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Operating
support grants awarded to creative sector through the Alabama Arts Recovery
Program
MONTGOMERY,
Ala., (September 14, 2021) — At its September quarterly meeting in Jasper, Ala., the
Alabama State Council on the Arts awarded $814,100 in relief funding to 63
arts organizations across the state.
Federal dollars from the
American Rescue Plan funded the Alabama Arts Recovery Program. This
legislation provided funding to the National Endowment for the Arts, granting a
portion to state arts agencies, including the Council on the Arts.
Alabama arts organizations
are economic drivers, bringing tourism to communities and providing thousands
of jobs statewide. As arts organizations return to providing in-person
exhibitions, concerts, performances, readings, and programming to Alabamians,
the Council on the Arts recognizes the need for financial support for various
operating costs.
The Alabama Arts Recovery
Program supports: - Full-time
& part-time salaries; contract personnel/artist fees related to general
operating
- Facility
costs
- Health
safety supplies for staff & public
- Promotion
& marketing of arts organizations re-opening to the public
- Technology
& equipment that supports arts organizations
“Throughout
the pandemic, the Council has supported Alabama’s arts and culture sector
through our grants. As arts organizations across the state safely reopen and
return to in-person operations, we continue supporting recovery through the Alabama
Arts Recovery Program,” said Dr. Elliot Knight, the Council’s Executive
Director. “These federal funds will provide support for general operating costs
and personnel, allowing organizations to continue providing artistic
opportunities and creative experiences to our citizens and communities.”
Additionally, the Council awarded $2.85 million in
project grants and operating support for activities taking place between
October 1, 2021, and September 30, 2022. 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 arts and cultural facilities.
For more
information about the Alabama State Council on the Arts, visit arts.alabama.gov.
Organization
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City
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County
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Award
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Alabama Blues Project
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Tuscaloosa
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Tuscaloosa
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$20,000
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Alabama Contemporary Art Center
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Mobile
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Mobile
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$20,000
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Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
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Birmingham
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Jefferson
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$15,000
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Alabama Orchestra Association
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Huntsville
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Madison
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$15,000
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Alabama Woodturners Association
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Birmingham
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Jefferson
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$5,000
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Andalusia Ballet Association
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Andalusia
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Covington
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$15,000
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Azalea City Center for the Arts
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Mobile
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Mobile
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$10,000
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Bib & Tucker Sew-Op
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Birmingham
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Jefferson
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$20,000
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Birmingham Boys Choir Foundation
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Birmingham
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Jefferson
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$5,000
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Black Belt Treasures
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Camden
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Wilcox
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$20,000
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Carnegie Visual Arts Center
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Decatur
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Morgan
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$10,000
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CEPA Management Corp
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Pell City
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St. Clair
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$10,000
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Community Actors Studio Theatre
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Anniston
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Calhoun
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$5,000
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Community Ballet Association
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Huntsville
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Madison
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$15,000
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Dance Levels
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Pinson
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Jefferson
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$15,000
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Dauphin Island Heritage and Arts Council
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Dauphin Island
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Mobile
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$15,000
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Desert Island Supply Co.
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Birmingham
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Jefferson
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$20,000
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DRUM The Program
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Montevallo
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Chilton
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$15,000
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Eastern Shore Art Association
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Fairhope
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Baldwin
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$10,000
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Encore Opera Theatre
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Toney
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Madison
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$15,000
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Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theater
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Huntsville
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Madison
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$20,000
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Huntsville Community Chorus
Association
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Huntsville
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Madison
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$10,000
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Huntsville Community Drumline
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Huntsville
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Madison
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$20,000
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Huntsville Master Chorale
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Huntsville
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Madison
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$5,000
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Jemison Carnegie Foundation
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Talladega
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Talladega
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$5,000
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Kentuck Museum Association
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Northport
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Tuscaloosa
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$15,000
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King's Canvas Gallery and Studio
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Montgomery
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Montgomery
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$10,000
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Klein Arts & Culture
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Harpersville
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Shelby
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$15,000
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M.E.O.W. Cares, Inc.
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Montgomery
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Montgomery
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$5,000
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Merrimack Hall Performing Arts
Center
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Huntsville
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Madison
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$15,000
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Mobile Arts Council
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Mobile
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Mobile
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$20,000
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Mobile Opera
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Mobile
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Mobile
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$15,000
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Opera Birmingham
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Birmingham
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Jefferson
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$10,000
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Patti Rutland Jazz DBA Alabama
Dance Works
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Dothan
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Houston
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$10,000
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Pride of Atmore
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Atmore
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Escambia
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$5,000
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Princess Theatre Center for the Performing
Arts
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Decatur
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Morgan
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$15,000
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Self Express Productions
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Winfield
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Marion
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$5,000
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Shelby County Arts Council
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Columbiana
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Shelby
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$6,600
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Sidewalk Film Center &
Cinema
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Birmingham
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Jefferson
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$20,000
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Southeast Alabama Community
Theatre
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Dothan
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Houston
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$10,000
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Space One Eleven
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Birmingham
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Jefferson
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$20,000
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Steel City Men’s Chorus
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Birmingham
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Jefferson
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$10,000
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Studio By The Tracks
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Irondale
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Jefferson
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$20,000
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Tennessee Valley Art Association
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Tuscumbia
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Colbert
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$20,000
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The Actor's Charitable Theatre
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Tuscaloosa
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Tuscaloosa
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$15,000
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The Arts Association of East Alabama
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Opelika
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Lee
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$10,000
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The Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial
Gallery
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Wetumpka
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Elmore
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$10,000
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The Whole Backstage Theatre
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Guntersville
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Marshall
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$5,000
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Theatre Huntsville
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Huntsville
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Madison
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$10,000
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Theatre of Gadsden
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Gadsden
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Etowah
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$5,000
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Tri-State Community Orchestra
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Dothan
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Houston
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$15,000
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Troy-Pike Cultural Arts Center
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Troy
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Pike
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$10,000
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Tuscaloosa Children's Theatre
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Tuscaloosa
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Tuscaloosa
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$15,000
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Tuscaloosa Symphony Association
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Tuscaloosa
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Tuscaloosa
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$20,000
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Tuskegee Repertory Theatre
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Tuskegee
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Macon
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$15,000
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Ursula Smith Dance
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Birmingham
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Jefferson
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$15,000
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Vinegar
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Birmingham
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Jefferson
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$7,500
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Walker County Arts Alliance
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Jasper
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Walker
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$5,000
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Walnut Gallery
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Gadsden
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Etowah
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$20,000
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Wetumpka Depot Players
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Wetumpka
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Elmore
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$10,000
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Winston County Arts Council
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Arley
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Winston
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$10,000
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Wiregrass Blues Society
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Dothan
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Houston
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$20,000
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Wiregrass Museum of Art
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Dothan
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Houston
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$15,000
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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.
For more information, visit http://arts.alabama.gov
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