The Cultural Alliance of Greater Birmingham

Birmingham Museum of Art

Welcome to the Cultural Alliance of Greater Birmingham's web site! Your interest in the Cultural Alliance tells us that you value the arts and cultural organizations we serve. Our mission is simple-to fund, support, nurture and promote arts and cultural organizations and working artists in central Alabama. Like you, we believe that arts and culture enhances our lives and our communities.

The Cultural Alliance plays many roles in accomplishing our mission:

We advocate for the cultural sector.
We raise funds to disperse to worthy organizations and individuals.
We involve citizens in the re-granting of public funds to the arts.
We oversee the implementation of the Cultural Master Plan of Greater Birmingham.
We act as a clearinghouse for arts education programming in the region.
We act as a spokesperson on behalf of the cultural sector.
We conduct research on the sector to help inform public policy on the arts.
We act as a convener and facilitator-bringing diverse voices throughout the sector together to address opportunities, problems and issues.

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

In 2002, Region 2020 commissioned Wolf, Keens & Company, a leading arts consultant, to develop an arts and cultural master plan as one of its major initiatives. Region 2020 is a nonprofit organization which advocates for regional cooperation and citizen involvement in Central Alabama to improve quality of life in areas such as education, affordable housing, the environment, transportation, and the arts. The Cultural Master Plan was officially released in March 2003 by Region 2020. The plan listed the formation of a cultural organization as a key strategy in providing consistent coordination and leadership for the arts and cultural sector. Region 2020 served a crucial role establishing the infrastructure of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Birmingham before spinning it off in September 2003.

Explore our website to learn more about the cultural sector and the numerous ways that arts and culture enhance central Alabama.

A proud partner of
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham.
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The CAGB is a professional member of Americans for the Arts.
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Let's restore public funding for arts and cultural activities in Jefferson County

Voice your support for creating a permanent, sustainable funding mechanism for the Cultural Sector. YOUR IMMEDIATE ACTION WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE Learn More

Upcoming Technical Assistance and Professional Development Opportunties!

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NEW! Cultural Marketplace for Central Alabama

Ask Artie! connects you to individual artists and arts professionals, arts/cultural organizations, venues, and galleries plus a wide variety of resources and services of interest to the cultural sector. It is the newest feature on activeculture.info and it’s Free!
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From food to dance, books to festivals, sports to music, what to know “what’s going on where” in Central Alabama? Check out our exciting web-based events calendar. Bookmark this page and visit often to see what's happening.
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Wow! The arts and cultural sector generates $125 million for the Jefferson County economy.

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Become an arts advocate today!

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Make sure your nonprofit arts organization has a Dun & Bradstreet number so that the country's creative industries are properly documented.
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