At its core, arts & culture open our minds to new ways of thinking, and ultimately, new ways of doing – a fresh color palette to help us paint a new tomorrow. We believe that arts & culture are the lifeblood of thriving communities and we work hard to bring them to every corner of our county.  At the Cultural Council, we are a business mentor, a marketing partner, a matchmaker, an advisor, a cultural expert and a financial benefactor.  We are a team of cultural architects growing and inspiring community by making arts & culture a part of everyday life, for everybody.

We give local artists a voice and a venue.

How can I connect with the Cultural Council as an artist?

The Cultural Council for Palm Beach County’s mission is to champion, engage, and grow the arts in Palm Beach County—and that starts with supporting the innovative professionals who make it happen.

As part of that mission, the Council offers a variety of services and programs to Palm Beach County’s many creative professionals (no matter the medium), at no cost, and with no membership required. We manage funds and grants dedicated to keep artists working; we offer exhibition, professional development, and retail opportunities at our headquarters; and we offer the service of our dedicated Artist Resource Team (ART).

How can we help you create here in Palm Beach County?

Exhibitions

Main Gallery Exhibitions

The largest space at the Council, the Main Gallery, typically hosts three exhibitions per year (Fall through Spring). These exhibitions are curated by the Council, or by qualified collaborators, and include multiple artists across varied mediums representing the exhibition’s theme, or as conceived by the juror or curator.

Artists are sourced from the Council’s online directory and/or through a public call-for-artists posted on palmbeachculture.com/artist-news. There is no fee to exhibit and membership to the Council is not required.

Solo Gallery Exhibitions

The purpose of the Solo Gallery is to provide Palm Beach County-based emerging, mid-career, or professional visual artists with an opportunity for a solo exhibition (typically a full series of their work or a sampling of work representative of their career evolution).

Exhibitions are chosen annually through a non-paid, competitive selection process vetted by a committee of visual arts professionals. Sign up for our emails to be notified when the next application period opens.

Funding Opportunities

The Council currently administers two privately-funded grant programs for artists:

Additionally, the Council facilitates the Palm Beach County portion of the annual South Florida Cultural Consortium, which offers the largest regional, government-sponsored artists’ grants in the United States, awarding $15,000 and $7,500 grants to resident visual and media artists from Broward, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe and Palm Beach counties.

Since established in 1988, the Consortium has awarded over $4 million in grants to over 300 artists. In addition to receiving the grant, the artists take part in an exhibition hosted and organized by a visual arts institution in one of the five counties. Palm Beach County recipients also have their work displayed in the Cultural Council’s gallery.

For more information on funding opportunities for artists, visit palmbeachculture.com/artist-funding.

Membership

Creative professionals who wish to support the Council in its mission to champion, engage, and grow arts and culture in Palm Beach County can join as a member. Membership benefits include:

• A subscription to the award-winning art&culture magazine
• Complimentary admission to the Council’s member preview events
• A discount on purchases in the Roe Green Uniquely Palm Beach Store
• Opportunities to network/collaborate/engage with like-minded professionals

Visit palmbeachculture.com/membership to join or renew today.

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