GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

Arts Build Communities

We are proud to partner with the Tennessee Arts Commission (TAC) to fund projects that broaden access to arts experiences, address community quality of life issues through the arts, or enhance the sustainability of asset-based cultural enterprises in West Tennessee counties: Fayette, Lauderdale, Shelby, and Tipton.

Overall, 13 designated agencies administer the Arts Build Communities (ABC) program on behalf of TAC in all 95 counties of the state. If your organization is new to ARTSmemphis grant applications, this grant is a great way to get started.

The FY25 Arts Build Communities Grant application is now closed.

The FY26 grant timeline will be announced in Spring 2025.

Learn more at TAC website.

  • AngelStreet | Annual Spring Concert

    Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation | Expression with Music in Family Grief Support

    Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary's | Fisk Jubilee Singers Buckman Residency

    Center for Transforming Communities | Measuring Love Exhibition

    Children's Museum of Memphis | CMOM Supports the Arts: Pop-up Art Performances

    Classical Melodies Incorporated | Mini Concert Series

    Company D | Wonders in the Night

    Contemporary Arts Memphis | Activating Arts Programming in New Space

    Crosstown Arts | Crosstown Arts Residency Program

    Crosstown Radio Partnership | Meeting in the Middle 2025

    Germantown Symphony Orchestra | 2024 Young Artists Concert

    International Bluegrass Music Association | Blues, Bluegrass, and Strings

    Les Passees | Kids on the Block: Safety Heroes!

    Memphis Artists for Change | Mecca Memphis: Community Creations

    Memphis Challenge | Tell Me A Story: What's Keeps You Up At Night

    Memphis Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association | Fostering Creativity in the Classroom

    Memphis ChoralArts | All Men Sing-An American Voice

    Memphis Jazz Workshop | Spring Student Faculty Concert

    Memphis Youth Symphony Program | MYSP Young Person's Concert

    National Civil Rights Museum | 2025 Ruby Bridges Reading Festival

    OFF THE WALLS | Communications with the Unknown

    Perfecting Gifts Inc. | Performing Arts Academy

    Princeton James Project | Cooler Summit 2025

    RiverArtsFest Inc | ARTSmemphis Partners Stage

    Skool of Artistic Revelation (SOAR) | Peace Puppets

    The Actors Renaissance Theatre | Intimate Cruelty

    The Collegiate School of Memphis | Theatre Productions 2024-2025

    Trezevant Manor Foundation | Trezevant Loves the Arts

    W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Group Inc. | 2025 Using Art to Tell Our Stories IV: We Remember Fort Pillow

    YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South | Bringing the Arts to Active Older Adults at the YMCA

    Young Actors Guild | Orange Mound Music Fest

  • AngelStreet Memphis | AngelStreet Spring Concert

    Arkwings Foundation | Frayser Local Arts Festival

    Arrow Creative | Marketplace in Motion

    Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary's | Sons of Mystro Memphis Residency

    Carpenter Art Garden | Tuesday Art Garden

    Center for Transforming Communities | Measuring Love Exhibition

    Children’s Museum of Memphis | Pop-Up Art Performances

    City of Ripley DEVCO | Holiday Light Display

    Contemporary Arts Memphis | Expanding Our Reach to the Greater Community

    Cotton Museum | Diversity of the Delta / Cultural Emphasis in Quilting

    Crosstown Radio Partnership | Meeting in the Middle 2024

    Elmwood Cemetery | Soul of the City 2023

    Frayser CDC | Silver Seniors “Life Quilting” Club

    Germantown Symphony Orchestra | Young Artists Concert

    Historic Clayborn Temple | A Walk With Amal

    ICON360 | Memphis Fashion Lab

    Memphis Artists for Change | Loungin' in the Park Fall Edition

    Memphis Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association | The Well Rounded Classroom

    Memphis Jewish Community Center | Senior Jam at the J

    Memphis Men's Chorale DBA Memphis Choral Arts | Cheer the Weary Traveler

    Methodist Healthcare Foundation | MusicRx

    Neighborhood Christian Centers, Inc. | 2024 Spring Jam Event

    Princeton James Project | The Cooler

    PRIZM Ensemble | 2024 Summer Camp and International Chamber Music Festival

    Memphis Youth Symphony Program | Young Person’s Concert

    RiverArtsFest, Inc. | RiverArts Fest 2023 Partners Stage for Performing Arts

    The Actors Renaissance Theatre | Alpha Crying Theatre Presentation

    The Arts Cafe | Spring 2024 Art Exhibit

    UNited Housing, Inc. | Harvard Art Garden & Sculpture

    Vollintine Evergreen Community Assoc. - V&E Greenline | V&E Greenline Artwalk 2023

    W.E.A.L.L. B.E. Group Inc. | 2024 Using Art to Tell Our Stories III : We Remember Fort Pillow

    Young Actors Guild | Orange Mound Square Fest Concert Series