ArtsBuild is celebrating its 55th anniversary of amplifying the arts in Greater Chattanooga with the momentous achievement of awarding $563 million in mission support grants to 23 nonprofits dedicated to providing art programs and fostering vibrant arts communities within Chattanooga and Hamilton County.
The grants, supported by individual donors to ArtsBuild’s annual campaign and the City of Chattanooga, are part of the nonprofit’s ongoing commitment to ensuring that everyone residing, working, visiting, and playing in the Greater Chattanooga area has access and can be exposed and inspired by the arts.
Mission Support grants were awarded to the following nonprofits:
- Art 120
- Association of Visual Arts
- Be the Change Youth Initiative
- Bessie Smith Cultural Center
- Creative Discovery Museum
- CHA Ballet
- Chattanooga Boys Choir
- Chattanooga Girls Choir
- Chattanooga Theatre Centre
- CoPAC/Barking Legs
- Chattanooga Symphony & Opera
- Dynamo Studios
- East Lake Expression Engine
- Houston Museum of Decorative Arts
- Hunter Museum
- Scenic City Clay Arts
- SoLit
- Songbirds Foundation
- SoundCorps
- SPLASH
- Stove Works & The Pop-Up Project
- Sculpture Fields
“Each of these nonprofits plays a vital role in the $191 million that the arts sector contributes to Chattanooga – Hamilton County’s economy,” said James McKissic, President of ArtsBuild. “Grant funding provided by ArtsBuild helps ensure that arts and culture remain vibrant and accessible to everyone living in and visiting the Scenic City.”
To learn more about programs offered by ArtsBuild and the nonprofit’s impact in the Greater Chattanooga area, visit www.artsbuild.com