Virginia Vieser Fund for Arts Education
Forecasted
Virginia Vieser Fund for Arts Education supports nonprofit arts organizations’ new, one-time projects that expose learners of any age to visual or performing arts and benefit Erie County.
Funder: Erie Arts and Culture
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Annual application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $4,000 to one nonprofit arts organization; June–May activity period
Summary: Supports a new, one-time arts education project exposing learners of any age to visual or performing arts in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
Key Information: Applicants must be arts-focused 501(c)(3) nonprofits with their principal office or activities in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
Description
Erie Arts and Culture administers the Virginia Vieser Fund for Arts Education to support new and innovative projects that expose students of any age to visual or performing arts. Established in 1994 from Virginia P. Vieser’s estate, the fund awards its annual distribution to one nonprofit arts organization. Supported work must be a limited, one-time effort with a specific deliverable or output, rather than a recurring program.
The fund seeks to increase the capacity and impact of northwestern Pennsylvania’s creative and cultural sector, expand arts opportunities in lifelong learning, preserve and promote diverse cultures, and facilitate placemaking. Projects must provide an artistic or social benefit to Erie County stakeholders. Evaluation considers gaps in local artistic activities, knowledge-based or social emotional growth, and new relationships with external stakeholders.
