COMMUNITY ARTS ACCESS
Community Arts Access is a re-granting program run by the Springfield Area Arts Council with funding from the Illinois Arts Council to award project-based grants to local arts organizations and to nonprofits with arts programming.
Community Arts Access grants are given in conjunction with the Illinois Arts Council and the City of Springfield. The grants provide the opportunity for local arts agencies like the Springfield Area Arts Council to distribute state funds in their own service areas according to local needs. The program is designed to give the community more access to the arts, especially among under-served populations.
A panel of artists and community members determines the recipients.
FISCAL YEAR 2024 GRANT RECIPIENTS AND PROJECTS
African-American History Museum – Black Is Handsome Art Exhibit
Big Brothers-Big Sisters – Artful Appreciation Sessions
Camp Cilca – Art Week
Copper Coin Ballet Company – Leap into Lincoln Program
Educational Center for the Visually-impaired – What Art Feels Like Sculpture Exhibit
Hoogland Center for the Arts – Production Costs for Finding Nemo
Illinois State Museum Society – Noir Art Exhibit
Illinois Symphony Orchestra – Community Engagement Concerts
Land of Lincoln Chorus – Most Wonderful Time of Year Concert
Liturgical Arts Festival – Public Performances and Exhibits
Menard County Singers – Accompanist Stipend and Space Rental
Scholastic Art Awards – Honors Day Stipends and Supplies
Senior Services of Central Illinois – Senior Art Classes
Springfield International Folk Dancers – Rental Assistance
Springfield Park District – International Carillon Festival
Springfield Youth Performance Group – Mighty Movers Community Outreach
UIS Visual Arts Gallery – Consider a Disappearance Exhibit
Voices of Love, Joy, and Peace – Music Scholarship Concert
FISCAL YEAR 2023 GRANT RECIPIENTS AND PROJECTS
Hoogland Center for the Arts – High School Musical
Illinois State Museum Society – Noir: Art Exhibition
Land of Lincoln Chorus – Music of Spring
Menard County Singers – Rehearsal and Performance Space Rental
Scholastic Art Awards – Honors Day Classes
Senior Services of Central Illinois – Senior Art Classes
Sound Celebration Chorus – Marketing Project
Springfield Art Association – ASL-interpreted Lectures
Springfield International Folk Dancers – Rehearsal and Storage Space Rental
Voices of Love, Joy, and Peace – Music Scholarship Concert