The Modern Dispatch

Arts Funding

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Diverse artists receiving grant checks from a local arts foundation, symbolizing support and opportunity within the creative community.
Culture

Local Arts Foundations Offer Grants for Initiatives

The Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona recently awarded $851,728 in federal ARPA funds to 84 artists and arts organizations.

Elise Marrow·May 15, 2026
Leon County commissioner reviewing financial data and artistic symbols, with Tallahassee cityscape in the background, symbolizing a crucial decision on arts council funding.
Culture

Leon County Considers New Funding for Tallahassee's Arts Council

In Leon County, the Council on Culture and Arts (COCA) faces a critical June workshop.

Elise Marrow·May 14, 2026
A split image showing a divided city council chamber with concerned citizens on one side and politicians on the other, symbolizing the debate over arts funding.

Local governments are failing arts and culture's community impact.

By a razor-thin 5-4 vote, the City Council narrowly approved reallocating $100,000 for the Springfield Regional Arts Council.

Elise Marrow·May 13, 2026