Arts, Culture and Heritage Program is a grant initiative from Bloomberg Philanthropies that funds efforts to strengthen local arts organizations, connect audiences to culture, and advance the arts around the world. Bloomberg Philanthropies believes in the power of arts and culture to inspire creativity, spark collaboration, and improve quality of life in cities globally.

The program supports capacity building for small and mid-sized cultural institutions, facilitates collaborations between artists and local governments to address civic issues, and integrates digital technology to enhance visitor engagement.

While Bloomberg Philanthropies typically funds through invitations and strategic partnerships rather than open calls, the program is active in cities across the globe with a focus on sustainable cultural ecosystems.

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The Arts program supports artists and cultural organizations and improves audience experience to strengthen the creative landscape and quality of life in cities around the world.

These efforts include facilitating collaborations between artists and local governments to address civic issues, building capacity for small and mid-sized cultural institutions, and increasing and enhancing visitor engagement through the integration of digital technology.

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Through unique programs and partnerships, Bloomberg Philanthropies is helping arts and cultural organizations learn and implement vital strategies to better manage their operations and access new funding sources. Dancer from the Dallas Black Dance Company, a Bloomberg Philanthropies Arts Innovation and Management grantee.

Connecting Audiences to Culture Online or Onsite Digital technology has the power to make the art and offerings of cultural organizations more accessible — not just to those visiting in person, but to people around the world.

That’s why, since 1999, Bloomberg Philanthropies has helped museums stay up to date with relevant new technology — such as audio guides, mobile apps, and location-aware navigational tools — to transform the visitor experience, encouraging interaction and exploration on- and offsite. Visitor using the Bloomberg Connects app at The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.

Artists can be powerful drivers of civic progress, education, and engagement. That’s why, since 2014, Bloomberg Philanthropies has been bringing mayors and artists together to collaborate on temporary public art projects that start conversations and strengthen communities across America.

“Light City Baltimore” is one of the first large-scale, international light and innovation festivals in the United States, supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Advancing the Arts Around the World Bloomberg Philanthropies believes in the unique power of art to transform how we experience the world around us — whether it’s in a museum, on the street, or in the workplace.

Christo’s temporary sculpture in Hyde Park, London, “The London Mastaba,” located in Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park during summer of 2018. Bloomberg Philanthropies partners with like-minded funders and leading cultural nonprofits to strengthen the field of arts and culture around the world.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a recipient of the America’s Cultural Treasures grant from the Ford Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and other philanthropic organizations. Photo credit: Andrew Eccles Top photo: Volunteers and community members at the opening of artist David Best’s “Temple of Time” in Parkland, FL.

The Temple is one of five installations in the city’s Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge winning project “Inspiring Community Healing After Gun Violence: The Power of Art. ”