Two dozen arts organizations are splitting $328,750 in City of Frisco Arts Tourism Grant money for fiscal 2027, according to an awardee list posted for the city's Arts and Culture Advisory Board.
The board meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in Unity Room 400 on the fourth floor of the George A. Purefoy Municipal Center, 6101 Frisco Square Blvd. An update on the grant program is on the agenda, and the list of recipients is attached to it.
Who got what
The two largest awards, $30,000 apiece, went to Theatre Frisco and CenterStage Theatre Works. The Visual Arts Guild of Frisco received $26,050, and Garage Arts Project and Melody of Hope each got $25,000.
Other recipients on the list:
- $18,000: Chabad of Frisco and The Frisco Chorale
- $16,000: North Texas Performing Arts
- $15,000: International Cross Culture Foundation
- $12,000: Chamberlain Ballet, Frisco Youth Symphony Orchestra and Texas Cellos
- $11,000: The Frisco Ballet
- $10,000: Children's Chorus of Collin County, Frisco Old Town Community and thegallery8680
- $9,000: Pioneering Excellence
- $8,450: Plano Symphony Orchestra
- $8,000: Allen Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
- $6,250: Echoes of India
- $6,000: Bahar Legacy Art
- $5,000: Representa
- $3,000: Lone Star Circus and Mementos Music Group
Cultural Affairs Manager Michelle Norris first told the board at its Oct. 5 meeting that $328,750 had gone to 24 organizations, according to the draft minutes of that meeting. A report from the Frisco Old Town Community to the city's Rail District Advisory Board lists an Arts and Tourism Grant award ceremony on Oct. 22.
Public art projects
A public art status report dated Oct. 26 is also in the Nov. 2 packet. It lists the City Hall commission by artist Daniel Canogar in fabrication, with $84,400 left of a $220,000 budget. Jeff Zischke's piece for Northwest Community Park, which opened Sept. 19, is at the foundation design stage, with $289,422 left of $321,580.
