Alabama State Council on the Arts

News and Updates

Congratulations to our recent grantees! At the September 2023 meeting, the Council on the Arts awarded 194 grants totaling over $3.2 million to organizations across the state. Click here to view a complete list of award recipients.

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Online grant application

All grant applications and final reports are being accepted online. The portal reopens for new applications on January 1, 2024.

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Arts Tag

Take your love for arts on the road! Get a Support the Arts tag for your vehicle to show your support for arts and creativity in Alabama. Looking for funding? Apply for a license tag grant here.

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Grants for Artists

Interested in applying for an individual artist fellowship? Now is the time to prepare work samples & documentation of career growth. For more details, contact a program manager.

Alabama Artists Gallery

The 2023 Fellowship Spotlight is currently on display in the Georgine Clarke Alabama Artists Gallery.
The gallery is open to the public Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Alabama Arts Online

Check out these resources from across the state.

Listen to the latest from Alabama Arts Radio, now available as a podcast!
The Stokes Center for Creative Writing offers recordings of readings and lectures from nationally acclaimed writers on their YouTube channel.
Dance Discovery workshops from the Alabama Ballet are now online, with access at the Ballet's YouTube channel.
Prism, a directory of arts education resources in Birmingham from the Greater Birmingham Arts Education Collaborative.
YouTube playlists from UAB's Alys Stephens Center: The Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, ArtPlay, and Learn about our state, with Alabama History@Home, from the Department of Archives and History.
The Dance Foundation's YouTube channel provides music and dances for children ages 2 to 4. The Dance to Grow album used in the Movement-to-Music curriculum is available here.
Check out lesson plans from the Alabama Arts Alliance.
Alabama Shakespeare Festival offering curriculum and lessons, and even more here.
Birmingham Museum of Art education videos.
The Dance Foundation's on-demand, digital teaching tool, "Dancing with Words: Academic Support for Language Arts"
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Resources

Below are national, regional, and local resources for artists and arts organizations.

The Alabama State Council on the Arts