The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County (Alliance) has announced the coming opening of the application process for the 2018-2019 John Ringling Tower Grants and Opportunity Grants. The John Ringling Towers (JRT) Grants are available to individual artists in the areas of visual, performing, and literary arts and for historic preservation in amounts up to $3,000. The JRT Fund was created to honor the spirit of the John Ringling Towers through art and history. Informational sessions for the JRT grants will be held on Tuesday, July 10 at 9am at the Center for Arts and Humanity and on Wednesday, July 11 at 1pm at the Gulf Coast Community Foundation. Applications will open on July 12 and are due September 4, 2018. The State of the Arts Opportunity Grants are funded by the sale of Florida Arts License Plates in Sarasota County. These grants are available up to $5,000 for Sarasota County nonprofit arts and cultural organizations to support community based projects. Informational sessions for the Opportunity Grants will be held on Tuesday, July 10 at 10:30am at the Center for Arts and Humanity and on Wednesday, July 11 at 2:30pm at the Gulf Coast Community Foundation. Applications will open on July 12 and are due September 4, 2018.

Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County