Grant
program promotes arts in Alabama, with focus on arts education
MONTGOMERY,
Ala., (January 17, 2024) — The Alabama Arts License Plate Advisory Committee recently
awarded 34 grants totaling $67,800. This round of grants will support arts education and
community arts projects occurring between January and September 2024.
Through the grant program, proceeds from the sale of the Support
the Arts license plate are used to fund arts programs, organizations, and
activities across the state. Since 2004, over $2 million in grants has been
awarded to schools, municipalities, and arts organizations across Alabama.
These
grants respond to applications submitted at the December 15, 2023, deadline. John Coleman (Dothan) chairs the six-member committee, which includes
Allison Dillon-Jauken (Huntsville), Jane Kohl (Guntersville), Andy Meadows (Montgomery),
Donna Russell (Gadsden), and Cynthia Thrash (Opelika).
Committee members are
appointed according to directives in the enabling legislation and meet twice
annually. The committee’s primary responsibility is to evaluate grant
applications and award grants that support art programs and arts education
throughout Alabama. Members serve voluntarily, and one member is appointed by
each of the following organizations or individuals: the Alabama State Council
on the Arts, Alabama Arts Alliance, the State Department of Education, the
Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
Nonprofit organizations,
municipalities, universities, and schools can apply for Arts License Tag grant
funding at arts.alabama.gov. The
next application deadline June 15, 2024.
Alabama residents are
encouraged to join the effort to fund the arts by purchasing a Support
the Arts plate via their county’s vehicle licensing office. More
information at revenue.alabama.gov.
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Organization
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County
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City
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Award
Amount
|
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100 Black Men Greater Huntsville
|
Madison
|
Huntsville
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$1,500
|
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Alabama Arts Alliance*
|
Montgomery
|
Montgomery
|
$5,000
|
|
Alabama Contemporary Art Center
|
Mobile
|
Mobile
|
$1,500
|
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Alabama Folklife Association*
|
Mobile
|
Mobile
|
$5,000
|
|
Alabama State Council on the Arts*
|
Montgomery
|
Montgomery
|
$5,000
|
|
Alabama State Dept. of Education*
|
Montgomery
|
Montgomery
|
$5,000
|
|
Alabama Symphony Orchestra
|
Jefferson
|
Birmingham
|
$1,500
|
|
Alabama Visual Arts Network
|
Montgomery
|
Montgomery
|
$2,500
|
|
Alabama Writers' Forum*
|
Montgomery
|
Montgomery
|
$5,000
|
|
Ardmore High School
|
Limestone
|
Ardmore
|
$1,000
|
|
Ballyhoo Festival of Fine Art and Culture
|
Baldwin
|
Fairhope
|
$1,000
|
|
Birmingham Children's Theatre
|
Jefferson
|
Birmingham
|
$1,000
|
|
Blount County Education Foundation
|
Blount
|
Oneonta
|
$2,000
|
|
Boys & Girls Club of Southeast AL
|
Dale
|
Ozark
|
$1,000
|
|
Covenant Academy of Mobile
|
Mobile
|
Mobile
|
$1,500
|
|
DesignAlabama*
|
Montgomery
|
Montgomery
|
$5,000
|
|
Dothan High School
|
Houston
|
Dothan
|
$1,000
|
|
Evalyn Washington Humphrey Foundation for Arts
and Education
|
Madison
|
Huntsville
|
$1,500
|
|
Foley High School Theatre Department
|
Baldwin
|
Foley
|
$1,250
|
|
Foundation 154
|
Coffee
|
Elba
|
$1,500
|
|
Gradient Dance Theater & Community
|
Jefferson
|
Birmingham
|
$1,250
|
|
Huntsville Master Chorale
|
Madison
|
Huntsville
|
$1,000
|
|
Independent Musical Productions
|
Madison
|
Huntsville
|
$1,000
|
|
Marengo High School
|
Marengo
|
Dixons Mills
|
$1,000
|
|
Mason Music Foundation
|
Jefferson
|
Birmingham
|
$1,000
|
|
Mobile Museum of Art
|
Mobile
|
Mobile
|
$1,000
|
|
Prattville High School Theatre
|
Autauga
|
Prattville
|
$1,800
|
|
Southeast Alabama Community Theatre
|
Houston
|
Dothan
|
$1,000
|
|
State of Alabama Ballet, Inc.
|
Jefferson
|
Birmingham
|
$1,500
|
|
The Whole Backstage Theatre
|
Marshall
|
Guntersville,
|
$1,000
|
|
Vestavia Hills City Schools
|
Jefferson
|
Vestavia Hills
|
$1,500
|
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Vestavia Hills High School Choral Department
|
Jefferson
|
Vestavia Hills
|
$1,500
|
|
Williams Avenue School
|
DeKalb
|
Fort Payne
|
$2,000
|
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Winston County High School Band
|
Winston
|
Double Springs
|
$1,500
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*Statewide Programming Services
For more information about a
particular grant, contact Donna Russell, Executive Director of the Alabama Arts
Alliance, at 334-269-1435 or drussell@alartsalliance.org.
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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.