Granting Guidelines
Arts and cultural groups that regularly perform or exhibit in the South Hampton Roads area are eligible to apply for Arts Alliance grants. Applicants must perform or exhibit in Chesapeake, Franklin, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, or Virginia Beach, or in Isle of Wight or Southampton counties. Applicants must be non-profits with 501 (c) (3) status from the Internal Revenue Service and have fine arts as their primary mission.
Notice: The 2024 Grant Cycle is open. Please log in below.
Please note that the grant deadline is 5 pm EST on February 16, 2024.
If you have applied in the past and do not have your login information, please email ldwigginton@artsallianceva.org or call (757)383-6047. If you are new to Arts Alliance we strongly suggest that you contact Lisa Wigginton at (757) 383-6047 to discuss funding before creating an account and submitting an application.
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Below, please find the final report forms due to organizations with a calendar year fiscal year. The final report should be emailed to ldwigginton@artsallianceva.org no later than March 1, 2024.
Recipients
In 2023 Arts Alliance awarded $668,000 to 35 arts and cultural groups that regularly perform or exhibit in South Hampton Roads. Since 1987 Arts Alliance has contributed over $25 million to area arts and cultural organizations.
The 2023 grant recipients include: