Grants

Four months following approval by Houston City Council, 62 Houston arts and cultural organizations learned that their requested funding, up to $100,000, was approved. The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (MOCA) was able to accomplish this effort in collaboration with…

On her tippiest of tiptoes, she reaches over the mosaic waves of the Nueces River, past a field of sun-dappled blanket flowers and butterflies, just downstream from a large live oak, and less than a foot away from a howling…

Congratulations to this year’s Artistic Innovations awardees! As part of its annual Artistic Innovations grant program, Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) recently awarded 14 grants totaling $189,520. These awards grant up to $15,000 for the creation of artworks and creative projects…

Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is excited to announce the opening of applications for its highly regarded Regional Touring Program grants. These grants help support exceptional projects that showcase the work of touring artists in M-AAA’s six-state region of Arkansas, Kansas,…

Deadline extended! Submit by July 10, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Mayor Turner and City Council Approve $5 Million Investment of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds for the Arts Sector in Houston, Texas Houston’s Mayor Sylvester Turner announced a $5…

Artists to Receive $10,000 grants through Catalyze initiative with support from Windgate Foundation Mid-America Arts Alliance announces the launch of a new program, called Catalyze. Made possible through the support of the Windgate Foundation, the Catalyze program will award $500,000…

Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is celebrating its 50th year of ensuring more art for more people—strengthening and supporting artists, cultural organizations, and communities throughout our region and beyond. Founded in 1972, M-AAA has awarded grants to artists and arts organizations,…

Mid-America Arts Alliance Awards more than $255,000 for Art Projects through Artistic Innovations Grants As part of its annual Artistic Innovations grant program, Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) recently awarded nineteen grants totaling $255,418. These awards grant up to $15,000 for the…

New Documentation Necessary for Organizational Grant Fulfillment Updated 4/11/2022: As you may know, Mid-America Arts Alliance receives federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) each year to provide grants to artists and arts and culture organizations. As…

M-AAA Grants Go to Small Arts and Culture Organizations Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) has awarded fifty arts and culture organizations in its region $1,104,600 to support critical, day-to-day operating costs. The grants were made possible through funding M-AAA received from…

Diverse cohort includes new Community Activator grant recipients Artists 360, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA), combines grantmaking and professional development to strengthen the careers of individual artists of all disciplines in Northwest Arkansas. In elevating this network of…

Mid-America Arts Alliance Awards $226,500 for Art Projects Across Region Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is pleased to announce the recipients of its Artistic Innovations grants for FY22 (July 1, 2021–June 2022). Sixteen individual artists and art organizations in M-AAA’s region…