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July 21, 2025

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

Support the Arts License Plate Advisory Committee awards over $86K in funding

Grant program promotes arts and creativity in Alabama, with focus on arts education

MONTGOMERY, Ala., (July 21, 2025) — The Alabama Arts License Plate Advisory Committee recently awarded 41 grants totaling $86,963. These grants will fuel upcoming arts education and community arts projects across the state.

The success of this grant program is tied directly to the number of Support the Arts license plates sold. As more Alabama residents choose to display their support for arts and creativity on their vehicles, the pool of available funding for arts-focused initiatives grows, ensuring that programs can continue to flourish and expand their reach. Since 2004, over $2 million in grants has been awarded to schools, municipalities, and arts organizations in Alabama.

John Coleman (Dothan) chairs the Alabama Arts License Plate Advisory Committee, which also includes Allison Dillon-Jauken (Huntsville) and Rebecca Yeager (Birmingham). The committee’s primary responsibility is to evaluate grant applications and issue awards that support arts programming and arts education.

Nonprofit organizations, municipalities, universities, and schools interested in applying for Arts License Plate grant funding can find more information and submit applications at arts.alabama.gov. The next application deadline is December 15, 2025.

Alabama drivers are encouraged to join the effort to fund arts programming by purchasing a Support the Arts plate via their county’s vehicle licensing office. For more information, visit revenue.alabama.gov.

Organization	City	Project	Amount
Alabama Dance Council	Birmingham	Dance for Schools Programs	$2,500
Alabama Dance Works	Dothan	Arts in Education Outreach Program	$2,500
Alabama Symphony Orchestra	Birmingham	Young People’s Concerts in Alabama Schools	$1,180
Alabama State University, Department of Theatre & Dance	Montgomery	Dance Community Day and Residency	$2,500
Baldwin County High School	Bay Minette	Production of The Last Mile	$2,500
Bay Minette Middle School Band	Bay Minette	Instruments for Middle School Percussionists	$2,585
Beauregard High School	Opelika	Stage Combat Training for Theatre Students	$2,500
Boys & Girls Clubs of West Alabama	Tuscaloosa	Fine Arts Program Expansion	$1,000
Broadway Theatre League of Huntsville	Huntsville	The Tallulah Awards and Alabama High School Musical Theatre Awards	$2,000
The Dance Foundation	Birmingham	Arts in Education Programs	$2,500
Coleman Center for the Arts	York	Platinum Dance Experience	$2,500
Conecuh Springs Christian School	Union Springs	School Art Show	$858
Daphne High School Trojan Theatre	Daphne	Daphne Trojans Competition Show	$2,500
Evalyn Washington Humphrey Foundation for Arts and Education	Huntsville	2026 Summer Dance Program	$2,500
Excelsior Band Preservation	Mobile	The Jazz Studio	$1,500
Fairhope West Elementary School	Fairhope	Modernizing the Music Room	$2,500
Goshen Elementary School	Goshen Al	Living Wax Exhibit and Jazz Ed Showcase	$1,000
Greater Mobile (AL) Chapter of The Links	Mobile	I AM Here Youth Arts Project and Showcase	$2,500
Independent Musical Productions	Huntsville	Technical Theater Skills Workshop Series	$2,500
INNERGY Inc	Mobile	Culturally Enriched Dance Class Series	$2,500
Little River Council on the Arts	Mentone	Supplies for Moon Lake Arts Collective Creative Roots Art Studio	$2,350
Mobile Museum of Art	Mobile	Art Education Supplies	$2,500
Montessori School of Huntsville	Huntsville	Art Club	$1,000
Opera Birmingham	Birmingham	Music in Motion: Inspiring Students Through Opera	$2,500
Pine Level Elementary School	Deatsville	PLES Music Curriculum Renewal	$2,500
Portraits of Hope	Birmingham	Arts Education, Arts Mentoring, and Arts-Related Workforce Development Program	$500
PRJ Arts and Innovation	Dothan	Arts in Education Dance Programs	$2,500
Samuel Edward Theater Company	Mobile	Literacy and Theatre Classes	$1,600
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema	Birmingham	Sidewalk Book + Film Club	$2,000
South City Theatre	Pelham	Support for ActingUp! Youth Programs	$1,500
Southeast Alabama Community Theatre	Dothan	Winter Musical Theatre Intensive	$1,200
Spring Valley School	Birmingham	Pottery for Students with Learning Disabilities	$2,388
Studio By The Tracks	Irondale	Expressive Arts for Autistic Youth	$2,500
Summerdale School	Summerdale	Arts in Education Programs for Middle School Students	$2,500
Tennessee Valley Arts Association	Tuscumbia	Production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever	$2,000
The Gulf Coast Rep	Foley	Gulf Coast New Works Festival	$2,500
Sloss Metal Arts	Birmingham	Bronze and Aluminum Casting Workshop Equipment	$2,500
Trinity Christian School	Opelika	Intentional Investment for Jazz Musicians	$1,200
Valley Arts and Entertainment	Huntsville	Jazz Performance Workshop	$2,000
Vestavia Hills City Schools	Vestavia Hills	Professional Artists Series: Connecting Students with Arts Careers	$2,500
Walker County Arts Alliance	Jasper	Video and Podcast Series	$1,603
Walter Jackson Elementary School	Decatur	Production of Annie Kids at Walter Jackson and Eastwood Elementary Schools	$2,500

The grants above are in response to applications submitted at the June 2025 deadline. For more information about a particular grant, contact Alabama Arts Alliance executive director Rebecca Yeager at director@alartsalliance.org.

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