultural expression, and attract tourists and new industry to our colorful and vibrant state.'
During their time in the host city, the Council on the Arts learned more about Jasper's arts community and attended a reception highlighting local artists. Support for arts programming is critical for a vibrant creative community, which results in a thriving arts economy, a workforce ready for innovation, and a high quality of life for all residents.
However, the needs of the state's arts and culture sector are greater than the Council can fund, with the requested amount in this grant cycle totaling nearly $4 million. More grant awards will be announced in early December. The next grant application deadline is March 1, 2022, for individual artist fellowships and grants for planning, design, and construction of cultural facilities.
Dr. Andrew Henley, Deputy Director of the Council, noted that over 180 applications were received during this grant cycle. 'While partially a result of the current challenges facing our communities, we are also confident this significant increase in applications is an outcome of the Council's continued efforts to improve our funding processes to better serve Alabama's creative sector.'
Additionally, $814,100 in federal arts recovery funding was awarded at the September meeting.
For more information about the Alabama State Council on the Arts, visit arts.alabama.gov.
The grants below are in response to applications submitted under a June 1, 2021 deadline and will support projects and programming between October 1, 2021, and September 30, 2022.
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Organization |
City |
County |
Amount |
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Project |
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Alabama Alliance for Arts Education |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$63,000 |
Statewide Partnership |
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Alabama Barn Quilt Trail |
Killen |
Lauderdale |
$4,200 |
Alabama Barn Quilts |
|
Alabama Blues Project |
Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
$8,300 |
'Alabama Blues Productions' Student Band |
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Alabama Blues Project |
Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
$8,300 |
Fall Blues Camp |
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Alabama Conference of Theatre |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$11,600 |
Produce Theatre Festivals in Alabama for Elementary, Middle and High Schools, & Community Theatres |
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Alabama Dance Council, Inc. |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$65,000 |
Statewide Partnership |
|
Alabama Dance Council, Inc. |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$8,300 |
Dance Across Birmingham: New Directions |
|
Alabama Dance Council, Inc. |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$8,300 |
Dance on Screen Alabama |
|
Alabama Dance Theatre |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$22,080 |
Operating Support |
|
Alabama Folklife Association |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$55,000 |
Statewide Partnership |
|
Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project |
Auburn |
Lee |
$8,300 |
Revitalizing through the Arts with APAEP |
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Alabama Shakespeare Festival |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$197,000 |
Operating Support |
|
Alabama State University College of Visual & Performing Arts |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$5,800 |
Telling the Stories: Masterclasses in Writing for Stage & Screen with Timothy Ware & Guests |
|
Alabama Symphony |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$156,940 |
Operating Support |
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Alabama Visual Arts Network |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$30,000 |
Statewide Partnership |
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Alabama-Korea Education and Economic Partnership [A-KEEP] |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$8,300 |
Community theatre performance of a Korean folktale 'The Fairy & The Lumberjack' |
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Alabama-Korea Education and Economic Partnership [A-KEEP] |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$8,300 |
Korean Folklore & Arts Workshops |
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ALEXANDER CITY ARTS INC |
Alexander City |
Tallapoosa |
$10,400 |
Alexander City Arts 2021-22 Season |
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Andalusia Ballet Association |
Andalusia |
Covington |
$5,800 |
AIM High Program |
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Arts and Humanities Council of Tuscaloosa County, Inc. |
Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
$20,000 |
Operating Support |
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ARTS HUNTSVILLE |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$29,000 |
Operating Support |
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ArtsRevive CDC |
Selma |
Dallas |
$16,600 |
43rd Annual Tale Tellin'/3rd Annual Selma Blues |
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ASU Foundation (Theatre) |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$11,600 |
Technical Theatre 'Tech Talk' Series 2021-2022 |
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ASU Foundation, INC (BFA DANCE) |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$16,600 |
BFA Dance Community Series for the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 |
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Athens State University Foundation |
Athens |
Limestone |
$16,600 |
Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Concert Series 2021-2022 |
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Auburn University - Pebble Hill |
Auburn |
Lee |
$5,800 |
Third Thursday Poetry Series at Pebble Hill |
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Auburn University Osher Lifelong Learning Institute |
Auburn |
Lee |
$4,800 |
Public Reading and Workshop by Drew Lanham |
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Azalea City Center for the Arts |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$5,800 |
Theatre in School Fall 2021 |
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Barbour County Governors' Trail Council |
Clayton |
Barbour |
$5,800 |
Mural at Octagon House in Clayton |
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Bib & Tucker Sew-Op |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$8,100 |
Mending Kit Project |
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Bib & Tucker Sew-Op |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$8,300 |
Sew-Op Seamstress/Instructor - Admin Support |
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Birmingham Art Music Alliance |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$1,700 |
As Seen from Railroad Park |
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Birmingham Children's Theatre |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$30,720 |
Operating Support |
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Birmingham International Educational Film Festival |
Helena |
Shelby |
$5,800 |
Rural Revival - The Civilian Conservation Corps in Alabama |
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Birmingham Museum of Art |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$193,500 |
Operating Support |
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Birmingham Sunrise Rotary Club |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$8,300 |
The Relic Yard Sculpture at Sunrise Rotary Plaza |
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Black Belt Community foundation |
Selma |
Dallas |
$120,000 |
Statewide Partnership |
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Broadway Theatre League of Huntsville, Inc. |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$11,000 |
2021/2022 Student Outreach Program |
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Broadway Theatre League of Huntsville, Inc. |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$3,500 |
Enhancement Workshops and Broadway Shows w/Broadway Theatre League |
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Brundidge Historical Society |
Brundidge |
Pike |
$1,200 |
Chili Country Christmas |
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Butler County School System |
Greenville |
Butler |
$8,300 |
Building a First-Class Tuba Program @ Butler County Schools |
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Capri Community Film Society, Inc |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$5,800 |
Poetry Unites Alabama Film |
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Central Alabama Community Foundation |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$8,300 |
MAP 2021 - Visiting Artist in Fellowship: HOPARE |
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Centre for the Living Arts, DBA Alabama Contemporary Art Center |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$11,600 |
2022 Guest Curator Program Exhibitions at ACAC |
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Children's Dance Foundation |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$24,600 |
Operating Support |
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City of Headland |
Headland |
Henry |
$8,100 |
Barber Shop Mural |
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City of Ozark, Alabama |
Ozark |
Dale |
$5,800 |
City of Ozark Mural Program |
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ClefWorks, Inc. |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$3,900 |
Building Capacity at ClefWorks |
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Cloverdale Playhouse |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$16,600 |
2 Productions, 2021 Mainstage Season |
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Community Ballet Association |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$8,300 |
Discover Dance Outreach and Education Programs |
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Community Ballet Association |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$16,600 |
Huntsville Ballet Performance 21/22 Season |
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Cultural Arts Center |
Dothan |
Houston |
$8,300 |
ARTSmart Henry County |
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Dance All Productions, Inc. |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$5,800 |
Girls Like Us Dance Outreach Program |
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Decatur Youth Symphony, Inc |
Decatur |
Morgan |
$16,600 |
Decatur Youth Symphony 2021-2022 Concert Season |
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Decatur Youth Symphony, Inc |
Decatur |
Morgan |
$8,300 |
DYS Administrative Support for 2021-2022 |
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Delta Resource Educational Association Mobile (DREAM) |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$8,300 |
Alvin Ailey II Dance Theater |
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DesignAlabama, Inc. |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$62,000 |
Statewide Partnership |
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Druid City Ballet |
Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
$2,200 |
Creative Movement at The RISE Center |
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DRUM The Program, Inc. |
Montevallo |
Chilton |
$4,200 |
Fall 2021 West African After School Program 'We All Belong' |
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East YMCA |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$1,700 |
Unite the Hearts After School Art Camp Ages 5 - 12 |
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Eastern Shore Art Association, Inc |
Fairhope |
Baldwin |
$5,600 |
'The Art of Exhibition' |
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Eastern Shore Art Association, Inc |
Fairhope |
Baldwin |
$5,800 |
Creative Cargo - Supply Kits for Kids |
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Encore Opera Theatre |
Toney |
Madison |
$8,300 |
Administrative Funding for Staff |
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Etowah County Board of Education |
Gadsden |
Etowah |
$8,300 |
Etowah County Schools' School String Orchestra Program |
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Exposure Community Development Corporation |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$8,300 |
Free Music Opportunity Classes |
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Family Counseling Center of Mobile, Inc. (dba Lifelines Counseling Services) |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$5,800 |
Society of Clotilda: A Memorial Bench Project |
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Fantasy Playhouse Children's Theater |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$16,600 |
Performance and Educational Activities for FPCTA's 61st Season |
|
Franklin County Arts and Humanities Council, Inc. |
Russellville |
Franklin |
$8,300 |
The Roxy's Christmas Spectacular |
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Friends of the Birmingham Public Library |
Birmingham |
Jefferson County |
$3,900 |
Bards & Brews |
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Gadsden Cultural Arts Foundation, Inc. |
Gadsden |
Etowah |
$53,500 |
Operating Support |
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Gadsden Symphony Orchestra |
Gadsden |
Etowah |
$11,400 |
It's Not Just for Anyone, It's for Everyone! |
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GirlSpring, Inc. |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$8,300 |
Wonder Women Mentorship Video Initiative |
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Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival Productions, INC |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$16,600 |
Jazz Education/Presentation |
|
Gulf Coast Steinway Society |
Mobile |
Baldwin |
$4,200 |
Gulf Coast Steinway Society 7th Annual Competition |
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Huntsville Youth Orchestra |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$16,600 |
Huntsville Youth Orchestra Concert Series 2021-2022 |
|
Huntsville Chamber Music Guild |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$6,400 |
Huntsville Chamber Music Guild's 2021 - 2022 Celebrity Concert Series |
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Huntsville Community Chorus Association |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$4,200 |
Support for Reopening of HCCA Choruses |
|
Huntsville Community Drumline |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$8,300 |
All Area Youth Drumline |
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Huntsville Community Drumline |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$8,300 |
Huntsville Drumline Year Round Programing Administration |
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Huntsville Hospital Foundation |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$8,300 |
Arts in Medicine: Reconnect and Reimagine |
|
Huntsville Hospital Foundation |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$8,300 |
Music Therapy: Songs that Heal the Soul |
|
Huntsville Museum of Art |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$69,500 |
Operating Support |
|
Huntsville Symphony Orchestra |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$57,500 |
Operating Support |
|
Jacksonville State University |
Jacksonville |
Calhoun |
$2,400 |
Finding the Jazz in Soul and HipHop: JSU Music Department |
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Jacksonville State University |
Jacksonville |
Calhoun |
$8,300 |
The Shakespeare Project Production of Twelfth Night |
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Jubilee Community Center |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$2,400 |
A Festival of Classical Dances of India-an online event live on FB & YouTube |
|
Kentuck Museum Association, Inc. |
Northport |
Tuscaloosa |
$8,300 |
50th Annual Kentuck Festival of the Arts: Music & Spoken Word |
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Kentuck Museum Association, Inc. |
Northport |
Tuscaloosa |
$8,300 |
50th Kentuck Festival of the Arts: Program Artists |
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King's Canvas Gallery and Studio |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$8,300 |
Operation Administration |
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Little River Arts Council, Inc. |
Mentone |
DeKalb |
$2,100 |
Creative Spirit Market: Art and Music Showcase |
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Lowndes County Community Life Center |
Fort Deposit |
Lowndes |
$8,300 |
The 'Sew Their Names' Quilt Project |
|
Merrimack Hall Performing Arts Center |
Huntsville |
Madison |
$8,000 |
Project Restart: Hybrid Happy Headquarters |
|
Metropolitan Arts Center dba Virginia Samford Theatre |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$33,500 |
Operating Support |
|
MGM Theatre / Mary G Montgomery High School |
Semmes |
Mobile |
$2,300 |
Project Renewal at Mary G Montgomery |
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Mobile Arts Council, Inc. |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$5,800 |
Inspiring Diversity and Value through Guest Speakers and Arts Education Workshops |
|
Mobile Ballet |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$28,560 |
Operating Support |
|
Mobile Chamber Music |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$6,300 |
60th Anniversary, Three Chamber Music Concerts with Outreach |
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Mobile International Festival, Inc. |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$8,300 |
38th Annual Mobile International Festival |
|
Mobile Opera, Inc. |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$15,200 |
Mobile Opera 75th Anniversary Season |
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Mobile Symphony, Inc. |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$49,500 |
Operating Support |
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Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Association |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$131,000 |
Operating Support |
|
Montgomery Symphony Orchestra |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$25,200 |
Operating Support |
|
Mountain Valley Arts Council |
Guntersville |
Marshall |
$5,200 |
2022 MVAC Concert Series |
|
Mountain Valley Arts Council |
Guntersville |
Marshall |
$6,200 |
2022 Visual Arts Trifecta - Mountain Valley Arts Council (MVAC) |
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Muscle Shoals Songwriters Foundation |
Sheffield |
Colbert |
$8,300 |
Muscle Shoals Songwriters Festival |
|
Music Preservation Society, Inc. |
Florence |
Lauderdale |
$5,500 |
The Salt and Pepper Roots Music Celebration Season 6 |
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Opera Birmingham, Inc. |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$5,800 |
Opera Birmingham Community Engagement Program |
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Paperworkers Local |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$6,600 |
Teaching workshops and having exhibits |
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Paperworkers Local |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$8,200 |
Workshop Coordinator and Project Manager |
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Patti Rutland Jazz DBA Alabama Dance Works |
Dothan |
Houston |
$5,800 |
Alabama Dance Works presents Fright Night, a Haunted House of Dance |
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Patti Rutland Jazz DBA Alabama Dance Works |
Dothan |
Houston |
$8,300 |
Alabama Dance Works presents their performance of 'Santa's Workshop' |
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Paul R. Jones Museum |
Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
$5,800 |
Paul R. Jones Museum Exhibition Support 2021-2022 |
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Penny Foundation |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$8,300 |
Word Up! |
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Pioneer Museum of Alabama |
Troy |
Pike |
$2,900 |
Pioneer Days |
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Red Mountain Theatre |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$90,000 |
Operating Support |
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Red Mountain Theatre |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$8,300 |
New Work Development of Memorial |
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Roanoke Rotary Charities |
Roanoke |
Randolph |
$8,300 |
13th Annual Fall on Main Street Festival |
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Sanspointe Dance Company |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$4,700 |
mov·ing - a dance performance |
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Shoals Symphony Orchestra |
Florence |
Lauderdale |
$8,300 |
Honor Orchestra Festival |
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Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$11,600 |
Sidewalk EDU |
|
Sloss Furnaces Foundation |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$8,300 |
Summer Youth Apprenticeship |
|
Sloss Furnaces Foundation |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$8,300 |
Workshops Open Studios |
|
Society of American Period Furniture Makers (Gulf States Chapter) |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$5,500 |
Society of American Period Furniture Makers, Gulf States Chapter Training Facility |
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Southeast Alabama Community Theatre |
Dothan |
Houston |
$16,600 |
SEACT Performance Series 2021/2022 |
|
Southeast Alabama Dance Company |
Dothan |
Houston |
$16,600 |
Southeast Alabama Dance Company presents 2021-2022 Season |
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Space One Eleven |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$8,300 |
Afterschool Art Education Program for Underserved Children and Youth |
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Space One Eleven |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$8,300 |
Group Art Exhibitions in recognition of Space One Eleven's 35th Anniversary |
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St. Bernard Preparatory School |
Cullman |
Cullman |
$8,300 |
Bernard Blues and Barbeque Music and Arts Festival |
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State of Alabama Ballet, Inc |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$62,500 |
Operating Support |
|
Studio By The Tracks |
Irondale |
Jefferson |
$8,300 |
Community Dye Garden |
|
Sylacauga Alliance for Family Enhancement (SAFE) |
Sylacauga |
Talladega |
$16,600 |
Musical Theatre 2021-22 Season Productions |
|
Sylacauga Area Council on the Arts & Humanities |
Sylacauga |
Talladega |
$8,300 |
'Marble Symposium and Cultural Exchange' |
|
Tennessee Valley Art Association |
Tuscumbia |
Colbert |
$10,600 |
Tennessee Valley School of the Arts with UNA SOTA |
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The Alabama Writers' Forum, Inc. |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$68,000 |
Statewide Partnership |
|
The Arts Association of East Alabama, Inc. |
Opelika |
Lee |
$16,600 |
2021-22 Performance Series |
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The Coleman Center for the Arts |
York |
Sumter |
$9,500 |
Coleman Center Exhibitions FY22 |
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The Covered Bridge Players |
Oneonta |
Blount |
$5,200 |
Bringing the Art of Theatre to the Heart of Downtown Oneonta: 2021-2022 Show Series |
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The Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery |
Wetumpka |
Elmore |
$8,300 |
A Curator For The Kelly |
|
The Mobile Museum of Art Inc. |
Mobile |
Mobile |
$78,000 |
Operating Support |
|
The University of Alabama - Center for Public TV and Radio |
Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
$8,300 |
Alabama Bound |
|
Theatre Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
$16,600 |
Theatre Tuscaloosa's 2021/22 Season: Together Again! |
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Town of Gordo |
Gordo |
Pickens |
$1,000 |
Arts Education and Exposure for Pickens County |
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Tri-State Community Orchestra |
Dothan |
Houston |
$2,100 |
Strings Across Dothan |
|
Tri-State Community Orchestra |
Dothan |
Houston |
$1,900 |
Tri-State Community Orchestra 2021-2022 Season |
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Troy University |
Troy |
Pike |
$2,500 |
Troy University International Arts Center Junior Warriors |
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Troy-Pike Cultural Arts Center, Inc., |
Troy |
Pike |
$8,300 |
Center Stagers |
|
Troy-Pike Cultural Arts Center, Inc., |
Troy |
Pike |
$3,700 |
TROY Town & Gown Concert Series |
|
Turtle Island Native American Association |
Guntersville |
Marshall |
$2,100 |
8th Annual Noccalula Falls Powwow/Indian Festival |
|
Tuscaloosa Symphony Association, Inc. |
Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
$16,600 |
Tuscaloosa Symphony 2021-2022 Season |
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University of Alabama at Birmingham - Visual and Performing Arts |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$5,800 |
The Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts Presents Marking Time Exhibit |
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University of Alabama at Birmingham - Visual and Performing Arts |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$8,300 |
UAB's Alys Stephens Center Presents Syncopated Ladies |
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Valiant Cross Academy |
Montgomery |
Montgomery |
$8,300 |
Art Instruction by King's Canvas @ Valiant Cross Academy |
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Vinegar |
Birmingham |
Jefferson |
$8,300 |
Staff funding request |
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Wiregrass Blues Society |
Dothan |
Houston |
$8,300 |
Wiregrass Blues Society - Administrative Support |
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Wiregrass Museum of Art |
Dothan |
Houston |
$5,800 |
Sydney A. Foster Exhibition |
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Wiregrass Museum of Art |
Dothan |
Houston |
$5,800 |
WMA Teens |
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.
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