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Past Grant Recipients

Since 1995, Artspace Southern Illinois has distributed $292,562.50 through 159 grants to 71 artists, organizations, schools, and community groups, supporting creativity across Southern Illinois.

Recipients since 1995

  • A Gift of Love Charity / Jamie Barbre
  • African American Museum / AAMSI
  • Alexander-Pulaski County NAACP
  • Art for All
  • Arts in Action
  • ARTSCO
  • Artstarts
  • Ashley Priddy / Eldorado CUSD 4
  • Black Chamber of Commerce of Southern Illinois
  • Brad Gowin
  • Cade Bursell / Beloved Puppetistas
  • Carbondale Main Street
  • Carbondale Park District
  • Carbondale Public Library
  • Carbondale School District 95 TWI Parent Advisory Committee
  • Carbondale United
  • Center for Subsistence Research
  • Clay City CUSD
  • Clover Johnson
  • Cobden High School ESL Club
  • DeSande R
  • Douglass School Art Place
  • Eurma Hayes
  • For Kids’ Sake
  • Franklin County Senior Services
  • Grayville Community Arts Association
  • Harrisburg District Library
  • Heroes United
  • Howard Jones
  • Innovations in STEM Education
  • Kevin Lucas
  • Leah Heller / Murphysboro Middle School Art Club
  • Legacy Training
  • Levi Biedermann / CCHS
  • Lisa Marie Malloy
  • Little Egypt Arts Association
  • Madeline Deiters
  • Marion Carnegie Library
  • Megan Smith
  • Michael Faris
  • Mount Vernon City Schools District 80
  • Nicholas Smaligo
  • Oak Street Art
  • Phillip Carrier
  • Project Human X
  • Robert Ketchens
  • Sandra Pfeifer
  • Saxon Metzger
  • Scott Johnson
  • Shawnee Community College
  • Shawnee Hills Arts Council / Anna Arts Center
  • SI CABE
  • SIU College of Liberal Arts
  • SIU Department of Continuing Education / SI Art Ed Conference
  • SIU Department of Theater
  • SIU School of Music / Outside the Box
  • SIUC Graduate Writers Forum
  • SIUC School of Art and Design
  • Southern Illinois Arts Education Association
  • Southern Illinois Flute Society
  • Southern Illinois Irish Festival
  • Southern Illinois Metalsmiths Society
  • Southern Illinois Music Festival
  • Stone Soup Shakespeare
  • The Big Muddy Film Festival
  • The Cairo Historical Preservation Project
  • Veterans in the Arts / Henry Dieters
  • Village of Alto Pass / Katrina Renzaglia
  • Wander Community Art Studio
  • WDBX / Heterodyne Broadcasting
  • Y’all Rock Community / Girls Rock Carbondale

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