Arts & Culture

Grant Priority Area
Bringing arts and cultural activities to all people to enrich lives, build community and fuel a prosperous creative economy.

  • Special focus on programs that provide access to the arts to school aged children.
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Past Grants

Alabama Symphony Orchestra is a JSBCF grant recipient.

Alabama Symphony Orchestra

The Alabama Symphony Orchestra’s Education Programs create programs for students, pre-K through college age, and includes field trips to full orchestral concerts, classroom visits, streamed performances, and youth orchestra.
Birmingham Museum of Art is a JSBCF grant recipient.

Birmingham Museum of Art

The Birmingham Museum of Art’s Beyond BMA program uses trained teaching artists to take the museum outside of the walls to schools and afterschool programs with great need for arts education.

The Dance Foundation is a JSBCF grant recipient.

The Dance Foundation

The Dance Foundation addresses the need for children in our community to gain skills for school and life using creative dance classes by offering classes in schools for preschool children including those with disabilities.

Studio By the Tracks is a JSBCF grant recipient.

Studio By the Tracks

Studio By the Tracks is an art studio for artists on the autism spectrum. They provide instruction, materials, and space to create, all free of charge to the participating artists who can also earn income through the sale of their art.