Center of the European Experience:

Annual Cultural Festival "Soul of Georgia", April 26, 2024

2024 Project Grant Awards

The 2024 Project Grant cycle received the largest number of applications in our five-year history. There were twenty-three (23) exemplary projects submitted by community non-profits. These organizations were awarded just over $150,000 in grants to fund public art, visual art, dance, theatre, film, arts education, and cultural events across Gwinnett County.

First-Time Applicants, Projects Awarded

  • Atlanta Taiwanese Association of America ATAA Heritage Week

  • Catrachos y Latinos, LLC Fedue Noche Cultural

  • Center of the European Experience Annual Cultural Festival “Soul of Georgia”

  • Sugarloaf Gwinnett Center Tribute Series Part 1

Aurora Theatre, Video Testimonial, “The Color Purple”

Business Brazil USA media coverage “Glow in the Park”, April 19-20, 2024

2024 Projects Awarded

  • African American Culture and Arts Festival Annual AACAF Festival

  • Atlanta International Night Market " “Glow in the Park”!

  • Aurora Theatre “The Color Purple”

  • Contemporary Classics Theatre “Shakespeare in the Park”

  • Fezziwig Foundation, Inc. “Anastasia the Musical”

  • Fresh Films Gwinnett Studio Tours and Career Bootcamps

  • Georgia Latino Film Festival Georgia Latino Film Festival/ Youth Cinema Summit

  • Gwinnett Ballet Theatre “Emerge 2024”

  • Lionheart Theatre Company “Lawless Spirits Ghost Tour”

  • Live Arts Theatre Company “Chicken & Biscuits”

  • Norcross Gallery and Studios Citywide Photography Contest

  • Southeastern Railway Museum Railway Photography Exhibition

  • Spectrum Autism Support Group Community Drum Circles

  • Stone Mountain Chorus Fall Show

  • Sugarloaf Ballet, Inc. “Cinderella”

  • Suwanee Arts Center Suwanee Arts Festival Art Exhibition

  • Suwanee Performing Arts “Broadway in the Park”

  • The Hudgens Center for Art And Learning Public Art Mural

  • Urban Mediamakers Film Festival Creative Kids Summer Camp

“Synchronicity”, Mural at Sugarloaf Parkway Underpass, by artist Krista “Jonesy” Jones

For 2024 Project Grant Recipients

Gwinnett Creativity Fund (GCF) Project Grants provide support for arts and cultural projects, initiatives or programming. Projects may range from Public Art, visual and performing arts programming, arts preservation, music, film, and arts education.

  • Application Period: The 2024 application period has ended.

  • Project Period: Projects need to be implemented between April 1 and November 15, 2024.

  • Final Report: Within 45 days of project completion OR no later than December 1, 2024. The final report portion of the application is currently open for all 2024 grant recipients. You must include the Final Report form and upload to the application (link to template below).

  • Application Platform: All current applications (and reports) are located at exploregwinnett.smapply.io

  • Guidelines: 2024 Project Grant Guidelines are linked below.

  • Questions? Please see our FAQ page or contact gcf@exploregwinnett.org.