Purpose To facilitate new and innovative art-based programs or services commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the birth of our nation and the American Revolution. Description In partnership with the Virginia 250 Commission, The Virginia Commission for the Arts’ VA250 Impact…
Virginia performing artists and performing arts ensembles. Individual students or organizations whose members are primarily Pre-K-12 or undergraduate college students are not eligible for inclusion in the Touring Artist Roster.
These grants provide Virginia’s Pre-K-12 students and teachers opportunities to work with professional artists in an in-school, after-school, or other community setting, including summer activities.
This grant program supports touring by Virginia performing artists and ensembles within the state. The touring activities are restricted to those listed in the Commission’s annual Touring Artist Roster. Any nonprofit organization meeting the Basic Eligibility criteria can apply to receive a touring assistance grant to support these activities.
The Arts in Practice grants program provides support of up to $2,000 (15 percent cash match) to eligible Virginia Pre-K-12 schools, not-for-profit organizations, and units of local and tribal government for short-term residencies focused on participatory and experiential learning conducted by professional teaching artists.
Teaching Artists are professionals committed to the development of their own artistic practice as well as their teaching pedagogy with the desire to share their knowledge through residencies and workshops.
This grant program makes general operating support of $2,500 available to small, nonprofit arts organizations (with previous year income of $20,000 - $150,000), that have arts as the core of their mission, and provide public access to ongoing arts programs.
The Commission will match, up to $4,500, subject to funds available, the tax monies given by independent town, city, county, and tribal governments to independent arts organizations. The funding, which does not include school arts budgets or arts programming by local governments, committees, or councils of government, nor departments such as parks and recreation, may be sub-granted either by a local arts commission/council or directly by the governing body.
Community Impact Grants fund high-quality creative arts programming, the creation of new work, the expansion of successful arts projects, and/or arts-based services to the field. Impact Grants support any artistic discipline and on any scale. There is a 1:1 required cash match for the grant.
The purpose of General Operating Support Grants for Medium and Large Arts Organizations is to invest in high-caliber arts organizations in fulfilling their missions. The VCA serves as a partner by providing operating funds to continue, strengthen, and expand arts experiences that benefit all Virginians.
