The City of Tulsa and the Tulsa Arts Commission are accepting applications for VISION Arts 6 grants, which will provide local 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(3)-sponsored organizations grants to support artist-led activities.
Donor Name: City of Tulsa
State: Oklahoma
City: Tulsa
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/22/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
VISION Arts is a grant funding program that celebrates Tulsa’s arts and culture industry, especially as a catalyst for economic development. The specific purpose of the VISION Arts is to provide dedicated, ongoing engagement with the City’s creative communities and fund programs or projects that support economic growth in Tulsa.
The City of Tulsa supports artists and arts organizations across all media, including Percent for Art commissions, annual grants for local arts organizations via Vision Arts, neighborhood-level placemaking and placekeeping, technical assistance workshops, and partnerships that enhance public places.
Vision Arts focuses on local arts organizations by providing funding for projects or programs defined by those organizations.
Program Goals
- Promote visibility and awareness of Tulsa’s creative ecosystem
- Contribute to increased visitor and tourism activity
- Promote Tulsa’s arts and cultural assets as key components of the city’s identity
- Strengthen economic development by directly supporting arts organizations and emphasizing artist-led projects.
Priorities
- Fund events, programs, and festivals that attract broad audiences of locals and tourists
- Build and diversify arts audiences from research and marketing strategies
- Increase access to cultural attractions and events
- Highlight local destinations where arts projects or programs create a unique sense of place
- Draw on arts and culture to engage communities and address civic challenges
- Create engaging content for multimedia that tells Tulsa’s story.
Funding Information
Organizations may request up to $50,000 in funding with no private match requirement.
Grant Period
July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
Eligibility Requirements
- Must have all paperwork indicating non-profit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status as of the date of application, except in the case of fiscal sponsorship by a 501(c)(3) organization which also must be in place with accompanying paperwork at date of application.
- Only one award will be provided per organization per funding cycle.
- Applying organizations shall be principally located in the City of Tulsa or residing within the city limits.
- Organizations must be an Arts Organization as defined by Tulsa Arts Commission.
- The Tulsa Arts Commission defines an arts organization as a formal group that presents arts, humanities, or cultural programming to the public, such as a museum, gallery, garden, performing arts venue or company, visual art collective, or cultural institution. This broad interpretation includes collectors, presenters, stewards, and interpreters of visual art, theatre, dance, music, world languages, archeology, history, cultural anthropology, folklore, and philosophy.
- All projects, performances, or installations must occur within the city limits and take place in an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant space.
- Proposals shall be based upon either:
- a single event, performance, project and/or work of art; OR
- a series of events, performances, and/or works of art that are promoted and marketed as a single integrated occurrence; OR
- Another initiative of an arts organization featuring demonstrable economic impacts or the promotion of cultural tourism.
- Proposals MUST specify how they will promote tourism or have an economic impact within Tulsa. Proposals without a demonstrated economic impact or promotion of tourism are not eligible to receive funding.
- Proposals that leverage public funds with matching funds will be given higher consideration.
- Applying organizations are REQUIRED to attend at least one informational workshop.
For more information, visit City of Tulsa.
