The Arkansas Arts Council advances and empowers the arts by providing services and funding aimed at encouraging and assisting literary, performing, and visual artists in achieving professional excellence. It also offers technical and financial assistance to arts organizations and cultural and educational program providers across the state. This support helps in fostering cultural, educational, and economic opportunities for the benefit of all Arkansans.
The Arts on Tour Grant offered by the Arkansas Arts Council aims to financially assist nonprofit organizations by reimbursing up to 40 percent (or up to $2,000) of the cost to hire a professional artist from the Arts on Tour Artist Roster. This grant supports the broader goals of the Council to encourage artistic excellence, diversity, and innovation, promote equitable access to the arts, foster arts in education, enhance community cultural and economic development, and build the capacity of the Arkansas Arts Council.