Tourism and the Arts Program Applications Now Open
“These days people don’t travel just to escape. They travel to enrich their lives. “
Arthur Frommer
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Tourism and the Arts Program Application - PDF
Tourism and the Arts Program Application - Word Doc
The Virginia Commission for the Arts and the Virginia Tourism Corporation have created a special grant program to help Virginia arts organizations, working in partnership with the local tourism industry, with direct expenses for tourism promotion efforts.
This objective can be accomplished through actions including the following:
- Encouraging and stimulating investment by combined efforts of local, regional and statewide entities for cultural marketing initiatives.
- Marketing Virginia as a year-round travel destination for individuals and groups.
- Marketing the arts and cultural attractions of Virginia to international travelers.
Eligible applicants are partnerships of at least three entities with the lead applicant required to be a Virginia Commission for the Arts General Operating Support grantee. Applications are now open and are available to download in the box on the right. The deadline for the return of the applications is Tuesday, September 23, 2008.