illuminate the arts grant

The 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant (ITAG) is a means to help strengthen and financially uplift Philadelphia’s creative sector, particularly in Philadelphia’s Black and Brown communities, and those that do not have access to most traditional sources of arts funding. A total of $1.5M will be distributed to Philadelphia’s individual artists, small and mid-size arts organizations, and small creative enterprises to support and acknowledge their creative practice and impact on Philadelphia’s disadvantaged and most underserved and poorest communities.

ITAG was created by Philadelphia City Council in 2021 to assist in the financial recovery of the creative sector after the devasting impact of the COVID pandemic. Today, ITAG continues to infuse Philadelphia’s cultural community with funding to increase access and to the arts to strengthen and improve the quality of life of Philadelphians.