Activities

Advocacy for the arts and cultures of Anchorage is the primary goal of the Anchorage Cultural Council. As part of that, we sponsor, organize and support a variety of activities.

Candidate Forums

The Anchorage Cultural Council annually sponsors a Candidate Forum on the arts to allow community members an opportunity to ask candidates for office about their commitment to the arts and cultures of our community.

What have candidates said? We have a summary of the March 2007 forum ready for you here.

Read a summary of the 2006 forum here.

Art Matters

An ongoing advocacy campaign to raise awareness of the importance of arts and culture in our community.

Did you know that...

4,500 Alaskans--about 2% of the entire workforce--earn income from arts-related activity--more than Alaska's mining industry, the residential construction industry and the banking sector.

Umbrella Sponsorships

The Anchorage Cultural Council (ACC) is a non-profit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code devoted to promoting advancement of the arts and culture in the community. ACC does not itself make or offer grants to artists or cultural organizations. For a modest fee ACC will however act as a fiscal sponsor to assist arts and cultural projects in obtaining necessary funding through the Fiscal Sponsorship Program (FSP). The FSP is open to all individuals and organizations of the Anchorage community pursuing arts/cultural projects.

Read more about the Fiscal Sponsorship Program and download the Application Forms by clicking here.

Mayor's Award for the Arts

Each spring, people from Anchorage nominate outstanding artists, organizations and individuals whose service to the arts has enriched our community.

The final awardees are chosen by a committee made up in part by members of the Anchorage Cultural Council.

The 2009 Ceremony will be held Wednesday, April 8th at 5:30 pm (location TBA). Read more.

The Performing Arts Center.