Arts Funding
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This page collects the 52 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, Grants, and Sarasota County.
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- Mon, Sep 72 items
- 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
- Arts for Learning receives 2026 capacity-building grant from Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation
- Tue, Sep 11 item
- Sat, Aug 292 items
- 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 inclusio
- Hermitage Artist Retreat secures over $450,000 in grants for local arts programs
- Wed, Aug 263 items
- Sarasota County Commission approves 2027 arts grants with new DEI stipulationsThe Sarasota County Commission approved tourist tax grants for 2027 while maintaining new diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements for recipients. The decision resulted in the exclusion of
- Sarasota County approves 2027 arts grants with new diversity stipulations
- Sarasota County Commission approves 2027 arts grants while excluding Urbanite Theatre
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Key Actors
- 01Sarasota Countylocation11 mentions
- 02Summer Wallaceperson11 mentions
- 03Urbanite Theatreorganization11 mentions
- 04Ron DeSantisperson10 mentions
- 05Brian Hershperson9 mentions
- 06Floridaplace9 mentions
- 07Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota Countyorganization6 mentions
- 08Hannah Leviteperson6 mentions
- 09Josh Taylorperson6 mentions
- 10Sarasota Countyorganization6 mentions
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- Topic to peopleSummer Wallace, Ron DeSantis, Brian Hersh (+2 more)
- Topic to orgsUrbanite Theatre, Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County, Sarasota County
- Topic to meetingsMiami-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, Public Art Committee Meeting Agenda: August 5, 2026 (+5 more)
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- Sep 7, 2026NewsMiami Music Project receives $50,000 NEA grant for 2026-27 youth orchestra programs
- Sep 7, 2026NewsArts for Learning receives 2026 capacity-building grant from Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation
- Sep 1, 2026MeetingMiami-Dade County approves $285,000 in grants for 19 South Florida visual and media artists
- Aug 29, 2026NewsSarasota County approves $2.1 million in arts grants for 33 organizations
- Aug 29, 2026NewsSarasota County approves $2.1 million in arts grants for 33 organizations
- Aug 29, 2026NewsSarasota County approves $2.1 million in arts grants for 33 organizations
- Aug 29, 2026NewsSarasota County approves $2.1 million in arts grants for 33 organizations
- Aug 29, 2026NewsSarasota County approves $2.1 million in arts grants for 33 organizations
- Aug 29, 2026NewsHermitage Artist Retreat secures over $450,000 in grants for local arts programs
- Aug 26, 2026NewsSarasota County Commission approves 2027 arts grants with new DEI stipulations
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