Arts Funding · POLISCOPE

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This page collects the 54 public records POLISCOPE has tagged with “Arts Funding”. Coverage spans public meetings and news coverage - each decoded into plain English and linked to its primary source. It most often overlaps with Local Government, Sarasota County, and Grants.

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Wed, Nov 41 item
1. Safety Harbor Public Art Committee upcoming meeting agenda for November 4, 2026The Safety Harbor Public Art Committee will meet on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at 750 Main Street to review old business items including the Rigsby mural evaluation, collection maintenance, communitSafety Harbor
Fri, Oct 301 item
1. Drama Masks Reviews Regional Theater Productions and Organizational UpdatesBay Area theatergoers can attend regional productions including Ray of Light Theatre's "Once Upon a One More Time" and New Conservatory Theatre Center's "A Case for the Existence of God," while local San Francisco County
Mon, Sep 72 items
1. Miami Music Project receives $50,000 NEA grant for 2026-27 youth orchestra programsMiami Music Project announced it has secured a $50,000 grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for the 2026-27 program year. The funding is designated to support the organization's Miami-Dade County
2. Arts for Learning receives 2026 capacity-building grant from Jorge M. Pérez Family FoundationMiami-Dade County
Tue, Sep 11 item
1. Miami-Dade County approves $285,000 in grants for 19 South Florida visual and media artistsThe Board of County Commissioners approved 19 grant award agreements totaling $285,000 for the 2025-2026 Visual and Media Artists Grant Program. Miami-Dade County will provide $165,000 of this total, Miami-Dade County
Sat, Aug 292 items
1. Sarasota County approves $2.1 million in arts grants for 33 organizationsSarasota County commissioners approved $2.1 million in funding for 33 local arts organizations. Urbanite Theatre was excluded from the funding after declining to sign a diversity, equity, and inclusioHillsborough County5 reports
2. Hermitage Artist Retreat secures over $450,000 in grants for local arts programsSarasota County
Wed, Aug 261 item
1. Sarasota County Commission approves 2027 arts grants while excluding Urbanite TheatreSarasota County commissioners approved tourist tax grants for arts organizations for 2027 without further debate on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements. The decision effectively excludManatee County

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Topic to peopleRon DeSantis, Teresa Mast, Clay Yarborough (+1 more)
Topic to orgsUrbanite Theatre, Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County, Sarasota County (+1 more)
Topic to meetingsSafety Harbor Public Art Committee upcoming meeting agenda for November 4, 2026, Miami-Dade County approves $285,000 in grants for 19 South Florida visual and media artists, Public Art Committee to review mural projects and fountain maintenance on August 12, 2026 (+4 more)

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