Recent Recipients
Agency
Project description
Award
Arts Council Oklahoma City
All Access Arts at Van Buren Elementary
5000
Aspiring Attitudes
Scholarship Fund
3000
A to Z Productions/The Norman Philharmonic
"Faith, Freedom and the Dream" Concert for Norman Students
3750
BLAC, Inc.
Grandparents in Arts Integration
5000
Canterbury Voices
Canterbury Youth Voices Scholarship Fund
5000
Cimarron Opera
Opera Club and Opera Chorus at the Adult Wellness & Education Center, Norman
3750
DeadCenter Film
Statewide Education Tour
5000
El Sistema Oklahoma
Performance Opportunities for Youth
5000
Fine Arts Institute of Edmond
Art for Edmond Pre-K Students
5000
Jazz in June
Summer Jazz Collective Student Performance
2500
Lyric Theatre
Lyric's Musical Interactive
5000
Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
Creative Aging at Shawnee Tower
3750
Metropolitan School of Dance
Fall Outreach Programming
5000
Metro Youth Theatre of Oklahoma, Inc.
Madagascar Jr. Production
3000
Norman Arts Council
Arts Education Scholarships
5000
Norman Firehouse Art Center
Art After School Program
5000
OK City Chorus
Youth in Harmony Day
1200
Oklahoma Children’s Theatre
Student Fieldtrips and Theatre for the Very Young
5000
Oklahoma City Ballet
BRIDGE Dance Discovery
5000
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Healing Arts Outreach
5000
Oklahoma City Philharmonic
Youth Concerts
5000
Oklahoma City Repertory Theater
High School Matinees
5000
Oklahoma Contemporary
ARTS LAB
5000
Oklahoma Hall of Fame
Field Trip Program
5000
Oklahoma Opry
Strings of Valor
3750
Oklahoma Shakespeare
NeverYounger Free Youth Ticket Initiative
2500
Oklahoma Youth Orchestras
Scholarship Fund
3750
Painted Sky Opera
Educational Performances
5000
Paseo Arts Association
Art Workshops for Veterans
3750
Prairie Dance Theatre
Smart Moves After School Program
5000
RACE Dance Collective
Hip Hop Nutcracker
3750
Red Earth
Understanding Regalia
3750
Sooner Theatre of Norman, Inc
Scholarship Fund
3750
Southern Plains Productions
The Studio at Southern Plains Productions
5000
SPARK! Creative Lab
L.O.V.E.: Creative Pathways for Oklahoma Veterans
5000
Recent Recipients
Agency
Project description
Award
Carpenter Square Theatre
Audience Development
2500
Cimarron Opera
Governance Infrastructure
3150
Co.llective Arts Theater
Technical Equipment
2500
Culture Hub
Gallery Display Walls
2500
deadCenter Film
Technology Upgrades
2417
Lyric Theatre
Technology Upgrades
3000
Metropolitan School of Dance
Dance Education Training
5000
Oklahoma Children's Theatre
Strategic Planning
5000
Oklahoma City Repertory Theater
Fundraising Consulting
2500
Oklahoma Hall of Fame
Strategic Planning
2500
Oklahoma Mural Syndicate
Technology Upgrades
4587
Oklahoma Opry
Technology Upgrades
5000
Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park
Sound and Production Equipment
2659
Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition
Technology Upgrades
5000
Paseo Arts Association
A/V Technology Upgrades
2500
RACE Dance Collective
Fundraising Consulting
5000
Southern Plains Productions
Sound Equipment Upgrades
5000
SPARK! Creative Lab
Communications Audit
5000
grant programs
Our grant programs help ensure a dynamic and sustainable cultural community in central Oklahoma.
For more information, please email jennifer.bryan@alliedartsokc.com.
Educational Outreach
December 11, 2026 - Application Not Yet Open
Our Educational Outreach program supports nonprofit arts organizations working to expand arts experiences to underserved, rural and at-risk K-12 students as well as broaden the reach of arts programming to veterans, hospitalized adults, developmentally disabled adults and beyond.
Organizations of all budget sizes can apply for up to $5,000 in grants.
Submission of a proposal does not guarantee funding. Funds are limited.
Corporate Partners
The Allied Arts Educational Outreach program is made possible with the generous support of the following organizations:
- Crawley Family Foundation
- Dobson Family Foundation
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- Flogistix
- Kimray
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- ChappelWood Financial Services
- Compellier
- Dobson Family Foundation
- Flogistix
- Gannett Foundation
- Hobby Lobby
- JP Morgan Chase
- Kimray
- Oklahoma Natural Gas
- UMB Bank
GRANT IMPACT - EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
In addition to producing Broadway caliber performances, Lyric Theatre ensures that schoolchildren from all backgrounds and in all parts of the state have access to the educational and inspirational power of live theatre.
Lyric Theatre
“Being a rural Title 1 school, this experience had the benefit of opening up new worlds that most of my students have never experienced. It is important that our school offers arts education as a part of a well-rounded education. Through the arts, students learn the skills that will help them succeed both in school and in life such as perseverance, commitment to a group task, community interaction, and positive self-esteem. Thank you again, for giving our students opportunities to be inspired through the arts by supporting the work of the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma.”
Music Teacher
Davis Public School
Western Gateway students create art through Arts Council OKC’s Arts in Schools program
Science Museum Oklahoma
Canterbury Youth Voices
Capacity-Building Grants
December 11, 2026 - Application Not Yet Open
The Allied Arts Capacity-Building program helps nonprofit arts and cultural organizations grow stronger, so they can fulfill their missions and better serve their constituents.
Organizations can apply for up to $5,000 with no matching component, and Allied Arts will consider fully funding project requests. An organization with an annual operating budget of $500,000 or more is limited to one request per Allied Arts fiscal year.
Projects that produce tangible results and impact will be given priority. For professional development requests, priority will be given to opportunities within the state of Oklahoma and the surrounding region. Each year, a variety of projects are funded – from organizational training and board development to volunteer management, strategic planning and other professional development opportunities.
Submission of a proposal does not guarantee funding. Funds are limited.
GRANT IMPACT - CAPACITY BUILDING
Oklahoma Shakespeare’s mission is to produce bold, re-imagined, entertaining and accessible interpretations of Shakespeare and the classics. The nonprofit received a capacity-building grant to lighting technology to create lighting effects and elements for productions on both their indoor and outdoor stages.
Oklahoma Shakespeare
“We have seen that our actors are more illuminated, our patrons are happier seeing those actors, costume designers are pleased having their creations under better lighting, scenic and prop designers have more light thrown upon their work, and lighting designers can create an atmosphere of true color mixing ambience with light. Our directors and stage managers are also far happier as they can realize their vision and the ability to carry it out with ease, respectively.”
Tyler Woods
Executive Director
A family enjoys the Oklahoma Shakespeare Festival Photo Courtesy of Oklahoma Shakespeare
Microphones purchased with Allied Arts capacity building funding
Photo Credit Artist Kyndall Rainey with her artwork display participating in OVAC’s OK Art Crawl
Allocations
TBA: 2027
Annually, Allied Arts distributes campaign funds to its member agencies through the allocations process. Agencies utilize these funds for a host of needs – from offsetting administrative costs to bringing world-renowned exhibits and performances to central Oklahoma. This program is only open to the 25 Allied Arts member agencies.
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A young girl admires the work of an award-winning photographer at the Festival of the Arts.
GRANT IMPACT - ALLOCATIONS
The mission of Arts Council Oklahoma City is Bringing the Arts and the Community Together.
Arts Council Oklahoma City
"A key source of Arts Council OKC’s stability comes from our partnership with Allied Arts. Their consistent funding allows us to maintain strong, long-term relationships with community partners, ensuring that arts programming remains accessible and impactful year after year. With their support, we can provide consistent opportunities for artists, bring creative experiences to underserved populations, and adapt our programs to meet the evolving needs of Oklahoma City."
Arts Council OKC's All Access Arts
Dance in School
HOW TO QUALIFY FOR THE GRANTS PROGRAM
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Provide quality arts and cultural programming to the community
- Be a nonprofit arts organization, tax-exempt corporation as defined under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service (have current 501(c)(3) status)
- Be established and functional for at least three years
- Have current financials and an active, volunteer board of directors
- Have headquarters in central Oklahoma (defined by the 10-county area including the counties of Oklahoma, Kingfisher, Logan, Lincoln, Seminole, Pottawatomie, Cleveland, McClain, Grady and Canadian)
- Have current registration as a charitable organization with the State of Oklahoma
- Be self-identified as “Arts, Culture, and Humanities” using the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities system
For more information, please email jennifer.bryan@alliedartsokc.com.
If an applicant or grantee – or representatives of an organization – defames the name of Allied Arts, Allied Arts reserves the right to deny funding for a new request or pull funding from a previously-funded request.