State arts agencies seek to showcase the rich tapestry of culture that exists within each state. Highlighting cultural traditions not only educates the public about the depth and diversity of cultures present in the state but encourages cultural tourism and positive economic impact. For Florida, music resonates through much of the state’s history and cultural…
In partnership with the Division of Historical Resources, the Florida Division of Arts and Culture has launched the African-American Cultural and Historical Grants program. Legislatively created by Senate Bill 2500, the program has up to $30 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds available for capital project grants. The grants will support projects that construct…
Many state arts agencies across the nation are assessing their grant programs and practices to identify ways to improve access to arts resources. The work undertaken by the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs (DCA) in this area is a recent example. In January 2020, DCA appointed a Grant-making Task Force to help review and improve…
One of the ways the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs (DCA) has realized the vision of its 2015-2020 strategic plan to foster vibrant, thriving and healthy communities is to partner with the University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine in support of its Florida Arts & Wellbeing Indicators initiative. DCA funded the three-year effort to develop…
The Florida Division of Cultural Affairs (DCA) is funding a three-year initiative of the University of Florida Center for the Arts in Medicine to establish widely applicable indicators for associating the arts and well-being at the community level. DCA’s support of the project is institutionally deep, as promoting healthy, vibrant and thriving communities is one of the five main…
The Florida Division of Cultural Affairs (DCA) has launched a new program to encourage the state’s arts and cultural programming to be as inclusive and diverse as possible. Through its Diversity & Inclusion Awards Program, DCA will honor the individuals, nonprofit organizations and public agencies making great strides to this end by awarding them a…
Soon there will be a new Florida poet laureate, the first under the auspices of the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs (DCA) and only the fourth since 1929. The honorary post—which had been a lifetime appointment by the governor, independent of any state agency and not statutorily defined—was formalized as a four-year position by the…
The Florida Division of Cultural Affairs (DCA) is offering its constituents a series of lunchtime webinars in partnership with VSA Florida. Entitled Successfully Accessible, these one-hour webinar sessions will help arts and cultural organizations design, create and implement successful accessible programming, events and environments for their patrons. Topics include accessibility on a shoestring, sensory friendly…
In October, the Florida Department of State announced the launch of the Culture Builds Florida campaign. The campaign is designed to promote Florida’s arts and cultural communities while growing public understanding about the comprehensive benefits of arts and culture to Florida. Conceived and organized by the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, the initiative seeks to…
AIM for the Panhandle is a multiyear project of Shands Arts in Medicine program, supported by Florida Division of Cultural Affairs (FDCA), the National Endowment for the Arts and the University of Florida Center for the Arts in Healthcare. The project is designed to create a working model for arts in health care programs in…
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