Vandalia

The Vandalia Cultural Arts Advisory Committee has announced its 2012 Grant Program. Click here for an application.

The purpose of the Vandalia Cultural Arts Fund is to advance and support artistic and cultural activities, programs, performances and organizations for the benefit of the citizens of Vandalia, Ohio.

Priding itself on giving Vandalia residents the opportunity to experience a wide array of artistic expressions in various forms, members of the Committee are open to considering all types of projects and programs and encourage applications from the entire community for the 2012-2013 funding cycle.

The Vandalia Cultural Arts Endowment Fund was formed in 2002 to advance and support artistic and cultural activities, programs, performances and organizations for the benefit of the citizens of Vandalia. Vandalia City Council appoints five citizens to an advisory committee to oversee the fund and determine where resources might best be placed.

To be eligible for 2012 grants, artistic endeavors must take place between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013.  Most importantly, projects must directly benefit the City of Vandalia and as many of its residents as possible and sponsoring organizations of the project must be 501c3 non-profit organizations. Grant applications will be scored based on the project's impact on Vandalia, quality and appeal, among other factors.  For 2012, up to $4,000 will be granted in all.  Individual grant size will depend on the number of applications. Grant applications are available beginning Dec. 1 in the City Manager's Office at the Vandalia Municipal Building or online at www.vandaliaohio.org. The deadline for submission of applications is Feb. 10, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.

In recent years, Vandalia's Cultural Arts Endowment Fund has provided monies for a number of worthy cultural projects and programs for the benefit of Vandalians.  Some of these include the Vantasia Dance Team, the Vandalia Youth Theatre Company, Town Hall Theatre for its Touring Teens program in the local schools, Stillwater Performing Arts Camp (SPARC), the Vandalia-Butler Foundation for its annual Dayton Philharmonic Concert, Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm for musical education in the Vandalia-Butler Schools and Muse Machine.

     Those seeking additional information about the Vandalia Cultural Arts Endowment Fund or the grant process may call Julie Trick at the City of Vandalia, 898-5891.