Subgrants
Arts Council of Midland (ACM), in collaboration with the City of Midland Hotel/Motel Tax Authority, grants dollars to area 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations for arts-related programming in Midland.
Administered by ACM, annual Subgrants are distributed once each year for programs that occur between January 1st and December 31st of each calendar year. Since 1989, ACM has Subgranted $2.7 million dollars in grants to the arts in our community. These funds help to support the wonderful art-related programming in our community such as Midland Festival Ballet's annual production of The Nutcracker , Ballet Folklorico programs at Hispanic Cultural Center of Midland, and community outreach performances with the West Texas Symphony.
We will hold an informational meeting via Zoom on Thursday, June 12th at 3 p.m. CST. Please contact our office to register for this Zoom meeting. Anyone is welcome to contact the ACM office at 432-687-1149 for consultation or to set up an appointment to discuss your organization’s Subgrant application. You may also email me at info@acmidland.org.
Subgrant applications are due August 15th by 5:00 p.m. No late applications will be accepted.
The Subgrants review process uses the following criteria to evaluate Subgrant applications:
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Quality of programming
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Demonstration of community involvement and outreach
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Administrative and fiscal responsibility
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Distribution of funds among various art disciplines
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Accessibility of programs and facilities to minorities, low income, culturally disadvantaged and disabled people
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Amount of ACM grant funds available
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Must have a public component that takes place within Midland County
Supporting arts programming in our community
2026 Subgrant Recipients & Projects
Casa de Amigos - Music Education for Youth https://www.casadeamigosmidland.org/
Casa de Amigos - Senior Center Arts Program https://www.casadeamigosmidland.org/
Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian Basin - ENAM Senior Art Program https://www.noelartmuseum.org/
Hispanic Cultural Center of Midland - Ballet Folklorico Program | https://hccmidland.org/
Hispanic Cultural Center of Midland - Cinco de Mayo Educational/ Arts Program for K-8th Grade https://hccmidland.org/
Hispanic Cultural Center of Midland - Mariachi Programming https://hccmidland.org/
Hispanic Cultural Center of Midland - Mariachi Workshop https://hccmidland.org/
Literacy Coalition of the Permian Basin - Books for Bright Futures MISD https://literacypb.org/
Midland Arts Association – MAA Spring Juried Show, Member Show, & Fall Juried Show https://maatx.org/
Midland Community Theatre – 2026 Membership Season https://mctmidland.org/
Midland Festival Ballet – 2026 Season Productions (33rd The Nutcracker) https://www.midlandfestivalballet.org/
Midland Palette Club Art Center – Eight Demonstrations, Two Workshops, and Community Outreach https://www.paletteclubmidland.com/
Midland Quilters Guild – Midland Quilt Show & Annette Kuder https://www.midlandquiltersguild.com/
Permian Basin Gifts of Hope – Survivor Showcase https://giftsofhopetx.org/
Permian Basin Opera - Opera in the Schools MISD https://www.mypbo.org/
Rays of Hope Children’s Grief Centre – Artistic Expression https://hospiceofmidland.org/rays-of-hope/
West Texas Jazz Society – Bebop to Hip-Hop 2026 https://wtjs.org/
West Texas Symphony – Educational Outreach at the Wagner Noel PAC Spring 2026 https://www.wtxs.org/
West Texas Symphony – 63rd Season https://www.wtxs.org/
Supporting other non-profits of West Texas
Basin PBS https://www.basinpbs.org/
High Sky Children’s Ranch https://www.highsky.org/
Keep Midland Beautiful https://keepmidlandbeautiful.org/
Live on Stage https://mctmidland.org/
Permian Basin Opera https://www.mypbo.org/
Safe Place of Permian Basin https://safeplacenow.com/
Sibley Environment Learning Center Foundation, Inc. https://sibleynaturecenter.org/
Spectrum of Solutions https://www.spectrumofsolutions.org/
The Recording Library of West Texas https://www.recordinglibrary.org/
Thriving United, Inc https://thrivingunited.org/
