Arts & Cultural District Incentive applications due February 15

The City of Fredericksburg established an Arts and Cultural District in an effort to increase the awareness and support for the arts and cultural communities and to provide incentives for qualifying businesses to remain and locate in the district.

Qualifying businesses include visual arts, dance, media arts and music studios and places of instruction, art and sculpture galleries, museums, performing arts venues, including live music, theatre, dance and opera and arts offices.  View Ordinance 20-21 for details.

Incentive Categories:

• Arts and cultural businesses – annual business license tax reduction maximum of $250 for ten years
• Non-arts businesses that host year-round, rotating art exhibits – annual business license tax reduction maximum of $250 for ten years

To qualify for the tax incentives, each business must submit an annual online application to the Department of Economic Development and Tourism by February 15 to confirm eligibility upon review by the Commissioner of the Revenue’s office. Once approved, the business will be entitled to the business license tax reduction on its business license tax application to the Commissioner of the Revenue.  Qualifying businesses new or existing must still submit their annual business license application no later than March 1 and submit payment no later than March 15 to the Commissioner of the Revenue.  If these dates are not meet the business will be disqualified from the incentive for the current year.

Learn more about the incentive.

If you have any questions, please contact Amy Peregoy by e-mail or call 540.372.1216, ext. 7204.