SOUNDS OF RESILIENCE

A Fort Worth musician’s grant program designed to help get musicians back in the studio and up on the stage.

Celebrating and strengthening Fort Worth’s resilience. Designed to spark communal reflection, hope, and change through music.

This innovative initiative will give significant grants to 41 local musicians. Artists are challenged to compose musical works about resilience to fuel the city’s creative economy and to help drive community healing and positive change.

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Grant Size

$100,000 will be
awarded to artists

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Musician Grant Structure

6 artists | $5,000 each
35 artists | $2,000 each

APPLY

Applicants are asked to provide a “Tiny Desk” style submission of two songs, along with a personal statement about their experience in the pandemic and the role their music will play in drawing people together around the theme of resilience.

PARTNERS

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