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Quad City Arts grants nearly $85,000 to local artists and organizations

3/27/2023

 
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​Arts Dollars has been granting funds to artists and nonprofits in the Quad Cities region since 1979 thanks to our generous funding partners who believe in the power of the arts to enrich our communities. The vision that Quad City Arts has in facilitating these grants is that individual artists and nonprofits of all sizes would be able to accomplish projects in the Quad Cities and surrounding communities and that those communities would see a long-lasting benefit from the completed projects, paying artists for their work in the process. Each year, artists and nonprofits apply for grants in one of three categories: Projects, Education, and Capacity-Building. 

The funds awarded in the Project and Education categories are an investment in the arts across the six-county region served by Quad City Arts, activating nonprofits and artists who are engaging their community through projects in visual arts, theatre, music, film, and more. Our records show that since 1990 alone, Arts Dollars has funded $1.4 million in projects in our region. What an amazing legacy!

Capacity-Building grants are highly competitive and specially designed for arts-centered nonprofit organizations that are seeking support to expand their reach and impact through the arts in their community. This category was added in 2016 as Quad City Arts saw a need for small organizations to have access to funds to increase their capacity. Arts Dollars has funded important organizational infrastructure support like strategic planning, database solutions, temporary staff, and more.  

In total, Quad City Arts granted nearly $85,000 to local artists and organizations during this grant cycle.
Our 2023 grant awards were recommended by a panel of arts leaders and community members who sifted through the nearly $215,000 in requests from across the region and approved by Quad City Arts Board of Directors. Please join us in celebrating these individuals and organizations! We are excited about the impact each one will make on our community as they advance their mission and the mission of Quad City Arts: to enrich the quality of life in the Quad City region through the arts.
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Latoya D Lewis Art Journaling
Crossroads Cultural Connections Sunday Concert
Carolyn Krueger Student Pottery
Peter Xiao The Room That One Is In
Greg Hipskind Youth Arts & Music Festival
Azubuike Pulling Focus Film Fest Promo
Crossroads Cultural Connections Sunday Concert
Opera Quad Cities
Mercado On Fifth Dia De Los Muertos Parade
Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre Young Puppeteer Festival
Shale Sage Ope! Zine
Haus of Ruckus 2023 Mainstage Season

Below is a listing of the organizations and projects funded through Arts Dollars:
  • Aubrey Barnes
    Art for the City and the Soul Festival
  • Azubuike African American Council for the Arts
    Pulling Focus: African American Film Festival
  • Ballet Quad Cities
    Dance enrichment at Spring Forward Summer Camp
  • Bix Beiderbecke Museum and World Archives
    Capacity Building-New computer/software for Bix Beiderbecke Museum
  • Boys & Girls Club of the Mississippi Valley
    External Mural painted by Boys & Girls Club members with mural artist Sarah Robb
  • Carolyn Krueger
    Providing pottery scholarships/instruction for students
  • Crossroads Cultural Connections
    Summer Sunday Getaway Concert Series around Henry County
  • Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre Company
    Young Puppeteers Festival
  • GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities
    Expanding art classes for students w/Down Syndrome
  • Greg Hipskind
    QC Rock Academy Youth Art Festival
  • Gwen Patton
    Portraiture Workshop
  • Haus of Ruckus
    2023 Mainstage Season
  • Hot Glass Inc.
    Support of Glass blowing field trips/experience for at-risk youth
  • Kay Eichelberger
    Book of poetry about the black, teen experience
  • Kinna’s House of Love
    Arts classes for participants; serving single homeless women
  • Latoya D. Lewis
    “Art Journaling with a Purpose: Creative Self-Care” workshops with low-income senior women
  • Living Proof Exhibit
    New Website and Marketing Plan Improve Living Proof Exhibit Capacity and Program Delivery
  • Mercado of Fifth
    Dia de los Muertos Parade
  • Mississippi Valley Blues Society
    New microsite to help engage younger demographic
  • Muscatine Art Center
    Summer Performing Arts series for performances and workshops
  • Muscatine Orchestra Boosters
    Muscatine Middle School Orchestra Camp
  • NormaLeah Ovarian Cancer Initiative
    2023 girlpARTs Project
  • Opera Quad Cities
    Production of Don Giovanni
  • Peter Xiao
    Solo show “A Room That One Is In” at the Figge Museum
  • Playcrafters Barn Theatre
    Productions of ‘Stop Kiss’ and ‘Skeleton Crew’
  • Quad City Music Guild
    Providing ASL interpreters for 2023 season
  • Shale Sage
    Creation of “Ope!”—a biannual photo ‘zine of local photographers and artists
  • STEAM on Wheels
    Purchasing and Wrapping a New Vehicle to Transport STEAM Educational Equipment to At-Risk Quad Cities Students
 
To learn more about Arts Dollars, view our program page: quadcityarts.com/arts-dollars-grants
Arts Dollars Program 2024 grant cycle will be opening in December of 2023!
 

$50 Million in Illinois Grant Funding Just Announced!

3/22/2023

 
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CALLING ALL CREATIVES! 

Thanks to advocacy efforts by a statewide coalition led by Arts Alliance Illinois (AAI), the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) will distribute a historic $50 million in grant money to assist businesses, nonprofit organizations, and sole proprietors in the creative sector that have struggled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 


Quad City Arts is helping AAI spread the word! We know we have a lot of creatives in our region that was hit hard during the pandemic, and we want to make sure they are aware of this opportunity. You may not be an arts sole proprietor, arts business, or arts nonprofit, but you probably know some, and we would love for you to forward this email to them!  

The DCEO Illinois Creative Recovery Grant application portal opens on Wednesday, April 5. If you operate in the creative space, we encourage you to visit illinois.gov/b2b for details on eligibility guidelines and more information on how to apply. 
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Applications will open on April 5, and eligibility guidelines and more are available at Illinois.gov/B2B. Arts Alliance is your go-to resource for help with your application. Visit their website at artsalliance.org/creativerecovery!

Important Dates:
​March 21 - Grant opportunity is announced
March 24 - DCEO Informational Webinar at 10AM
March 27 - Arts Alliance help desk goes live
April 5 - First day to submit an application
May 10 - Grant portal closes at 11:59pm
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Learn MOre at artsalliance.org

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  • Programs
    • Art Services
    • Visiting Artist Series
    • Public Sculpture Program
    • Metro Arts Youth Apprenticeship Program
    • Arts Dollars Grant Program
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    • All Events
    • Chalk Art Fest
    • Riverssance Festival
    • Performing Arts Signature Series (PASS)
    • Annual Celebration & Lloyd Awards
    • High School Art Invitational 2023
    • Festival of Trees
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    • Rock Island Gallery
    • Airport Gallery
    • Second Avenue Window
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