Agency Calendar

2023 EVENT
January 1 Online grant portal opens for March 1 deadline (Fellowships & Arts Facilities)
January 2 State Holiday – New Year’s Day
January 16 State Holiday - Martin Luther King, Jr. & Robert E. Lee's Birthday
February 1 Operating Support LOIs due by 5 pm
February 20 State Holiday - Presidents' Day
March 1 Application deadline for Fellowships & Arts Facilities
March 3 Poetry Out Loud State Finals
March 9-10 Council Meeting, Camden
April 1 Grant portal opens for Project Grants
April 13 Visual Arts Achievement Program Ceremony
April 24 State Holiday - Confederate Memorial Day  
May 29 State Holiday - Memorial Day
June 1 Application deadline for Project Grants and Operating Support  
June 5 State Holiday - Jefferson Davis' Birthday
June 15-16 Council Meeting, Huntsville
July 1 Grant portal opens for Project Grants and Folk Arts Apprenticeships
July 4 State Holiday - Independence Day
August 16-18 Bill Bates Leadership Institute
September 1 Application deadline for Project Grants and Folk Arts Apprenticeships
September 4 State Holiday - Labor Day
September 7-8 Council Meeting, Montgomery
October 9 State Holiday - Columbus Day & American Indian Heritage Day
November 10 State Holiday - Veterans Day
November 23 State Holiday - Thanksgiving
December 7-8 Council Meeting, Montgomery
December 25 State Holiday - Christmas

State holidays that fall on Sunday are observed on Monday; holidays that fall on Saturday are observed on Friday.


Council Meeting Dates and Locations

March 9-10, 2023

  • Camden

June 15-16, 2023

  • Huntsville

September 7-8, 2023

  • Montgomery

December 7-8, 2023

  • Montgomery

If you're interested in hosting a Council meeting in your community, contact Dr. Elliot Knight.