Twenty-nine area arts organizations will share $360,000 in grant funding next year from the City of Richardson. The City Council approved the funding at its Monday meeting based on the recommendation provided by the City’s Cultural Arts Commission. The Commission reviews grant applications each year from arts organizations seeking financial assistance from the fund for yearly operating expenses. Projects/organizations must meet several criteria in areas such as uniqueness, economic impact and demographics served, as well as its level of focus on Richardson.

Organizations receiving funding for 2018-19 are:

  • Read Play Love
  • Lunatic Theatre
  • Richardson Community Chorale
  • Video Association of Dallas
  • Texas Chinese Performing Arts Association
  • RAAS All Stars
  • Core Theatre
  • Spectacular Senior Follies
  • Friends of the Richardson Public Library, Inc.
  • Contemporary Chorale
  • Collin County Ballet Theatre
  • Dallas Chinese Community Center
  • Dallas Repertoire Ballet
  • Plano Symphony Orchestra
  • Dallas Asian American Youth Orchestra
  • Richardson Reads One Book
  • Chamberlain Performing Arts (Chamberlain Ballet)
  • Arts Incubator of Richardson
  • Pegasus Theatre, Inc.
  • Tuzer Ballet
  • Texas Winds Musical Outreach, Inc.
  • Richardson Civic Art Society
  • Lone Star Wind Orchestra
  • Rich-Tone Chorus
  • Richardson Community Band
  • Chamber Music International
  • Richardson Theatre Centre, Inc.
  • Repertory Company Theatre, Inc.
  • Richardson Symphony, Inc.

For more information on arts in Richardson and the grant funding process, go to www.cor.net/arts.