The Student Ticket Subsidy program--funded by the Tennessee General Assembly and administered in cooperation with the Tennessee Arts Commission (TAC)--provides funds to public school students to attend arts and cultural events for free or at a greatly reduced rate. Memphis City Schools, Shelby County Schools, and West Tennessee public schools (Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion, Tipton, and Weakley counties) are eligible to apply for this grant. The grant process is simple with a one page application completed for each event requested.

ArtsMemphis will begin accepting applications for 2010-2011 events on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 7:00am central time. Applications can be faxed to ArtsMemphis at (901) 578-2784. Please make sure you confirm your fax was sent.  If you are in Shelby County, we strongly encourage you to send your applications in NO LATER THAN Monday, September 20, 2010, since Shelby County funds go quickly.

Applications will continue to be accepted until all funds are depleted or June 1, 2011, whichever comes first.   Schools sending multiple applications should coordinate and fax the applications as one document. The maximum amount that can be requested per school is $3,000. In the link to the right, you will find the Guidelines along with the simple application form (last page). Please read the Guidelines carefully. If you have questions, call (901-578-2787 ext. 311) or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it. ArtsMemphis applauds the vision of the West Tennessee state legislators who continue to support the arts by funding the Tennessee Arts Commission and this extremely valuable program.

* To view or print the PDF documents above, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. Get Acrobat Reader free.