Annual Grants Program
At CultureWorks, our mission is to strengthen artists and arts and culture organizations to increase their impact in our region; one critical way we do that each year is through our Annual Grants program.
The Grants Program provides funding for diverse nonprofit organizations and practicing local artists, for initiatives that benefit the Richmond and Tri-Cities region; specifically the cities of Richmond, Colonial Heights, Hopewell, and Petersburg, along with the counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Powhatan, and the town of Ashland.
2024 Artist & Organization Grant Guidelines
2024 Virtual Grants Program Information Session
In 2023, we awarded over $110,000 to 14 practicing artists and 11 arts and culture organizations.
Grant recipient Oakwood Arts
Grant focus area
Cultural Equity
Cultural Equity funding supports projects or programming that reach underrepresented populations based on race, ethnicity, age, ability, sexual orientation, gender, socioeconomic status, geography, citizenship status, or religion. The Cultural Equity Grants Program is partially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
Types of activity that may be eligible for this funding include:
Staff salary costs for organizations to support innovative ideas that engage underrepresented audiences in our community’s arts and culture.
Artist stipends for arts events that highlight and promote the art and culture of a particular community underrepresented in the region.
Facilities costs for arts programming that serves the communities listed above.
Grant recipient Hand/Thrown
Grant focus area
Building Capabilities
Building Capabilities funding supports opportunities, which pertain to the recipient’s effectiveness, overall growth, and longevity as a nonprofit organization or an artist. Requests must be made for a particular initiative, not for general operating support.
Types of initiatives that may be eligible for this grant funding include:
Building infrastructure
Improving technology
Planning strategically
Enhancing relationships and collaborations in the arts and culture community
Grants Through the Years
2022
Awards totaled over $300,000, funding 17 organizations and 17 professional artists…
2021
Awards totaled over $85,000, funding 15 organizations and six professional artists…
2020
Awards totaled $67,150, funding eight organizations and eight professional artists…
2019
Awards totaled $128,498, funding 16 organizations and eight professional artists…
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