September 9, 2024

State of Alabama
Press Release: Alabama State Council on the Arts

$3.7 Million in Grants to Support Arts Initiatives Across the State

Announcing project, operating support, and statewide partnership grant recipients

MONTGOMERY, Ala., (September 9, 2024) — At its September quarterly meeting in Montgomery, Ala., the Alabama State Council on the Arts awarded 221 grants totaling $3,733,900 to 177 organizations across the state. This significant investment will support a wide range of arts initiatives, including arts education, programming, administrative support, and operating expenses for arts organizations.

“The funds awarded through our grantmaking process serve as investments in our creative economy, and strengthen cultural expression, provide curriculum-based arts education for students, and increase lifelong learning opportunities for all citizens,” said Elliot Knight, Executive Director of the Council on the Arts. “Public funding is essential in fostering a vibrant arts community, and we are proud to support organizations that enrich the lives of Alabamians.”

Project Grants, Administrative Project Grants, and Curriculum-Based Project Grants

Project grants support a wide range of activities and events that result in positive arts experiences for the public. Administrative project grants provide salary support, internal or capacity-building projects, or training and professional development. Curriculum-based project grants include educational programming with sequential learning for Pre-K–12 students, with activities connected to an organized curriculum.

Organization

City

County

Amount

Project

21 Dreams Arts & Culture, Inc.

Montgomery

Montgomery

$6,700

MAPmgm Visiting Artist Fellowship

Alabama Blues Project

Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa

$4,400

Salary Support

Alabama Blues Project

Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa

$6,200

After School and In-School Blues Programs

Alabama Conference of Theatre

Birmingham

Jefferson

$9,600

Theatre Festivals for School and Community Theatres 2024-2025

Alabama Educational Theatre Association

Mountain Brook

Jefferson

$5,200

Building Art Advocacy Opportunities

Alabama International Education and Economic Partnership (ALIEEP)

Montgomery

Montgomery

$6,200

Community-based Theater Performance of "Love OVER Fear"

Alabama Orchestra Association

Dothan

Houston

$6,200

Salary Support

Alabama Orchestra Association

Dothan

Houston

$5,600

All-Region Orchestra Festivals 2025

Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering

Huntsville

Madison

$3,000

District and State Trumbauer Competition

Alabama School of Fine Arts Foundation

Birmingham

Jefferson

$10,800

2024-2025 Artworks@TheDJD Performance Series

Alabama State University Foundation

Montgomery

Montgomery

$10,600

Dance Community Series 2024-2025

Alexander City Arts

Alexander City

Tallapoosa

$10,800

Cultivating Creativity for a Stronger Community

Art Society of Jackson County

Scottsboro

Jackson

$3,400

Full Moon Art Fest 2025

ArtsRevive

Selma

Dallas

$10,600

Fall Storytelling Events

Athens State University Foundation

Athens

Limestone

$12,000

Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Concert Series 2024-2025

Auburn Area Community Theatre

Opelika

Lee

$1,100

AACT Academy: Musical Theatre Camp

Auburn University

Auburn

Lee

$12,000

Space to Be: Art Classes inside of Alabama’s Prisons

Auburn University

Auburn

Lee

$7,200

Third Thursday Poetry Series & Other Literary Events

Auburn University

Auburn

Lee

$5,400

Old Enough Series

Auburn University Montgomery

Montgomery

Montgomery

$6,700

Free Summer Workshop for High School Students

Auburn University Montgomery

Montgomery

Montgomery

$2,100

Contemporary Gallery Programming for the Community: Round 2

Azalea City Center for the Arts

Mobile

Mobile

$6,700

Theater in Elementary Schools 2024-2025

Azalea City Center for the Arts

Mobile

Mobile

$6,700

Theater in Middle/High Schools 2024-2025

Baldwin County Public Schools

Bay Minette

Baldwin

$4,700

The 2024 Stapleton Bluegrass Festival

Ballyhoo Festival of Fine Art and Culture

Gulf Shores

Baldwin

$6,700

 Fine Art, Craft, and Culture Festival, 2025

Bib & Tucker Sew-Op

Birmingham

Jefferson

$10,600

Celebrating the Nations of Birmingham One Stitch at a Time

Birmingham Art Music Alliance

Birmingham

Jefferson

$1,300

Concert Featuring Jacob Elkin

Birmingham Art Music Alliance

Birmingham

Jefferson

$1,900

Community Concert Series

Birmingham Chamber Music Society

Mountain Brook

Jefferson

$3,000

Masterclass and Outreach Programs 2024-2025

Birmingham Music Club

Birmingham

Jefferson

$8,000

Young People's Educational Concert

Boys & Girls Club of Southeast, Alabama

Ozark

Dale

$1,000

Electric Blue ARTS Programming

Boys & Girls Club of Southeast, Alabama

Ozark

Dale

$3,600

Salary Support

Broadway Theatre League of Huntsville

Huntsville

Madison

$12,000

Student Outreach and Performances 2024-2025

Broadway Theatre League of Huntsville

Huntsville

Madison

$6,400

Enhancement Workshops with National Touring Broadway Shows 2024-2025

Brundidge Historical Society

Brundidge

Pike

$2,600

Music and Storytelling at Chili Country Christmas

Cahaba Chamber Chorale

Vestavia Hills

Jefferson

$12,000

Voices and Verses

Camp McDowell

Nauvoo

Walker

$12,000

Traditional Music & Craft Instructor Honorariums

Center for Education and Performing Arts (CEPA)

Pell City

St. Clair

$12,000

Spotlight Drama Education and Outreach Productions 2024-2025

Center for Education and Performing Arts (CEPA)

Pell City

St. Clair

$8,000

Salary Support

City of Headland/Headland Main Street

Headland

Henry

$4,600

Gem of the Wiregrass Mural

City of Montevallo

Montevallo

Shelby

$5,200

Tinglewood 2025

Clarke County Historical Society

Grove Hill

Clarke

$7,200

Folklife Demonstrations at 23rd Pioneer Day Event

Cloverdale Playhouse

Montgomery

Montgomery

$12,000

Production of "Noises Off!" and "Shadowlands"

Coffee County Arts Alliance

Enterprise

Coffee

$8,000

Winter Music Performances, 2024-2025

Collinsville Historical Association

Collinsville

DeKalb

$8,000

Collinsville Concert Series 2025

Community Actors Studio Theatre

Anniston

Calhoun

$9,600

Theatrical Arts Instructional Program 2024-2025

Community Actors Studio Theatre

Anniston

Calhoun

$4,200

Mainstage Season Fall 2024

Covenant Academy of Mobile

Mobile

Mobile

$4,800

Music Education with Mobile Symphony Orchestra

Create Birmingham

Birmingham

Jefferson

$6,700

In Our Own Backyard: A Celebration of Joe Minter

Dance All Productions

Huntsville

Madison

$5,200

Girls Like Us Youth Program and Creative Natives Project

Dance Levels

Pinson

Jefferson

$4,800

Salary Support

Dauphin Island Heritage and Arts Council

Dauphin Island

Mobile

$6,100

Salary Support

Dauphin Island Heritage and Arts Council

Dauphin Island

Mobile

$5,600

Salary Support

Decatur Youth Symphony

Decatur

Morgan

$10,600

Concert Season, "Music for the Ages"

Druid City Ballet

Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa

$4,000

Excerpts from The Nutcracker 2024

Evalyn Washington Humphrey Foundation for Arts and Education

Huntsville

Madison

$12,000

Dance Lab and Community Dance Showcase 2025

Exposure Community Development Corporation

Birmingham

Jefferson

$12,000

Music Opportunity Program

Fantasy Playhouse Children's Theater

Huntsville

Madison

$6,700

Developing Theatre for Young Audiences through Partnerships

Fine Arts Find Life

Bessemer

Jefferson

$6,600

Arts for Expression

Foundation 154

Elba

Coffee

$3,800

Elba's Gateway Mural: Phase II

Fountain of Life Community Development Corporation

Huntsville

Madison

$3,600

Community Celebration: "Jazz & Joy"

Franklin County Arts and Humanities Council

Russellville

Franklin

$6,200

The Roxy's Christmas Spectacular

Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy

Alberta

Wilcox

$6,700

2024 Gee's Bend Airing of the Quilts Festival

Friends of the Birmingham Public Library

Birmingham

Jefferson

$4,000

Bards & Brews

Friends of the Birmingham Public Library

Birmingham

Jefferson

$2,400

LOL or Loud at the Library

GirlSpring, Inc.

Birmingham

Jefferson

$3,800

Springboarders Podcast

Glenwood, Inc

Birmingham

Jefferson

$6,700

Art for Adults with Autism

Gulf Coast Arts Alliance

Gulf Shores

Baldwin

$9,000

Art Markets 2024-2025

Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival Productions

Mobile

Mobile

$12,000

2025 Camp & Festival

Gulf Coast Steinway Society

Mobile

Baldwin

$1,300

Gulf Coast Steinway Piano Competition X

HBCU Research & Policy Institute

Birmingham

Jefferson

$9,000

Vibe Tribe

Heritage Hall Museum (Jemison Carnegie Foundation)

Talladega

Talladega

$6,500

Salary Support

Historic Blakeley Foundation

Spanish Fort

Baldwin

$1,300

Connecting The Arts and Science in the Natural Environment at Blakeley

Hiztorical Vision Productions

Opelika

Lee

$10,600

Bama Black History 365 Internship Program

Homewood Theatre

Homewood

Jefferson

$7,200

Classic Performance Season 2024-2025

Huntsville Ballet Company

Huntsville

Madison

$6,700

Discover Dance Outreach and Arts Integration Programs

Huntsville Ballet Company

Huntsville

Madison

$12,000

Season of Dance, 2024-2025

Huntsville Chamber Music Guild

Huntsville

Madison

$9,000

71st Sensational Celebrity Series 2024-2025

Huntsville Community Chorus Association

Huntsville

Madison

$5,600

Salary Support, Website Upgrades

Huntsville Community Chorus Association

Huntsville

Madison

$9,000

Choral Concerts and Theater Production 2024-2025

Huntsville Community Drumline

Huntsville

Madison

$10,600

Beating the Odds Tuition Free Music Programs

Huntsville Community Drumline

Huntsville

Madison

$10,000

Salary Support

Huntsville Hospital Foundation

Huntsville

Madison

$10,000

Salary Support for Arts in Medicine Porgram

Huntsville Master Chorale

Huntsville

Madison

$11,400

Festival and Community Education Initiatives

Huntsville Master Chorale

Huntsville

Madison

$4,600

Salary Support, Professional Development

Huntsville Youth Orchestra

Huntsville

Madison

$12,000

Harmonizing Humanities: A Musical Journey through Arts and History

I Am My Brother's Keeper (IAMBK)

Auburn

Lee

$6,200

Living the Dream: A Theatrical Production

IMPHuntsville

Huntsville

Madison

$7,000

Salary Support, Website Upgrades

INNERGY

Mobile

Mobile

$8,200

Capacity Building and Programming Support

INNERGY

Mobile

Mobile

$4,600

Dance Artist Innovation Project

Institute of Intercultural Studies: Dance Arts, History, Culture

Birmingham

Jefferson

$6,700

African Diaspora Performance Workshops

InToto Creative Arts Forum

Birmingham

Jefferson

$12,000

Our Voices: Community Arts Programming & Showcase

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville

Calhoun

$9,400

The Shakespeare Project: Twelfth Night 2025

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville

Calhoun

$4,100

Paint Rock, a Heritage for the World: Alabama Artists Interpret our State's Most Remarkable Forest

Little River Arts Council

Mentone

DeKalb

$2,300

9th Annual Creative Spirit Market

Lowndes County Community Life Center

Fort Deposit

Lowndes

$4,900

The Sew Their Names Quilt Project, 2024-2025

Madison City Community Orchestra

Madison

Madison

$4,100

10-Year Anniversary Program

Magic City Fashion Week

Birmingham

Jefferson

$2,500

Salary Support

Magic City Performing Arts

Shoal Creek

Shelby

$12,000

Ballet Performance Season 2024-2025

Magic City Smooth Jazz

Fultondale

Jefferson

$10,000

Salary Support, Professional Development

Main Street Leeds

Leeds

Jefferson

$3,500

Pull Up a Chair: An Artistic Journey Through Downtown Leeds

Marion County Board of Education

Hamilton

Marion

$12,000

Enriching Lives Through Theatre

Mobile Arts Council

Mobile

Mobile

$10,000

Salary Support

Mobile Arts Council

Mobile

Mobile

$4,500

AAEA Fall Conference

Mobile Arts Council

Mobile

Mobile

$5,200

Boykin TWO | Mobile

Mobile Arts Council

Mobile

Mobile

$10,000

Salary Support

Mobile Chamber Music

Mobile

Mobile

$6,200

Season 63: Violists and Saxophonists Get Some Respect

Mobile County Public Schools

Mobile

Mobile

$9,400

Extended Day Arts Program at E.R. Dickson Elementary

Mobile International Festival

Mobile

Mobile

$5,200

41st Festival

Mobile Medical Museum

Mobile

Mobile

$3,100

Artist Residency Program

Mobile Opera

Mobile

Mobile

$12,000

Mainstage Season 2024-2025

Montgomery Civic Chorale

Montgomery

Montgomery

$9,600

Concert Season 2024-2025

Muscle Shoals Songwriters Foundation

Athens

Limestone

$6,700

Songwriter Festival

Nathifa Dance Company & Outreach

Birmingham

Jefferson

$10,600

Engaging Aging Community in the Arts

Opera Birmingham

Birmingham

Jefferson

$6,700

Opera Education Tour of Rusalka: The Littlest Mermaid

Ozark City Schools

Ozark

Dale

$8,100

Fearless Leadership Academy

Paperworkers Local

Birmingham

Jefferson

$9,600

2025 Workshops and Exhibits and Ink Only V Juried Exhibit

Paperworkers Local

Birmingham

Jefferson

$8,800

Salary Support

Pike Road Theatre Company

Pike Road

Montgomery

$9,600

Performance Season 2024-2025

Pinson Valley Arts Council

Pinson

Jefferson

$3,300

Spring Break Music Camp

Pioneer Museum of Alabama

Troy

Pike

$3,300

Pioneer Days 2024

Playhouse in the Park

Mobile

Mobile

$9,600

Production Season 2024-2025

Pride of Atmore

Atmore

Escambia

$8,200

Salary Support

Pride of Atmore

Atmore

Escambia

$7,200

Go Tell It Everywhere

Project Threadways

Florence

Lauderdale

$10,000

Salary Support

Red Mountain Makers

Birmingham

Jefferson

$5,200

Metal Arts - Forging, Casting, Fabrication, and More

Red Mountain Makers

Birmingham

Jefferson

$5,600

Salary Support

Renegade Players Theatre Company

Huntsville

Madison

$4,500

Production of "What the Constitution Means to Me"

Roanoke Rotary Charities

Roanoke

Randolph

$5,600

16th Annual Fall on Main Street Festival

Rocket City New Music

Huntsville

Madison

$5,700