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.”
“The arts and culture sector is growing in Fairfax, and ArtsFairfax is doing everything we can to raise public funding for the arts, empower the arts sector with resources, and amplify the opportunities available to artists and local residents,” says Stuart Holt, President & CEO of ArtsFairfax.
Operating Support Grants and Project Support Grants are foundational to the stability of local nonprofit arts and culture organizations. By distributing Fairfax County funds to support arts and culture programs, services, and facilities local nonprofits provide to Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, and the City of Falls Church, ArtsFairfax ensures the vitality of the arts in our community.
The Workhouse Arts Center utilizes its 55-acre campus to host more than 800 classes and public events per year, bringing together people from across the region. More than 100 resident artists and instructors share their talents, fostering creativity with nearly 8000 students who take part in classes and workshops annually. Currently, the Workhouse Arts Center is hosting its annual Haunted Trail which takes guests on an immersive and thrilling experience through the remains of the former Lorton Prison grounds. Learn more by visiting www.workhousearts.org/haunt.
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