MEMMobile Program (Collaboration with Local Artists)

MEMMobile Program (Collaboration with Local Artists) is sponsored by City of Memphis (administered by Communities Unlimited). Offers grants to mobile retail entrepreneurs in Memphis to encourage collaboration with local artists or designers for designing and building mobile units, aiming to enhance public space aesthetics and support the local art community.

21 grants related to Local Art Grants Last updated May 06, 2026 The MEMMobile program focuses on mobile business development and collaboration with local artists within Memphis, Tennessee. It targets aspiring mobile retail entrepreneurs by offering financial and advisory support to diversify retail options and promote small, locally-owned businesses.

The program offers up to $15,000 in forgivable loans to selected mobile businesses, requiring 25% equity coverage of total costs, alongside consultation from Communities Unlimited. Additionally, grants up to $5,000 are available per retailer to encourage collaboration with local artists or designers for designing and building mobile units, aiming to enhance public space aesthetics and support the local art community within Memphis.

Geographic Focus: Not specified The "Word Travels: Annual Sidewalk Poetry Contest," supported by the Mitch Major Memorial Fund, focuses on public art and literary arts in Germantown, Tennessee. This initiative integrates literary works into the city's landscape by installing selected poems on sidewalks and trail systems within Germantown’s city parks.

The grant benefits writers living or working in Germantown by providing a platform for their work and offering a $250 award to contest winners. It also enriches the experience of Germantown public space users by transforming sidewalks into open-air galleries of poetry.

The program encourages community engagement and lifelong learning by inviting citizens to participate in the literary arts and discover poems throughout Germantown’s public spaces. Geographic Focus: Not specified This grant supports the Emporia First Friday Art Walk Partnership Program, operating within the United States.

Its core focus is to coordinate Art Walks and art opportunities, fostering engagement among art, local businesses, and the community. The program aims to benefit artists, local businesses, and community members by providing opportunities for artistic participation and strengthening local connections. Financial support, through defined partnership levels like Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Copper, helps sustain these efforts.

The program also includes donation processing and donor administration, offering benefits such as limited edition t-shirts and donor recognition, and ensuring gifts are tax-deductible as a 501(c)(3) organization. Geographic Focus: Not specified This grant supports initiatives focused on Creative Placemaking, Public Art and Urban Redevelopment, and Community Engagement and Cultural Preservation.

It aims to leverage the arts to enhance communities, integrate artistic elements into public spaces, foster unique identities, and encourage cultural development. The grant prioritizes projects involving the creation and installation of public art to beautify urban environments and drive downtown and neighborhood revitalization, thereby stimulating economic activity and improving quality of life.

A significant focus is placed on strengthening community cohesion, fostering local identity through arts and cultural activities, celebrating and preserving local traditional arts, and ensuring equitable cultural engagement.

Beneficiaries include local government entities such as municipalities, public schools, and libraries, as well as 501(c)3 nonprofit arts and cultural organizations chartered and headquartered in Tennessee, and broad community-based initiatives. Supported programs encompass Public Art Installation, Downtown and Neighborhood Redevelopment, Community Cohesion and Networks, and Local and Traditional Arts Preservation.

The grant program supports projects across the state of Tennessee, with specific initiatives noted in East Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, and West Tennessee. Geographic Focus: Not specified This grant prioritizes delivering high-quality, affordable dance training for individuals of all ages, from toddlers to seniors and beginners to professionals.

It also focuses on providing essential resources and opportunities for local dance artists to foster their professional growth and the development of new works. A key objective is cultivating an engaged and knowledgeable dance audience through exposure to various styles and live performances. Beneficiaries include children, adults, and local dance artists.

Programs offered encompass a wide array of dance classes, performances by the Centennial Youth Ballet, community workshops, master classes, a summer dance intensive for teens, scholarships, financial aid, and facilities enhancement for dance studios. The initiative primarily serves the metropolitan area of Nashville and Davidson County.

Geographic Focus: Not specified This grant supports arts and cultural initiatives within East Tennessee, focusing on sustaining cultural traditions and artistic expression. Key areas include extending art opportunities to underserved populations, promoting public art displays and performances, and supporting grassroots arts organizations.

The grant also champions the celebration of arts and cultures from historically underrepresented communities. A significant focus, in conjunction with the Katherine Davis Moore and Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Davis Foundation Fund, is on cultural growth and arts programs for young persons under 25. Beneficiaries are organizations actively engaged in these areas.

All supported organizations must be located in and serve communities within the East Tennessee Foundations' 25-county service area. The primary programs are the Arts Fund for East Tennessee Grants and grants from the Katherine Davis Moore and Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Davis Foundation Fund for youth arts development.

Geographic Focus: Not specified This grant supports creativity within its region by providing direct funding, organizing events, and fostering regional networks to inspire artists and communities, aiming for an inclusive sector. It also focuses on regional initiatives that serve as national models, including specific networks and consulting services to build creative capacity and share best practices.

A key objective is to build creative capacity universally through arts advocacy and technology systems, ensuring accessibility and growth for the artistic sector.

Beneficiaries include artists, artistic organizations, state arts agencies, and arts advocates, with specific programs like grants for living traditions, professional development for consortia, support for equity-focused organizations (ArtsHERE), cultural sustainability initiatives for organizations of color, and funding for BIPOC artists emphasizing self-determination.

The geographical preference covers a broad region including Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, and many other states and jurisdictions across the U.S. Geographic Focus: Open to United States The grant focuses on the conservation of freshwater mussel species, particularly in the Southeastern United States and the Tennessee River area.

The grant aims to protect these species through Endangered Species Act protection, awareness, and education. Key programs include a natural history poster featuring extinct freshwater mussels, a 230-foot mural of endangered mussels along the Tennessee River in Knoxville, a radio interview with a scientist, and a video showcasing the reproductive behavior of mussels.

These initiatives target policy makers, the public, educators, scientists, and conservation advocates to motivate action and promote the ecological importance of freshwater mussels.

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