Community Arts Grant Program

The application period for the FY2025 Community Arts Grants is December 30, 2024, to February 3, 2025

The Community Arts Grant program (CAG) is funded through transient guest tax (TGT) revenue (tax paid by hotel guests) and is overseen by the Cultural Arts Commission. The CAG Program aligns with the City Strategic Plan, particularly the Unmistakable Identity outcome area and the following commitment areas: community engagement, equity and inclusion, and environmental sustainability. We're specifically asking applicants to articulate how their project or program supports Unmistakable Identity and moves the needle on one or more of the performance indicators.

The overarching purpose of the Cultural Arts Commission's Community Arts Grant Program is to advance the goals identified by the Lawrence community in the City Wide Cultural Plan, which include: 1) Balance the Local; 2) Embrace All/Celebrate Community; 3) Build Places Together; 4) Build and Market a Creative Brand; and 5) Promote Lifelong Learning.

FY 2025 Community Arts Grant Guidelines - Application opens December 30, 2024

For more information, contact Porter Arneill at parneill@lawrenceks.org or (785) 832-3449.

2024 CAG Awards

• Lawrence Arts Center, Free State Festival: $10,000
• Busker Festival: $10,000
• Amplify Lawrence, Inc., 2024 Amplify Lawrence Camp Experience: $5,000
• Van Go, Inc., Benchmark, 2024: $9,000
• Spencer Museum of Art, d/b/a/ University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc., native Fashion: $9,000
• Art Tougeau, Inc., A Low-rider Twist to a 25 Year Lawrence Tradition: $4,303
• Lawrence Art Guild Association, Emerging Artist Booth: $2,996
• Marla Quilts, Inc., National African American Quilt Convention: $5,000
• Lawrence Juneteenth Organization, Lawrence Juneteenth Celebration: $6,500
• Black:30 Association, Inclusive Market Project: $5,390
• Lawrence Kansas Pride Inc., Lawrence Pride Party 2024: $4,800