Quad City Arts is seeking applications for its annual Arts Dollars grants for the 2021 cycle. Applications are welcome from individual artists, K-12 schools, and non-profit organizations partnering with artists. All art forms are eligible.

Since 1990, Quad City Arts has supported the local art community by awarding more than $1 million in grants to local artists, non-profit organizations, and schools.

Kaleigh Trammell is Festival of Trees administrator at Quad City Arts.

As in past years, this year Quad City Arts will grant $85,500 to local artists and organizations. The application process is competitive, and applicants are encouraged to apply before the deadline of Jan. 31, 2021. Quad City Arts staff are available to assist with the application process.

Project Grants support arts projects or programming that primarily emphasize community engagement.

Individual artists may apply for up to $1,500. Non-profit organizations and schools may apply for up to $5,000.

Education Grants support projects or programming that primarily provide opportunities in arts education for K-12 students. Individual artists may apply for up to $1,500. Non-profit organizations and schools may apply for up to $5,000.

Capacity-Building Grants fund activities that increase an organization’s overall capacity, organizational strength, and long-term community impact. Non-profit organizations may apply for up to $5,000.

Grant recipients will be notified no later than March 15, 2021.

Guidelines, category descriptions, and applications are available at www.quadcityarts.com/arts-dollars-grants.

Quad City Arts is seeking Arts Dollars grant applications by the end of January.

Funding for the 2021 Arts Dollars cycle is provided by the Hubbell-Waterman Foundation and the Illinois Arts Council Agency, a state agency. All Quad City Arts programs are funded in part by Festival of Trees, individual donations, and operating grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, a state agency.

Kaleigh Trammell, the Festival of Trees administrator, who also oversees Arts Dollars, said they are still calculating final numbers from this year’s Festival of Trees last month, which could not be held in person because of Covid-19.

“But we are pleased with what we accomplished and the way the community supported us, despite the challenges we all faced this year,” she said this week. “Thanks to the generosity of the Quad-Cities, we will continue to provide excellent art experiences for all Quad Citizens.”

According to www.qcfestivaloftrees.com, $77,360 was raised (toward a goal of $120,000) from 166 donors.

“Because of your support, Quad City Arts is able to bring artists into classrooms, inspire young people to pursue a career in the arts, pay artists for their work and make the Quad Cities a more beautiful place to live,” the website says.

For more information or assistance with Arts Dollars applications, contact Kaleigh Trammell at ktrammell@quadcityarts.com or 309-793-1213 ext. 102.

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Jonathan Turner -- who has called the Quad Cities home since 1995 -- has decades of experience as a professional journalist and pianist. His experience writing for daily newspapers, public radio and local TV encompasses a wide range of subjects, including the arts, politics, education, economic development, historic preservation, business, and tourism.

Jonathan most loves writing about music and the arts (which he now does as a freelancer for the River Cities Reader and Visit Quad Cities). He has a passion for accompanying musicals, singers, choirs and instrumentalists, including playing for QC Music Guild's 2023 productions of RENT and SWEENEY TODD. He is assistant music director and accompanist for the spring 2025 Music Guild show, ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE. He wrote an original musical based on The Book of Job, which premiered at Playcrafters in 2010. Jonathan penned a 175-page history book about downtown Davenport, that was published by The History Press in 2016, and a travel guide about the QC published by Reedy Press in 2022.