Mobile and Baldwin County arts groups receive $527K in state grants
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The Alabama State Council on the Arts has awarded $527,100 to 23 local arts and cultural organizations in Mobile and Baldwin County for the 2026-27 fiscal year.
That money will help pay for everything from after-school art classes and kids’ choirs to opera, ballet and local festivals.
Overall, the Council awarded $3.9 million to 201 educational institutions and organizations statewide.
“These investments help ensure that everyone in our state has access to the transformative power of the arts. We encourage people to explore upcoming events and artistic programs in their communities and experience firsthand how state investments enhance the quality of life in Alabama.”
Elliot Knight, executive director of the Council on the Arts
List of 23 Mobile and Baldwin grantees
The Alabama State Council on the Arts is sending $527,100 to these 23 Mobile and Baldwin County groups for the 2026-27 fiscal year.
Mobile County grantees
- Mobile Symphony — $50,000
- The Mobile Museum of Art — $75,000
- Mobile Ballet $38,000
- Alabama Contemporary Art Center — $30,000
- The Alabama Folklife Association (based in Mobile) — $95,000 for a statewide partnership
- Mobile Arts Council — $81,000
- Azalea City Center for the Arts — $13,500
- Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival Productions — $13,000
- Mobile Opera — $13,000
- Playhouse in the Park — $13,000
- Mobile’s Singing Children — $12,000
- Floretta P. Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy — $10,300
- Innergy Dance— $10,000
- Mobile Chamber Music — $7,000
- Mobile International Festival — $6,500
- Classical Ballet of Mobile — $5,000
- Opportunity 4 Entertainers — $4,500
- Mobile Medical Museum — $4,200
- A Noble Foundation — $4,000
Baldwin County grantees
- Eastern Shore Art Association — $30,000
- Baldwin County Public Schools — $4,000
- Baldwin County Youth Orchestra — $2,800
- Gulf Coast Steinway Society — $5,300
The grants cover activities from Oct. 1, 2026, through Sept. 30, 2027. Funding comes through the Alabama Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.
