Arts in the Burg is the recipient of a $10,000 grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission to fund the mural and launch party. This grant was awarded to South Pittsburg Area Revitalization Quest (SPARQ) for the Arts in the Burg program as result of South Pittsburg’s participation in the Thriving Communities program and the Tennessee Placemaking Partnership.
The Tennessee Placemaking Project is a collaborative pilot project by Thrive Regional Partnership, Tennessee Arts Commission, Southeast Tennessee Development, and the Lyndhurst Foundation. The project is designed to support local communities as they scale up strategies that leverage local arts and cultural assets for economic vibrancy and growth throughout the greater Chattanooga region. To learn more, visit www.thriveregionalpartnership.org/projects/tn-placemaking-partnership
The grant was a perfect fit for Arts in the Burg since the purpose of the Creative Placemaking grant is to provide funds to help build stronger communities through the arts for positive economic and community outcomes.
In Creative Placemaking, partners from public, private, nonprofit and community sectors strategically shape the physical and social character of their neighborhood, town, city, or region around arts and cultural activities or assets.
The Creative Placemaking grant competition is designed to help communities enhance the distinctive local character of Tennessee places for positive economic and community outcomes.
The Tennessee Arts Commission in collaboration expects to provide five to ten awards ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 for projects that occur in one place. Applications that involve partnerships of two or more towns, cities and/or counties can request up to $15,000. At least two awards will be made to eligible rural applicants.
SPARQ and Arts in the Burg are excited about the use of the grant to fund a mural and launch party in June of 2021.
Our Mission
Arts in the Burg provides working studio space, open to the public, that nurtures artists, promotes creative placemaking, as well as programming and entertainment to develop a unique travel destination in South Pittsburg, TN.