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State of Alabama

09/09/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/09/2022 16:10

$3.5 million in grants awarded to Alabama arts organizations

$3.5 million in grants awarded to Alabama arts organizations Announcing project, operating support, and partnership grant recipients

MONTGOMERY, Ala., (September 9, 2022) - At its September quarterly meeting in Montgomery, Ala., the Alabama State Council on the Arts awarded 200grants totaling $3,595,800 to 156organizations 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. Some of these grants will support new and innovative public offerings and educational programs, along with administrative support; others will emphasize artistic traditions through the implementation of festivals, concerts, exhibitions, artist residencies, and workshops.

"Funds awarded through our grantmaking process serve as investments in Alabama's culture, creative economy, and quality of life," said Dr. Elliot Knight, the Council's executive director. "These grants provide a better education for students, strengthen cultural expression, and support life-long learning through high-quality arts experiences."

Organization

City

County

Amount

Project

Alabama Arts Alliance

Montgomery

Montgomery

$7,100

A Fresh Start II - Using the Arts to Reclaim, Rebuild, and Reintegrate into the Community

Alabama Arts Alliance

Montgomery

Montgomery

$80,000

Statewide Partnership

Alabama Ballet

Birmingham

Jefferson

$66,600

Operating Support

Alabama Blues Project

Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa

$7,100

Community Blues Camp 2022

Alabama Blues Project

Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa

$7,100

Salary Support

Alabama Conference of Theatre

Birmingham

Jefferson

$10,200

School and Community Theatre Festivals

Alabama Contemporary Art Center (Centre for the Living Arts)

Mobile

Mobile

$14,200

2023 Guest Curator Program Exhibitions

Alabama Dance Council

Birmingham

Jefferson

$95,000

Statewide Partnership

Alabama Dance Council

Birmingham

Jefferson

$7,100

Dance Across Birmingham: Building Community

Alabama Dance Theatre

Montgomery

Montgomery

$21,700

Operating Support

Alabama Dance Works

Dothan

Houston

$14,200

2022-2023 Performance Season

Alabama Dance Works

Dothan

Houston

$12,200

Salary Support

Alabama Folklife Association

Mobile

Mobile

$65,000

Statewide Partnership

Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Foundation

Talladega

Talladega

$2,700

Music Matters at Alabama School for the Blind

Alabama Institute for Education in the Arts

Montgomery

Montgomery

$22,000

Statewide Partnership/Collaboration

Alabama Orchestra Association

Dothan

Houston

$10,600

Administrative Upgrades

Alabama Orchestra Association

Dothan

Houston

$6,600

2023 Alabama All-Region Orchestra Festivals

Alabama Rivers Alliance

Birmingham

Jefferson

$6,100

54 Miles to Home

Alabama School of Fine Arts Foundation

Birmingham

Jefferson

$11,600

The 2022-2023 Artworks @ The DJD Professional Performance Series

Alabama Shakespeare Festival

Montgomery

Montgomery

$175,000

Operating Support

Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Birmingham

Jefferson

$148,700

Operating Support

Alabama Visual Arts Network

Huntsville

Madison

$50,000

Statewide Partnership

Alabama Writers' Forum

Montgomery

Montgomery

$80,000

Statewide Partnership

Alabama-Korea Education and Economic Partnership (A-KEEP)

Montgomery

Montgomery

$5,600

Community theater performance of "The Robin Hood of Korea: Hong Gildong"

Alabama-Korea Education and Economic Partnership (A-KEEP)

Montgomery

Montgomery

$6,600

Korean Folklore & Arts Workshops

Alexander City Arts

Alexander City

Tallapoosa

$13,200

2022-2023 Season

Arts and Humanities Council of Tuscaloosa County

Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa

$100,000

Statewide Partnership/Artistic Literacy Consortium

Arts and Humanities Council of Tuscaloosa County

Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa

$20,000

Operating Support

Arts Huntsville

Huntsville

Madison

$6,100

LIT Fest 2022: Light + Innovation + Technology

Arts Huntsville

Huntsville

Madison

$100,000

Statewide Partnership/Artistic Literacy Consortium

Arts Huntsville

Huntsville

Madison

$30,200

Operating Support

ArtsRevive

Selma

Dallas

$7,100

44th Annual Kathryn Tucker Windham Tale Tellin' Festival and 11th Annual Tale Tellin' in the schools

Athens State University Foundation

Athens

Limestone

$14,200

Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Concert Series 2022-2023

Auburn University

Auburn

Lee

$4,100

Frye Gaillard at OLLI at Auburn University

Auburn University

Auburn

Lee

$6,600

Third Thursday Poetry Series at Pebble Hill

Auburn University

Auburn

Lee

$6,100

Inspirations CD Recording: Celebrating Alabama's Cultural Legacy Through New Music

Auburn University

Auburn

Lee

$13,200

The Gogue Performing Arts Center's 2022-2023 Family Series

Auburn University

Auburn

Lee

$2,300

Abra Lee at OLLI at Auburn University

Azalea City Center for the Arts

Mobile

Mobile

$7,600

Theater in Middle and High Schools 2022-2023

Azalea City Center for the Arts

Mobile

Mobile

$6,100

Theater in Elementary Schools 2022-2023

Bib & Tucker Sew-Op

Birmingham

Jefferson

$14,200

Salary Support

Birmingham Chamber Music Society

Mountain Brook

Jefferson

$11,200

2022-2023 Concert Season

Birmingham Children's Theatre

Birmingham

Jefferson

$24,700

Operating Support

Birmingham Museum of Art

Birmingham

Jefferson

$200,000

Operating Support

Black Belt Community Foundation

Selma

Dallas

$120,000

Statewide Partnership

Blount County Education Foundation

Oneonta

Blount

$7,100

The Magic of Music and Visual Arts

Broadway Theatre League of Huntsville

Huntsville

Madison

$4,200

Enhancement Workshops and National Touring Broadway Shows 2022-2023

Broadway Theatre League of Huntsville

Huntsville

Madison

$14,200

Student Outreach and Performances Fall 2022

Burritt Museum & Park

Huntsville

Madison

$14,200

Expansion of Burritt Folk School

Butler County School System

Greenville

Butler

$5,600

Building a First-Class Tuba Program @ Butler County Schools

Camp McDowell

Nauvoo

Walker

$10,700

Folk Art Workshops: Gee's Bend & Music 2022-2023

Central Alabama Community Foundation

Montgomery

Montgomery

$6,100

MAPmgm Arts in Motion Festival & Visiting Artist Fellowship

CEPA Management Corp

Pell City

St. Clair

$13,200

Spotlight Drama Education and Outreach Productions

Children's Dance Foundation

Birmingham

Jefferson

$23,200

Operating Support

City of Montgomery

Montgomery

Montgomery

$7,100

MGM National Heritage Series

City of Montgomery

Montgomery

Montgomery

$13,200

2nd Saturday Global City Festival Series

Clarke County Historical Society

Grove Hill

Clarke

$6,600

Folk Artist Demonstrations at 21st Annual Pioneer Day Festival

Clotilda Descendants Association

Mobile

Mobile

$13,200

2023 Spirit of Our Ancestors Festival

Cloverdale Playhouse

Montgomery

Montgomery

$6,600

2022 Mainstage Season productions

Community Ballet Association

Huntsville

Madison

$13,200

Huntsville Ballet Company's 2022/2023 Season of Growth and Audience Development

Community Ballet Association

Huntsville

Madison

$6,600

Discover Dance Arts Integration Programs

Cultural Arts Center

Dothan

Houston

$4,000

ARTSmart 23

Dance All Productions

Huntsville

Madison

$7,100

Girls Like Us Enrichment Program for Dance

Dauphin Island Heritage and Arts Council

Dauphin Island

Mobile

$8,400

Executive Director Position

Decatur Orchestra Sul Ponticello

Decatur

Morgan

$7,900

Classical Masterworks Concert and Holiday Concert

Decatur Youth Symphony

Decatur

Morgan

$14,000

2022-2023 Season "Music for All"

Decatur Youth Symphony

Decatur

Morgan

$13,200

Administrative Support

Delta Resource Educational Association Mobile (DREAM)

Mobile

Mobile

$6,100

Collage Dance

DesignAlabama

Montgomery

Montgomery

$60,000

Statewide Partnership

DRUM The Program

Montevallo

Shelby

$3,500

Fall 2022 After-School Program Drumming & Storytelling

DRUM The Program

Montevallo

Shelby

$5,800

Summer 2023 Juneteenth Summer Camp

East YMCA

Montgomery

Montgomery

$2,000

Unite the Hearts Art Camp

Eastern Shore Art Association

Fairhope

Baldwin

$6,600

Connecting with Wild Clay

Eastern Shore Art Association

Fairhope

Baldwin

$5,600

Creative Cargo

Etowah County Board of Education

Gadsden

Etowah

$7,600

School String Orchestra Program

Exposure Community Development Corporation

Birmingham

Jefferson

$5,100

Free Music Opportunity Classes

Fantasy Playhouse Children's Theater

Huntsville

Madison

$14,200

FPCTA 62nd Season's Theatre Arts Education Programming

Fantasy Playhouse Children's Theater

Huntsville

Madison

$14,200

FPCTA's 62nd Production Programming Season

Fine Arts Find Life

Bessemer

Jefferson

$10,700

Arts for Expression Program

Franklin County Arts and Humanities Council

Russellville

Franklin

$5,100

The Roxy's Christmas Spectacular

Friends of the Birmingham Public Library

Birmingham

Jefferson

$4,400

Bards & Brews

Gadsden Cultural Arts Foundation

Gadsden

Etowah

$50,200

Operating Support

Greater Birmingham Arts Education Collaborative

Birmingham

Jefferson

$100,000

Statewide Partnership/Artistic Literacy Consortium

Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival Productions

Mobile

Mobile

$14,200

Jazz Education and Presentation

Gulf Coast Steinway Society

Mobile

Baldwin

$4,300

Gulf Coast Steinway Society 8th Annual Competition

Heritage Hall Museum (Jemison Carnegie Foundation)

Talladega

Talladega

$7,300

Administrative Support

Higher Ground Society

Auburn

Lee

$6,800

Patchwork Symphony

Historic Blakeley State Park

Spanish Fort

Baldwin

$3,400

Nature's Healing Power: A Medicinal Plant Florilegium for Blakeley

Hoover City Schools

Hoover

Jefferson

$5,200

RevAMPing our Middle School Jazz Program

Huntsville Youth Orchestra

Huntsville

Madison

$11,200

Music of the Americas

Huntsville Community Chorus Association

Huntsville

Madison

$8,500

Series of Choral Concerts 2022-23

Huntsville Community Drumline

Huntsville

Madison

$13,200

All Area Youth and Adult Community Drumlines

Huntsville Hospital Foundation

Huntsville

Madison

$14,200

Music Therapist and Arts-in Medicine Staff Positions

Huntsville Museum of Art

Huntsville

Madison

$78,800

Operating Support

Huntsville Symphony Orchestra

Huntsville

Madison

$57,300

Operating Support

I Am My Brother's Keeper (IAMBK)

Auburn

Lee

$4,100

A Series of Classes: Visual and Performing Arts

Independent Musical Productions (IMPHuntsville)

Huntsville

Madison

$10,200

Request for funding for Full Time Executive Director

InToto Creative Arts Forum

Birmingham

Jefferson

$12,500

Our Voices: Biannual Community Showcase

Jefferson County Schools

Birmingham

Jefferson

$5,600

Visiting Artist Series

Jubilee Community Center

Montgomery

Montgomery

$4,000

Diversity in Dance

Kentuck Museum Association

Northport

Tuscaloosa

$7,600

51st Annual Kentuck Festival of the Arts: Program Artists

Kentuck Museum Association

Northport

Tuscaloosa

$7,100

51st Annual Kentuck Festival of the Arts: Music & Spoken Word Programs

King's Canvas Gallery and Studio

Montgomery

Montgomery

$14,200

Creative Placemaking Administrative Support

King's Kids Foundation

Monroeville

Monroe

$2,400

Lessons From Gee's Bend: Art, History, and Culture

Klein Arts & Culture

Austin

Travis

$14,200

Staffing to Increase Arts Programming

Little River Arts Council

Mentone

DeKalb

$2,100

Creative Spirit Market Art and Music Showcase

Madison City Community Orchestra

Madison

Madison

$1,000

Community Outreach Programs for City of Madison - Fall/Winter 2022

Madison City Community Orchestra

Madison

Madison

$2,400

Concert Series of Orchestral Music

Magic City Performing Arts

Shoal Creek

Shelby

$11,200

Ballet and Dance Performance Season 2022-2023

Maitland Arts Initiative

Huntsville

Madison

$11,200

Arts Technology Clubs, Teaching Artists, and Administration

Maitland Arts Initiative

Huntsville

Madison

$4,000

2022-2023 Arts Technology Clubs

Merrimack Hall Performing Arts Center

Huntsville

Madison

$7,600

Happy Days Concert Series

Metropolitan Arts Center

Birmingham

Jefferson

$31,300

Operating Support

Metropolitan Youth Orchestras of Central Alabama

Birmingham

Jefferson

$12,200

Administrative Expansion for Growth and Sustainability

Mobile Arts Council

Mobile

Mobile

$13,200

Salary Support

Mobile Arts Council

Mobile

Mobile

$5,100

"Elevate" Presented by Boykin Dance Project

Mobile Arts Council

Mobile

Mobile

$13,200

Salary Support

Mobile Ballet

Mobile

Mobile

$26,100

Operating Support

Mobile Chamber Music

Mobile

Mobile

$7,500

61st Season 2022-2023 "We Will Enchant You!"

Mobile International Festival

Mobile

Mobile

$6,100

39th Mobile International Festival

Mobile International Festival

Mobile

Mobile

$11,200

Salary Support

Mobile Museum of Art

Mobile

Mobile

$84,500

Operating Support

Mobile Opera

Mobile

Mobile

$10,200

2022 2023 Mainstage Season

Mobile Symphony

Mobile

Mobile

$48,400

Operating Support

Montgomery Civic Chorale

Montgomery

Montgomery

$9,200

Montgomery Chorale 2022-2023 Season

Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

Montgomery

Montgomery

$157,200

Operating Support

Montgomery Symphony Orchestra

Montgomery

Montgomery

$22,500

Operating Support

Mountain Valley Arts Council

Guntersville

Marshall

$7,700

2023 Visual Arts Trifecta

Mountain Valley Arts Council

Guntersville

Marshall

$6,600

2023 Concert Series

Muscle Shoals Songwriters Foundation

Athens

Limestone

$6,600

2022 Festival

Music Preservation Society

Florence

Lauderdale

$6,700

Salt and Pepper Roots Music Celebration Season 7

Nathifa Dance Company & Outreach

Birmingham

Jefferson

$14,200

30th Anniversary Celebration

Opera Birmingham

Birmingham

Jefferson

$5,100

dwb (driving while black) by Susan Kander and Roberta Gumbel

Opera Huntsville

Huntsville

Madison

$11,200

Mainstage 2022-2023 Season: "Bluebeard's Castle" and "Die Fledermaus"

Ozark Leisure Services

Ozark

Dale

$5,100

Crawdad and Music Festival

Paperworkers Local

Birmingham

Jefferson

$14,200

Workshops and Press Purchase

Paperworkers Local

Birmingham

Jefferson

$10,200

Exhibits and Juried Show

Pike Road Theatre Company

Pike Road

Montgomery

$12,200

Performance Schedule 2022-2023: "Elf the Musical" and "Wizard of Oz"

Pike Road Theatre Company

Pike Road

Montgomery

$7,700

Salary Support

Pioneer Museum of Alabama

Troy

Pike

$4,500

Pioneer Days 2022

Portraits of Hope

Birmingham

Jefferson

$12,200

Administrative Support

Princess Theatre Center for the Performing Arts

Decatur

Morgan

$11,400

2022-2023 Performance Season

Red Mountain Makers

Birmingham

Jefferson

$7,100

Salary Support

Red Mountain Theatre

Birmingham

Jefferson

$6,100

World Premiere of Bar Mitzvah in Birmingham

Red Mountain Theatre

Birmingham

Jefferson

$72,000

Operating Support

REV Birmingham

Birmingham

Jefferson

$5,600

Holiday Art in Downtown Birmingham

REV Birmingham

Birmingham

Jefferson

$6,600

The Way: Outdoor Art and Community Space in Birmingham's Woodlawn Community

Roanoke Rotary Charities

Roanoke

Randolph

$3,900

14th Annual Fall on Main Street Festival

Sanspointe Dance Company

Birmingham

Jefferson

$7,100

SDC's 20th Anniversary Celebration

Satsuma County Schools

Satsuma

Mobile

$2,700

Performance of "Emma: A Pop Musical" at Satsuma High School

Self Express Productions

Winfield

Marion

$9,300

The 2022-23 Season of Diverse Performances

Shelby County Schools

Columbiana

Shelby

$2,400

Percussion Ensemble Series at Montevallo High School

Shelby County Schools

Columbiana

Shelby

$2,300

Band Clinician Initiative at Montevallo High School

Shining Talent, Education and Recreation

Robertsdale

Baldwin

$6,600

"Fly," a Musical Review

Shoals Symphony Orchestra

Florence

Lauderdale

$5,600

Cirque de la Symphonie

Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema

Birmingham

Jefferson

$11,200

Sidewalk EDU

Sloss Furnaces Foundation

Birmingham

Jefferson

$12,500

NCCCIAP and Sloss Metal Arts Sculpture Garden

Sloss Furnaces Foundation

Birmingham

Jefferson

$6,700

Summer Youth Apprenticeship Program at Sloss Metal Arts

Southeast Alabama Community Theatre

Dothan

Houston

$14,200

Community Performance Series 2022-2023

Southeast Alabama Dance Company

Dothan

Houston

$12,200

Southeast Alabama Dance Company (SEADAC) presents 2022-2023 Season

Southern Music Research Center

Birmingham

Jefferson

$4,100

Endless Highway Podcast

Space One Eleven

Birmingham

Jefferson

$5,000

Cuba and Alabama: Reconstructing the Shared Horizon

Space One Eleven

Birmingham

Jefferson

$7,100

Afterschool Art Education Program for Underserved Children and Youth

Space One Eleven

Birmingham

Jefferson

$6,600

35th Anniversary - Group Art Exhibition

Spark Theater Company

Dothan

Houston

$14,000

Spark Theater Performance and Competition Collective 2022-2023

St. Bernard Preparatory School

Cullman

Cullman

$5,600

6th Annual Bernard Blues and Barbeque Music and Arts Festival

Studio By The Tracks

Irondale

Jefferson

$10,500

Marketing and Partnership Assistant

Sylacauga Alliance for Family Enhancement (SAFE)

Sylacauga

Talladega

$14,200

Musical Theatre 2022-2023 Season Productions

Sylacauga Alliance for Family Enhancement (SAFE)

Sylacauga

Talladega

$14,200

Salary Support

Sylacauga Area Council on the Arts & Humanities

Sylacauga

Talladega

$7,100

Marble Symposium and Cultural Exchange

Tennessee Valley Art Association

Tuscumbia

Colbert

$7,100

Tennessee Valley School of Arts 2022-2023

The Arts Association of East Alabama

Opelika

Lee

$13,200

Performance Series Fall 2022

The Arts Association of East Alabama

Opelika

Lee

$11,200

Performance Series Winter-Spring 2023

The Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery

Wetumpka

Elmore

$13,200

Salary Support

The Ridge Macon County Archaeology Project

Union Springs

Macon

$8,700

2022 Old Federal Road Storytelling Festival

The Sound Wall Music Initiative

Opelika

Lee

$6,100

Opelika Songwriters Festival

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa

$5,600

Cosmic Landscapes

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa

$6,100

Alabama Bound

The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville

Madison

$3,200

UAH Constellation Series presents Rocket City New Music Ensemble

The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville

Madison

$3,500

Exhibition and Workshop: Charlie Lucas "In Honor of My Great-Grandfather"

Theatre Huntsville

Huntsville

Madison

$13,200

Theatre Huntsville's 2022-23 Main Stage Season

Theatre of Gadsden

Gadsden

Etowah

$3,600

Performance of "White Plains, Blue Mountain"

Theatre Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa

$14,200

Theatre Tuscaloosa's 22-23 Season - New Beginnings

Town of Oakman

Oakman

Walker

$1,000

Day's Gap Festival

Town of Oakman

Oakman

Walker

$1,000

Dancing Under the Gap

Tri-State Community Orchestra

Dothan

Houston

$2,400

Strings Across Dothan 2022-23 Season

Tri-State Community Orchestra

Dothan

Houston

$8,500

Salary Support

Troy University

Troy

Pike

$10,700

IAC 'ArtSPARK' - Monthly art series for Troy community families

Troy-Pike Cultural Arts Center

Troy

Pike

$13,200

Standing in the Spotlight

Turtle Island Native American Association

Guntersville

Marshall

$2,400

Ninth Annual Noccalula Falls Indian Festival & Powwow

Tuscaloosa County Schools

Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa

$4,300

Perfection and Perspective: When seeing like an artist helps you solve problems

Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra

Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa

$6,100

Land of the Free

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham

Jefferson

$6,100

Rosanne Cash Performance and Workshop

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham

Jefferson

$6,600

Young Concert Artist Series

Valiant Cross Academy

Montgomery

Montgomery

$5,600

Art Enrichment and Culture

Vinegar

Birmingham

Jefferson

$13,200

Salary Support

Walnut Gallery

Gadsden

Etowah

$6,600

Gadsden Public Arts Project

Windy Van Hooten Teaching Garden

Rainbow City

Etowah

$4,100

New Video Installation

Wiregrass Museum of Art

Dothan

Houston

$6,600

WMA Teens 2022-2023

Wiregrass Museum of Art

Dothan

Houston

$6,100

Visiting Artist Series 2022-2023

The grants above are in response to applications submitted under a June 1, 2022, deadline and are awarded for the 2023 fiscal year (October 1, 2022, and September 30, 2023). The next grant application deadline is March 1, 2023, for individual artist fellowships and grants for planning, design, and construction of arts facilities. The application portal will open January 2, 2023. More grant awards will be announced in early December.

For more information about 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. Learn more at arts.alabama.gov.