In response to unexpected funding rescissions from the National Endowment for the Arts, several Birmingham-based arts organizations are facing serious financial setbacks. InToto Creative Arts, Sidewalk Film, Studio By The Tracks, and Birmingham Children's Theatre all had grant awards revoked after being promised.  These organizations serve vulnerable communities, create jobs, and enrich Birmingham’s cultural life. Your donation today helps ensure their vital work continues despite this loss of federal support.

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InToto Creative Arts
InToto provides opportunities for expression, connection, and healing for people impacted by social and economic hardship in Birmingham. By partnering with 5 local community service providers, InToto provides transformative arts programming for people navigating homelessness and poverty, veterans, and people in recovery from mental health challenges through community-based art, music, movement, and storytelling classes and regular opportunities for participants to showcase their work to the larger Birmingham community.  Participants benefit from renewed sense of hope and purpose, a community to be a part of, and income through an an 80% commission on all sales of their artwork. 

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Sidewalk Film and Cinema
Sidewalk is a year-round cinema and film education hub that hosts the nationally recognized Sidewalk Film Festival. Their programming nurtures regional filmmakers and provides access to diverse and independent cinema in downtown Birmingham.

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Studio By The Tracks
Studio By The Tracks is a community studio and gallery for youth & adults on the autism spectrum.  For 35 years SBTT has provided a social network and career path that enriches our artist’s lives and betters our community. Each week, SBTT serves approximately 80 individuals, approximately 57 adults and 20 youth by providing supported studio time, materials and supplies at no charge to our program participants.  Adult artists receive 60% of the sales of each of their artworks.

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Birmingham Children’s Theatre
For more than 75 years, Birmingham Children’s Theatre has produced live theatre for young audiences. Their performances and educational programming reach children across Alabama, helping to inspire creativity, literacy, and joy.

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Thank you for your support!