Clarksville, TN – A free Arts Build Communities (ABC) grant workshop will be held on Monday, June 3rd, from 4:00pm to 5:30pm, for those interested in applying under the grant program.
Dr. Ellen Kanervo, executive director of the Clarksville Arts & Heritage Council, will host the workshop in the glass study room at the back of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library (350 Pageant Lane #501, Clarksville).
While attendance at the workshop is not mandatory, applicants are strongly encouraged to attend, as the program has changed this year.
Arts Build Communities is a program funded by the Tennessee Arts Commission and administered by the Clarksville Arts & Heritage Council in cooperation with the Tennessee Arts Commission. ABC grants provide support for arts projects that broaden access to arts experiences, address community quality of life issues through the arts, or enhance the sustainability of asset-based cultural enterprises.
This grant program covers arts disciplines such as dance, music, opera/musical theatre, theatre, visual arts, design arts, crafts, photography, media arts, literature, interdisciplinary arts, and folk arts.
Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations and local government entities in Cheatham County, Dickson County, Houston County, Humphreys County, Montgomery County, Robertson County, and Stewart County are eligible to request up to $5,000 for arts and cultural projects that benefit the community and take place between August 16th, 2024, and June 15th, 2025. In FY2025, this grant does not require matching funds.
Applications must be submitted online by 11:59pm CT on July 1st through the Tennessee Arts Commission’s online grant system at tnarts.fluxx.io. Applicants accessing the Online Grants System for the first time must register their organizations and create an organizational profile.
Guidelines are available at www.tnartscommission.org/grants/arts-build-communities-grant. Mailed or hand-delivered applications will not be accepted.
Applications will be reviewed by an advisory panel and discussed at an open panel review meeting on August 7th, conducted remotely via conference call. A representative from the applying organization is strongly encouraged to participate to answer questions that may arise about the application or proposed project. Awards will then be announced in mid-August.
All events funded in part or entirely with ABC funds must be open to the general public. Community involvement is an important component in the planning and implementation of ABC projects. Since ABC awards are not restricted to arts organizations, this grant program brings the arts to a larger segment of the community through arts projects at public schools, libraries and other service organizations.
For more information, please get in touch with Dr. Ellen Kanervo, executive director of the Clarksville Arts & Heritage Council, at ahdc@artsandheritage.us.
