CLARKSVILLE, TN – The Clarksville Arts & Heritage Council (AHC) invites organizations seeking funding for artistic and cultural projects that benefit the community to apply for an Arts Build Communities (ABC) grant. A free ABC grant workshop will be held on Wednesday, April 29, at 4 p.m., in the glass study room at the back of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library (350 Pageant Lane) for those interested in applying under the grant program. While attendance at the workshop is not mandatory, applicants are strongly encouraged to attend.
Arts Build Communities is a program funded by the Tennessee Arts Commission and administered by the Clarksville Arts & Heritage Council in cooperation with the Tennessee Arts Commission. ABC grants provide support for arts 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. Arts disciplines covered by this grant program include dance, music, opera/musical theatre, theatre, visual arts, design arts, crafts, photography, media arts, literature, interdisciplinary and folk arts.
Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations and local entities of government in Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson and Stewart counties are eligible to request up to $5,000 for arts and cultural projects that benefit the community and take place between August 16, 2026, and June 15, 2027. Applications proposing arts activities that extend between June 15 and June 20 due to event-specific required dates (ex: Juneteenth) may request an exception to policy to be eligible for Arts Build Communities grants as long as proposed projects conclude with all project expenses disbursed by June 20, 2027. For FY2027, this grant does not require matching funds…