The San Marcos Arts Commission is accepting applications for its 2023-2024 Arts and Cultural Grant Program to promote or enhance the arts in San Marcos.
Donor Name: San Marcos Arts Commission
State: Texas
City: San Marcos
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/18/2023
Details:
The San Marcos Arts Commission supports the community’s art and cultural scene with a series of grant programs for both nonprofit arts organizations and individual artists.
Types of Grants
- Arts and Cultural Tourism Grant – Larger of the two grants, but stricter state requirements. This grant is funded by Hotel Occupancy Tax. State law sets the rules on how this money may be spent; HOT funds must be used to directly benefit tourism and business in San Marcos. Fifteen percent of the grant request must be used for paid advertising outside of San Marcos City Limits.
- Community Arts Grant -This grant, supported by City’s General Fund, is available for projects that have artistic and cultural value but may not attract overnight visitors. Examples include youth summer camps and virtual events. Diversity Funding is also available for programs that serve historically underrepresented groups or cultures in the community or that celebrate a diverse ethnic and cultural heritage of the community and beyond.
Project Eligibility
To be eligible, projects must:
- Promote the arts. This may include instrumental and vocal music, dance, drama, folk art, creative writing, architecture, design and allied fields, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic and craft arts, motion pictures, radio, television, tape and sound recording, and other arts related to the presentation, execution, and exhibition of these major art forms
- Arts and Cultural Tourism Grant: Be within the City limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of San Marcos
- Community Arts Grant: Be within the City limits of San Marcos (events outside the City limits do not qualify for Community Arts funding)
- Be completed by December 31, 2024
- Be held in-person if receiving Hotel Occupancy Tax funds.
Eligibility Criteria
Only non-profit organizations and individual artists are eligible for this program.
- Non-profit, tax-exempt organization registered with the Internal Revenue Service in good standing with the Texas Comptroller’s Office. Applicants’ names must appear on an IRS letter of determination
- Individual artist projects promoted for public viewing or attendance
- Applicants must have fulfilled all requirements of any previously funded projects, including final reports
- Applicants may not receive funding or donations from any other City board, commission or department.
For more information, visit SMAC.
