The City of Carlsbad’s Cultural Arts Office has awarded $106,480 in Community Arts Grants to fund 29 local arts projects for the 2021-2022 cycle with four new grantees including a print-making workshop and a Latin-American music residency. This is a new funding record approved by City Council, up from $88,000 the previous cycle. Funds are available through a competitive application and review process for organizations, schools and individuals for visual, media, literary and performing arts projects taking place in Carlsbad. These projects serve to enrich our local arts culture and create quality programming. During this cycle, applicants, panelists, Arts Commissioners and city staff experienced the city’s new online cloud-based grants software, designed for an improved user experience and greater efficiencies. The next grant cycle opens in spring 2022.

Cultural Arts Manager Richard Schultz remarked, “While it has never been more challenging to create art in any form, it has never been easier to make the case of the vital need for the arts. The arts are a lifeline for so many during the pandemic. The Cultural Arts Office is proud to offer support to so many worthy arts projects throughout our community.” 

For a complete list of awardees, please visit our website.
Here are just a few of the awardees in each of the three categories:

Educational Institutions or Affiliated Groups

• Sage Creek High School Dance AWARD: $2,500
  Support for 18 weekly modern technique dance training classes led by San Diego Theatre guest artist.
• Carlsbad High School Orchestra AWARD: $2,375 Support for a 2-day workshop led by a guest artist.
• Jefferson Elementary School AWARD: $1,585
  Support for students to engage in all aspects of theatre production culminating in a junior Broadway play

Arts Organizations: Arts Projects

• North Coast Repertory Theatre AWARD: $7,125
  Support for performed readings of Shakespeare plays at local Carlsbad schools.
• Campagna Studios AWARD: $3,836
  Support for print-making workshops in local Carlsbad locations
• Classics 4 Kids AWARD: $2,850
  Support for a musician meet & greet program for CUSD elementary school students showcasing various instruments.

Arts Organizations: Capacity Building

• Museum of Making Music AWARD: $4,500
  Support for equipment and infrastructure for live streaming concert experiences.
• New Village Arts Theatre AWARD: $4,000
  Support for a new permanent Education and Associate Artistic Director staff position.
• Carlsbad Community Theatre AWARD: $3,461
  Support for consultation for a new building in Carlsbad Village.

More Information

The City of Carlsbad Cultural Arts Office serves to encourage, develop and facilitate an enriched environment of artistic, creative and cultural activity in the City of Carlsbad and the Northern San Diego County region. As a component of many services and activities, the Cultural Arts Office manages funding programs to provide financial support to organizations, schools and individuals for various projects through a competitive application and review process.

Questions?

Contact the Cultural Arts Office at 760-602-2090 or email arts@carlsbadca.gov.