Grant Opportunity: City of St. Louis Park Arts and Culture Grant 2027

Overview

The Arts & Culture Grant Program is a collaborative program between the City of St. Louis Park, St. Louis Park Friends of the Arts, and Park Public Schools & Community Foundation. The program makes grant dollars available every year for music, visual arts, theater, film, multimedia, dance and other art projects. It provides funding for new arts programs that support community pride, connect artists and the community, and engage people in creative learning.

Who May Apply

Artists, arts groups, students, community groups, and neighborhood, cultural and religious organizations are encouraged to apply. Applicants do not need to live in St. Louis Park, but projects must take place within the city.

Eligible Projects

• Support community pride and build bridges between artists and communities in St. Louis Park
• Provide opportunities for new and emerging artists
• Include public expression of arts and culture in ways that are accessible and appeal to large populations
• Engage people in creative learning experiences through the arts
• Promote St. Louis Park as a city with rich arts and cultural activity and experiences
• Are arts-related and community-based, provide artistic enrichment and create opportunities for artistic collaboration

Ineligible Activities

• Multiple applications from the same organization in the same year
• Food
• Door prizes
• Travel expenses or accommodations
• Projects that began prior to grant awardee notification
• Repeat installations or performances of existing projects
• Organizations or affiliated organizations that have received three grants in a five-year period
• Purchase or rental of materials that have been used to implement the same project elsewhere
• Programs that have lost funding or need replacement funding to be implemented
• School programs, including artists-in-residence and school-based events
• Programs put on by city commissions or city departments