The Workhouse Arts Center received a 2025 ArtsFairfax Operating Support Grant and a 2025 Project Support Grant to enhance its arts programs and develop community-based projects. The center hosts over 800 classes and events annually, engaging nearly 8,000 students and featuring more than 100 resident artists.Press Release:
The Workhouse Arts Center has been awarded a 2025 ArtsFairfax Operating Support Grant to further its mission to support a vibrant arts center that offers a unique combination of visual and performing arts, arts education, historical perspective, and community engagement. In addition, the Workhouse has been awarded a 2025 Project Support Grant to continue developing innovative, new community-based projects. The center is among 58 Operating Support Grant and 12 Project Support Grant recipients based in Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, and the City of Falls Church.
“We are so grateful to have the support of our incredible partners at Fairfax County and ArtsFairfax, who have long been supporters of the Workhouse Arts Center,” said Keith Gordon, President and CEO of the Workhouse Arts Foundation. “These two grants represent an important commitment, investment, and a belief in the transformative power of the arts from our County leadership.”
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