The Vibrant City Arts Grants are available to artist collectives, cultural groups, and arts organizations providing inclusive arts and culture programming in Tempe.
Donor Name: City of Tempe
State: Arizona
City: Tempe
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/01/2023
Grants Size: Up to $2,500
Grant Duration: 11 months
Details:
The Community Arts Grants Program aims activate Tempe as a supportive place for artists and a home for community creativity in all its forms.
Funding Information
- Up to $2,500 – no match required
- For Cycle 1, projects taking place between August 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024.
Expectations:
- Applicants do not need to be Tempe-based, but their projects must occur in Tempe
- Requests may include services of artists, professional services, stipends, supplies, production costs, space rentals, food, marketing and/or printing.
- Projects may include:
- Performances
- Residencies/Workshops
- Pop-Up arts events
Eligibility Criteria
- Artist collectives, cultural groups, or arts organizations providing arts programming in Tempe.
- Applicants are only eligible to receive one Community Arts Grant per year (August 1-June 30).
Restrictions:
This grant does not fund:
- activities that occur outside of the City of Tempe;
- organizations with an annual budget over $100,000;
- entirely virtual programming (activities can simultaneously occur in-person/virtual);
- permanent enhancements or infrastructure (i.e. murals or public art);
- construction or renovation of facilities, reduction of debt, feasibilities studies;
- projects in schools (see Arts in Schools Grant);
- parent teacher organizations (i.e. booster clubs, PTA or PTO);
- projects associated with universities or colleges;
- projects funded by a TCC Grant or a Neighborhood Grant;
- organizations that are incorporated for religious purposes or projects that focus on religious themes;
- fundraising, re-granting, scholarship programs or awards;
- an applicant who failed to submit a Final Report from a previously funded grant.
For more information, visit Vibrant City Arts Grants.