Grants
The purpose of the Performing Arts League Grants is to encourage the expansion and development of programs that recruit, develop or train young students for participation in all disciplines of the performing arts, including dance, theatre, and instrumental and vocal music.
Grants are available to Chattanooga based nonprofit organizations that actively support young performing artists. However, only one grant award will be allocated per organization per year from the Performing Arts League.
Grants are available to Chattanooga based nonprofit organizations that actively support young performing artists. However, only one grant award will be allocated per organization per year from the Performing Arts League.
2023 Grant recipients Chattanooga Theatre Centre and Chattanooga Boys Choir
recognized at the May membership meeting.
Pictured top are scholarship committee members Suzanne Ford, Linda Thompson, CTC Director Rodney Van Valkenburg, Patricia Daniel, Becky Pope, Anna VanCura, Cathie Kasch
Pictured bottom are scholarship committee members Cathie Kasch, Linda Thompson, CBC Director Vick Oakes,
Patricia Daniel, Becky Pope, Anna VanCura
Information about our 2023-24 grant cycle coming soon!
Scholarships
The purpose of the Performing Arts League Scholarships is to encourage participation in Hamilton County, TN programs that recruit, develop or train young students in all disciplines of the performing arts, including dance, theatre, and instrumental and vocal music.
Scholarships are available to individuals who are active participants in such programs. More than one student within an organization may make a scholarship request. Only one scholarship award will be allocated per student per year from the Performing Arts League.
Information about our 2023-24 student scholarship
cycle coming soon!
cycle coming soon!
Total dollars awarded to Hamilton County students and performing arts organizations for our 2022-23 funding year:
$28,900
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Contact us for additional information on our programs.
2023 GRANTS
Funds were awarded to the following local performing arts organizations for youth programming:
Funds were awarded to provide funds for 22 Hamilton Co. student artists to attend:
Funds were awarded to the following local performing arts organizations for youth programming:
- Chattanooga Ballet for Summer Making Moves Program
- Chattanooga Boys Choir for “Only Men Aloud!” tenor-bass festival
- Chattanooga Girls Choir for 2022 summer intensive camp
- Chattanooga Theatre Centre Youth Theatre 2023-24 productions
- Center for Creative Arts to host the Tennessee Youth Dance Festival in Fall 2023
- Christian Family Theater for 2023-24 youth season musicals
- Eastlake Expression Engine for their Summer Intern program
- The Pop-Project for Dance Alive Summer Youth intensive
- String Theory for artist in residence educational community outreach
Funds were awarded to provide funds for 22 Hamilton Co. student artists to attend:
- Sewanee Summer Music Festival
- Harper International Music Academy, Iceland
- Ballet Austin (TX) Summer Intensive
- TN Governor's School for the Arts (2)
- Nashville Ballet Summer Intensive (2)
- Joffrey Ballet School Summer Intensive (TX)
- Duke University American Dance Festival
- Lee University Music Camp (2)
- Saarburg International Music Festival, Luxembourg
- Chattanooga Ballet Summer Intensive (4)
- NYC Dance Alliance Summer Intensive
- School of Percussive Arts
- Vocal training in musical theater (private lessons)
- Junior Theatre Festival (GA)
- Milwaukee Ballet Summer Intensive (2)
