Orange County Arts and Cultural Affairs have awarded $3,473,626 to a number of local arts organizations in the most recent bout of funding awards, made possible by Tourist Development Tax collection.
Each year the county, by way of United Arts, awards funding to cultural nonprofit organizations that “enhance the Orlando area’s cultural identity, present quality arts and cultural experiences, and promote tourism.”
Here’s a list of this year’s recipients and how much they were awarded.
- Albin Polasek Museum – $77,000
- Art and History Museums – Maitland – $155,000
- Asian Cultural Association – $30,968
- Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community – $77,000
- Bach Festival Society of Winter Park – $155,000
- Central Florida Ballet – $155,000
- Central Florida Community Arts – $155,000
- Central Florida Vocal Arts – $42,000
- Crealde School of Art – $77,000
- Creative City Project – $155,000
- Downtown Arts District – $155,000
- Enzian – $155,000
- Garden Theatre – $155,000
- Global Peace Film Festival – $42,000
- Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida – $155,000
- Leu Gardens, $30,000
- Maker Effect Foundation (Maker Faire) – $42,000
- Mennello Museum of American Art – $77,000
- Open Scene – $20,114
- Opera Orlando – $155,000
- Orlando Ballet – $155,000
- Orlando Community Arts – $42,000
- Orlando Fringe – $155,000
- Orlando International Film Festival – $26,300
- Orlando Museum of Art – $155,000
- Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra – $155,000
- Orlando Repertory Theatre – $155,000
- Orlando Science Center – $155,000
- Orlando Shakes – $155,000
- Orlando Urban Film Festival – $8,844
- Rollins Museum of Arts – $155,000
- Snap! Orlando – $37,500
- Timucua Arts Foundation – $77,000
- Winter Park Playhouse – $77,000
Click HERE to apply for the 2023 round of funding.
That’s fantastic, glad to see the TDT supporting local arts which in turn will promote more people to visit our destination for the arts, which in turn will increase future TDT collections.