Urbana Arts Grants Program - Tiers I, II and III Grants

The City of Urbana supports opportunities for all residents to engage with the arts in its many forms. The arts are essential to the vitality and development of the city and enhance the quality of life while encouraging economic development, academic performance, and social tolerance. This program fosters an environment for established and emerging artists to thrive in Urbana, promotes life-long participation and learning in the arts, and integrates art into the urban environment. 

This grant program is open to all disciplines in the arts on public display within spaces open to the public, including but not limited to creative writing, dance, film, video, music, theatre, visual arts, crafts, performing arts, spoken word, environmental arts, multimedia arts, architectural arts, landscape architecture, and emerging media. Grants will be available in the categories listed below:

• Tier I Grants: For individual artists and initiatives
• Tier II Grants: For mid-sized initiatives
• Tier III Grants: For large-scale special events
• Arts in the Schools Grants: For arts education initiatives in USD #116 schools (now built into the Tier I application)

Urbana Arts Grants Program Goals:

• Integrate the arts into the urban environment, creating a sense of place and purpose and promoting tourism and commerce;
• Increase the availability of publicly accessible projects in the arts;
• Encourage emerging artists and art forms;
• Preserve and commemorate local and multicultural traditions and histories;
• Enrich the lives of Urbana residents and visitors;
• Increase opportunities for residents to engage in the arts in its many forms;
• Represent the community in its diversity; and
• Encourage partnerships among artists, performers, businesses, and organizations
  

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Eligibility Criteria" for clarification)

Estimated Total Program Funding: