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Welcome to ArtMail for March 26, 2008! As March comes to a close, the Vermont Arts Council is preparing for an exciting April. We are looking forward to continuing our advocacy efforts in Washington, D.C. With National Arts Advocacy Day on March 31 and April 1, followed by Arts Achievement Day, and the official launch of Art Fits Vermont on April 16 in Montpelier. In grant news, we hope to see you at one of our grantseeker workshops, and to remind you that the first of our FY09 grant deadlines is quickly approaching!
Do you want to find out how to be a part of all the excitement at the Arts Council? How about learning how arts education is being linked to better brain activity? Do you want to go to Grammy Camp or Paris on an artistic adventure? Would you like to know the latest Vermont artist receiving national and international recognition? Then keep reading, and enjoy the latest edition of ArtMail!
QUOTABLE: “Every artist was first an amateur.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, philosopher and poet, b. 1803)
I’ve been helping my fifth-grader work out some math problems during the past few weeks and doing so has provided me with even more perspective on the work we do at the Arts Council.
Some of the problems had to do with the relationship between decimals and percentages. No matter how often I said the conversion from decimals to percentages was a mere matter of moving the decimal two places “over to the right,” it didn’t sink in until I started putting some examples into play.
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SAVE THE DATE: APRIL 16 IS ARTS ACHIEVEMENT DAY & THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF ART FITS VERMONT! - This is one of the best opportunities to meet with legislators to let them know how the arts affect you and your community. You'll receive arts advocacy training and tips on effective citizen lobbying, learn about the State House Art Collection, and participate in conversations about how the arts will impact our state in the future. Don't miss this chance to advocate for the arts in Vermont! Please save the date, and plan to attend!
ART FITS VERMONT - The Arts Council is requesting a $103,000 increase to our appropriation from the Vermont Legislature, $90,000 of which to fund community organizations planning Art Fits Vermont activities across the state. The House Appropriations Committee is considering this request now and we need your help to make the case! In the weeks ahead, Council staff will continue visiting communities to introduce the project and relay experiences from the 2006 project, Palettes of Vermont. Click here for the list of meeting dates and times.
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NATIONAL NEWS: ARTSVOTE2008 - ArtsVote2008, an initiative of Americans for the Arts Action Fund, has been closely following the presidential primaries and been very active on the campaign trail. From May 2007 to February 2008, an ArtsVote2008 staffer was hired in New Hampshire encourage support for the arts from each of the candidates and campaigns. This helped the Action Fund to secure statements from Govs. Huckabee and Richardson and Sens. Clinton, Obama, and Edwards. In November, the Arts Action Fund hosted the first Arts Policy Forum, which was attended by officials from five campaigns. A number of national and local news reports have been generated through ArtsVote2008, and Americans for the Arts Action Fund President and CEO Robert Lynch has been interviewed by several national media outlets as well.
APRIL IS JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH - Jazz Appreciation Month, celebrated every April, is intended to draw public attention to the glories of jazz as both a historical and a living treasure. The idea is to encourage musicians, concert halls, schools, colleges, museums, libraries, and public broadcasters to offer special programs on jazz every April. This website contains tools for teachers, including a curriculum entitled Groovin to Jazz, and resources for teaching classes on Benny Carter, Ella Fitzgerald, Arty Shaw, Lionel Hampton, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington. It also contains a bibliography of children’s books on jazz.
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GRANTSEEKER WORKSHOPS - Would you like to know more about Arts Council services? Have you ever wondered if YOU or your organization can apply for a grant? Would you like to find out what makes a grant application more successful? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should plan on attending one of our grant seeker workshops. Workshops specific to artists will take place from 1:00 to 3:00pm, and for organizations and schools from 3:30 to 5:30pm. Click on any of the links below for full details, or to get directions. For other questions you can call (828-0152) or email Susan McDowell.
FY09 GRANT DEADLINES ANNOUNCED - Click here to view the new grants schedule for FY09. Upcoming deadlines include:
- For Organizations - Local Arts Partnership Grants: Deadline April 6th.
Arts Learning Grants: Deadline May 1st
- For Schools - Arts Learning Grants: Deadline May 1st.
- For Artists - Creation Grants: Deadline May 1st.
GRANTS AVAILABLE NOW (ROLLING DEADLINE)
All applications must be submitted online. For a complete list of grants deadlines, and all other grant information, please visit our web site
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ARTS EDUCATION LINKED TO BETTER BRAIN ACTIVITY - The Dana Foundation, a private philanthropy with principal interests in brain science, immunology, and arts education, recently released Learning, Arts, and the Brain, a three-year, multi-institutional study finds that early training in performing arts is really good for the brain. An interest in performing arts helps develop sustained attention spans, which can improve other areas of cognition. Links exist between training in music and the ability to manipulate information in both short-term and long-term memory. Music training also appears to improve kids’ capacity for geometric representation, as well as the acquisition of reading skills. Acting classes lead to improved memory via better language skills. Dance learning is done through observation and mimicry, and that training appears to improve other cognitive skills.
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GRAMMY CAMP: THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR MUSIC CAREER! - Hosted from July 12-26, 2008 at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles and taught by industry professionals, GRAMMY Camp is a two week summer camp for high school students that provides hands-on training in music industry careers including: Audio Engineering, Concert Promotion/Production, DJ-Remixing, Film Scoring, Music Journalism, Music Production, Performance Songwriter, Video Game Music and Sound Design, Instrumental Performance: Bass/ Drums/ Keyboard/ Guitar/Saxophone/ Trumpet/ Trombone, Paid Counselor Positions!ARE YOU NEXT? Apply here. The deadline to apply is April 30. Questions? 800-423-2017 ext. 8682 or send an email. GRAMMY CAMP, 3402 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405.
NEW MUSIC INSTITUTES FOR ENSEMBLES & PRESENTERS - Chamber Music America's two-day New Music Institutes, moderated by Richard Kessler (executive director, Center for Arts Education, New York, NY), offer strategies for deepening audiences' understanding and enjoyment of contemporary music. Free to New York State residents and $35 for all others. Upcoming schedule: April 11 and 12 Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY; August 16 and 17, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY; October 3 and 4, Crane School of Music, Potsdam, NY. To register and/or for more information, contact Nick Iovanna.
SOCIETY FOR THE ARTS IN HEALTHCARE'S 19TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE - Embracing Our Past, Shaping Our Future: 21st Century Innovations. This conference will be hosted by Temple University on April 16 – 19, 2008, in Philadelphia, PA. Register here by April 7th, or you may register onsite April 16-19.
6TH ANNUAL VERMONT COLLABORATION CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES - Friday, October 17, 2008 at the Killington Grand Hotel, Killington, Vermont. This conference will feature exciting workshops to offer you knowledge, skills & strategies that can have an impact on the collaborative work that we do to support children, youth & families; music & artwork throughout the day; presentation of the 2008 John D. Burchard “Spirit of Collaboration” Award and a bookseller & resource table. Check here for updates. For more information, or if you are interested in submitting a workshop proposal, contact Diane Robie (802-948-2435) or Don Mandelkorn (802-479-7594).
PARIS FOR THE SENSES: A CREATIVE ARTS EXPEDITION FOR WOMEN - Taking place November 8-15, this is a feast for the senses. Join two experienced leaders and a small band of interesting women for a weeklong immersion in this city’s vibrant art world. Meet Paris artists, and explore a potpourri of museums, galleries, and neighborhoods chosen with you in mind. Enroll by May 2. Full description online. Contact Karen Kane via email or call 800-430-5436 to see a detailed itinerary.
VIEW APRIL CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/LECTURES IN THE VT ARTS CALENDAR: Clicking the links below will direct your browser to display listings as they appear in the Vermont Travel Planner (which is connected directly to the Vermont Arts Calendar):
Conferences & Workshops
Lectures & Readings
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VERMONT ARTIST RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION - Näkki Goranin, a Vermont photographer and historical photograph collector, has had her work shown in galleries, movies, and magazines. A former artist-in-residence with the Vermont Arts Council, she owns three vintage photobooths. She has done residencies in schools, and was part of the Concil's Art in State Buildings program. Näkki recently published her book "American Photobooth" which has been written up in People Magazine, the New Yorker (a review by John Updike), the New York Times, London Express, Toronto national Post and a variety of local news venues such as the Burlington Free Press and Seven Days. "American Photobooth" has been called "a great read and visual feast". Näkki currently has a show at Pine Street ArtWorks that features the art from her book. (The show will be up until the end of April.) If you're interested in hearing Näkki speak, she will be at the Smithsonian on April 8th, and the New York Public Library. Congratulations on all of your successes, Näkki!
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If you would like a shot at being featured in the column of events listings on our web site and in ArtMail, you must start by listing your event in The Vermont Arts Calendar. Both areas are reserved for events that are listed in the Calendar, and you'll have a better chance of getting featured if you have a photo of your event on your web site
AFTER YOU HAVE ENTERED YOUR EVENT in the Calendar, if you would like us to consider it for inclusion in the right hand column, feel free to email us to ask us to consider it; you may also attach a photo for publication.
Events listed in the Arts Calendar also post in the following locations:
- the Events calendar at vermontvacation.com,
- electronic kiosks in the State's Welcome Centers
- system administrators also email event listings to over 40 media outlets in Vermont
- selected "featured events" will also post in a sidebar on the Council's web site
We encourage all artists and presenters to use this free tool to help you spread the word about your arts events.
OK, I HAVE AN EVENT TO PUBLICIZE. HOW DO I GET STARTED? Click here and we'll walk you through it.
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Jobs | Calls to Artists | Funding Opportunities
JOBS:
LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIP - Deadline: April 25. This July, as part of the League’s new work preparing tomorrow’s leaders, a new six-month fellowship program is being piloted, designed to identify and prepare those who aspire to senior-level careers in the development area for orchestras. The program will include a six-month placement at one host orchestra. Placements in for 2008 will be either with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra or the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra—two of America’s most innovative orchestral organizations. Click here for more information.
ARTS JOB LISTINGS - For a list of current job openings in the arts, visit the Jobs page of the Cultural Commons. For arts management positions, see Americans for the Arts' job bank. Other links to arts jobs listings include www.backstagejobs.com, www.playbill.com/jobs/find, New England Theater 411's Call for Production Team, and TCG's ArtSEARCH.
CALLS TO ARTISTS:
DESIGN COMPETITION - The National Endowment for the Arts has announced a design competition, in partnership with the Joint Committee on the Library and the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, for a statue of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks. Commissioned by the U.S. Congress, the sculpture will be permanently installed in National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol Building. The Chrysler Foundation has provided $100,000 to support the administration of the competition. The design competition, to be administered by the endowment, is open to U.S. citizens. Interested artists should submit an application, including a proposal for the sculpture and work samples that demonstrate their ability to cast large-scale bronze sculptures and to work in the portrait mode. The selected artist will receive up to $250,000 to create the bronze statue and pedestal. Competition guidelines are available on the NEA Web site. Individuals are required to submit their applications electronically through the federal government's online application system.
CALL TO ARTISTS: 2008 ART’S ALIVE FESTIVAL OF FINE ART - Vermont artists are invited to submit their work to the jury for the 2008 Art’s Alive Festival of Fine Art. The twenty-two year-old juried art festival and competition takes place in June. Those artists accepted by a jury of art professionals will be eligible for cash prizes, included in an exhibition at the Art’s Alive Gallery at Union Station, invited to participate in Art in the Windows, and eligible for inclusion in the festival catalog as well as other festival related activities. Visit the Kasini House web site for a submission packet, call (802) 264-4839, or send an email. Submission deadline: April 4, 2008.
CALL TO ARTISTS - LISTEN TO THE RADIO & WIN $500 - Calling all designers, painters, artists, and creative peoples. Do you listen to the non-commercial, anti-corporate, locally grown beats of 90.1 WRUV FM? Design and paint the WRUV 90.1 FM mural and get paid $500! The 20' x 9' wall outside WRUV Headquarters in the UVM Davis Student Center is begging for a creative make-over. We need your help to design and paint it. The mural design must include the frequency, "90.1" and the call letters "WRUV." Be inspired by the diverse and unique programming you can only hear on WRUV 90.1 FM. There are no restrictions on themes, images, or colors. WRUV will pay for all art supplies. Submissions are due April 30th. Mail Submissions on paper no larger than 17"x11.5" to: WRUV c/o Mural Talk, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, VT 05405. The winner will be chosen by the WRUV Staff and will be notified on May 5th. The winner will have until June 1st to complete the mural. The $500 commission will be awarded upon completion of the mural. The design contest is open to absolutely everyone. Questions?
VSA ARTS ANNOUNCES PLAYWRIGHT DISCOVERY PROGRAM CALL FOR SCRIPTS - The VSA arts Playwright Discovery Program invites middle and high school students to examine how disability affects their lives and the lives of others, and express their views through the art of playwriting. Playwrights may write from their own experience or about an experience in the life of another person or fictional character. Young playwrights with and without disabilities are encouraged to submit a script. Entries may be the work of an individual student or collaboration by a group or class of students. The winning play will be professionally produced at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The winning playwright receives $2,000 and a trip to Washington, D.C., to see his/her play performed. Any student with or without a disability is eligible to submit an entry. Authors must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. and must be students in grades 6 to 12 (or equivalent). Complete program guidelines and application materials are available at the VSA arts Web site. All submissions must be postmarked by April 11, 2008.
CALL TO HIGH SCHOOL ARTISTS - In its 4th year, FYI - Film Your Issue has grown into a global Internet-based competition that invites high school and college students in the United States and around the world to express themselves on pressing contemporary issues by creating and uploading short two-minute films on issues that impact them and their generation. Beginning February 15, films can be uploaded to multiple participating platforms, including MTV, YouTube, and American Film Institute Screen Nation, as well as promoted on MySpace TV. Awards and prizes include internships at USA Today, the United Nations, the award-winning PBS Series "P.O.V.", and the Humane Society of the United States; a $5,000 college scholarship from the Gates Foundation; having your film broadcast on Starz; having entries distributed by the Associated Press to its 1,800 Online Video Network media outlets; being profiled on MTV News and presented at the NAACP annual conference; VIP Pass/film presentation at AFI Silverdocs; the Walter Cronkite Civic Engagement Leadership Award and Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award; and many more. Visit the program's web site for complete program information, filmmaking tips, and full descriptions of the program's awards and prizes. Deadline: April 14, 2008.
NATIONAL SMALL WORKS EXHIBITION - TriCounty Arts Council is a multi-arts organization known for its commitment to promoting the success of visual artists. The National Small Works Exhibition, with a twenty-five year history of prestigious jurors, showcases exciting new work by artists in all mediums, and presents cash awards of at least $2,000. Click here for more information. Entries must be postmarked by April 18.
LAND AND LIGHT - Call for entries to Bryan Memorial Gallery's annual juried exhibition of New England landscape paintings. Specifications online, or send SASE to Bryan Gallery, PO Box 340, Jeffersonville, VT 05464. Deadline: April 25, 2008.
CALL TO ARTISTS - The Smithtown Township Arts Council (STAC) is now accepting entries for The Art of Music, an exhibition seeking to capture the total music environment: the performers, the lights, the audience, and the instruments. Open to all artists and all visual media. The exhibition is to be held June 7- July 1, 2008 at the Mills Pond House Gallery, and one winning artist will be selected to participate in STAC's annual Winner's Showcase. Exhibited work may not exceed 54" in width. Deadline for entries is April 30, 2008, and must be submitted as 300 ppi jpeg files on CD only (1800x1800). Visit the STAC website for full prospectus or send SASE to STAC, 660 Rte 25A, St. James, NY 11780.
GLIMMER TRAIN SEEKING STORY SUBMISSIONS - Glimmer Train is interested in reading your original, unpublished short stories about family! It's fine to submit more than one story or to submit the same story to different categories. When Glimmer Train accepts a story for publication, they are purchasing first-publication rights. (After they've published it, you can include it in your own collection.) Prizes are: 1st place wins $1,200, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, and 20 copies of that issue. 2nd-place: $500. 3rd-place:$300. This is open to all writers. Stories should be about family, and should not exceed 12,000 words. (No minimum.) There is a $15 reading fee per story. Submissions must be made by April 30, and can be done online.
UPCOMING DEADLINE AT THE MCCOLL CENTER FOR VISUAL ARTS - The McColl Center Artist-in-Residence Program for Regional, National and International artists is announcing the following application deadline: May 5, 2008. Fall 2009 and Winter 2010 sessions available. Private studios, $2,000 materials budget, $3,300 stipend provided. 24-hour access to fully-equipped metal and wood shops, media lab, darkroom, printmaking, sculpture, and ceramic studios. Paid travel and condominiums for artists outside of the Charlotte area. Application guidelines on web site Questions? Email or phone Claudia Gonzalez-Griffin at 704-332-5535.
SHELBURNE FARMS CALL TO ARTISTS - Shelburne Farms is inviting artists to submit applications to be part of their 21st annual Art Exhibition & Sale. The Exhibition & Sale will take place in the kistoric Coach Barn from September 26 - October 19, 2008. Artists in all mediums are encouraged to apply. Artwork must have been created in the last two years and cannot have been shown in the Burlington area. Submissions are due May 16. Click here for more information and to download an entry form.
NEW ENGLAND/NEW YORK/NEW TALENT 2008: CALL FOR ENTRIES - Open to emerging artists working in New England and New York. All media. Between 12 and 20 artists will be selected for inclusion in the exhibition. University of Massachusetts Amherst Exhibition Dates: November 1 Through December 7, 2008. Accepted applicants will be notified by phone and email by June 30, 2008. Non-accepted applicants will receive the return of their materials and notification by mail by July 15, 2008. Slide Option: Six 35 mm slides in thin frames, encased in plastic sleeve. Write the title, dimensions in inches, your name on each slide, and place a red dot in the lower left-hand corner. Include a brief artist statement with your name, address, phone, and email address printed in the top center of page. include SASE. Digital Option: A cd with six jpegs. Include a brief artist statement with your name, address, phone, and email address printed in the top center of page. Include SASE. Send to NY/NE/NT 2008, Hampden Gallery, 16 Curry Hicks, 100 Hicks Way, UMASS Amherst, MA 01003. Entries must be postmarked by May 31, 2008.
CALL FOR ENTRIES: 28th ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED FINE ART COMPETITION - The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art is currently accepting entries for its 28th annual juried fine art competition, A Sense of Place 2008. Open to all U.S. artists ages 18 and older working in the following media: drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, ceramics, sculpture, and mixed media. $25 entry fee covers submission of slides or CD of up to three works; additional works $5 each. Cash awards available. Juror: Amanda Cooper, Curator of Exhibitions, The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL. Entries must be postmarked by June 6, 2008; exhibition runs September 19-October 17, 2008. For a free prospectus, send SASE to: Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, 506 Telfair St., Augusta, GA 30901, 706-722-5495, send an email, or visit the website to download the prospectus in pdf format.
CALL TO ARTISTS: SCULPTFEST '08 - The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center invites sculptors to submit proposals for outdoor exhibition SculptFest08, September 13-October 26. Annual event features installations in response to post-industrial marble quarrying and manufacturing environment of West Rutland. Theme for 2008- “Human Interventions and the Industrial Landscape.” Deadline- July 3. For more information, visit the Carving Studio's website, or call 802-438-2097.
NYFA CLASSIFIEDS – The New York Foundation for the Arts web site lists opportunities and services for artists in its classified section, one of the best free national online sources for artist opportunities and services. These include calls for entry, services such as photography of art work and accounting, space for rent, and many others.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
CREATIVE CAPITOL/WARHOL FOUNDATION ARTS WRITERS GRANT - The Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant is a three-year pilot program designed to support writers whose work addresses contemporary visual art through project-based grants issued directly to individual authors. The first program of its type, it was founded in recognition of both the financially precarious situation of arts writers and their indispensable contribution to a vital artistic culture. The Arts Writers Grant Program issues awards for books, articles, short-form writing, and blogs/new and alternative media projects and aims to support the broad spectrum of writing on contemporary visual art, from general-audience criticism to academic scholarship. Deadline for completed Letter Of Intent to apply for a grant is May 5, 2008 Online (only): 4:59 p.m. EST.
CHALLENGE AMERICA: REACHING EVERY COMMUNITY FAST-TRACK REVIEW GRANTS (FY09) - Challenge America Fast-Track Grants enable organizations, particularly those that are small or mid-sized, to extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations—those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Applications must be submitted by June 2, 2008. Applicants will receive notification within approximately 6 months for projects starting after January 1, 2009. Grants are $10,000 and require a one-to-one match. Projects should be focused, distinct activities that are generally smaller in scale and shorter in duration than those supported through other NEA categories. Projects are limited to ONE of the following specific types:
- Guest Artists/Arts Event: An arts event that will feature one or more guest artists. The project (such as a festival, exhibit, recital, reading, performance, screening, broadcast, lecture) must include the participation of guest artist(s). Artistic staff or resident artists of an applicant organization do not qualify as guest artists. In addition to artists' fees, the project may include public relations, professional documentation, and program enhancements that are integral to the event. Examples of program enhancements include interpretive material, transportation, program accommodations (e.g., sign language interpretation, audio description), catalogues, brochures, or publications. Other enhancements such as specific lecture-demonstrations, pre- or post-event talks, or workshops relevant to the proposed arts event also are eligible. NOTE: Projects that involve curriculum-based arts instruction are not eligible (see the Learning in the Arts category).
- Public Art: Professionally directed public art projects such as murals, sculptures, or environmental art that are developed through community engagement.
- Civic Design: Civic design activities that involve the renovation, restoration, or adaptive reuse of cultural facilities or spaces. Projects may include architectural studies, design competitions, charettes (design workshops), or feasibility plans. Funding is not available for actual renovation or construction costs.
- Cultural Tourism/Districts: The unified promotion of community-wide arts activities and resources to enhance cultural tourism or activities in cultural districts. Unified promotion is defined as the professional assessment, design, and/or distribution of public relations tools (calendars, Web sites, brochures, rack cards, signage, etc.) designed to benefit several local organizations. NOTE: Promotional projects for a single organization are not eligible.
Organizations that apply to Challenge America Fast-Track are not eligible to apply for either the Access to Artistic Excellence or Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth categories. Information on Challenge America Fast-Track grants and application instructions and forms are available in the Fiscal Year 2009 Guidelines, which are organized by discipline/field. The Guidelines are located on the Arts Endowment web site
NEW NEA GUIDELINES - Application guidelines for the next round of Grants for Arts Projects are now available on the NEA's web site Organizations may apply under the following categories:
- Access to Artistic Excellence: To encourage and support artistic excellence, preserve our cultural heritage, and provide access to the arts for all Americans. An organization may request a grant amount from $5,000 to $150,000. (Deadline: August 11, 2008.)
- Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants: To support projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations. Grants are for $10,000. (Deadline: June 2, 2008)
- Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth: To advance arts education for children and youth in school-based or community-based settings. An organization may request a grant amount from $5,000 to $150,000. (Deadline: June 9, 2008)
To view the guidelines, select the field or discipline most relevant to your project, and Grants for Arts Projects will be the first funding opportunity listed.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ALL ROADS FILM PROJECT OFFERS SEED GRANTS FOR INDIGENOUS FILMMAKERS - The All Roads Film Project is a National Geographic initiative created to provide an international platform for indigenous and underrepresented minority-culture artists to share their cultures, stories, and perspectives through the power of film and photography. All Roads includes a film festival, photography program, and seed grant program. The All Roads Seed Grant Program funds film projects by and about indigenous and underrepresented minority-culture filmmakers from all reaches of the globe. The program seeks filmmakers who bring their lives and communities to light through first-person storytelling. The grant program is open to indigenous and under-represented minority culture filmmakers, as well as filmmakers who can demonstrate that they have been designated by indigenous or minority communities to tell their story. Grants range up to a maximum of $10,000 each. Submission deadlines are quarterly on the 15th of each March, June, September, and December. Visit the program's Web site for complete guidelines and application procedures.
NEW ENGLAND FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS OFFERS FUNDING FOR NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTS - The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) is accepting grant proposals for the Native Arts @ NEFA program. The program will provide grants in amounts up to $3,000 each to support Native artists residing in New England. Projects should focus on art making and its benefit to New England communities. Projects may address preservation of arts and cultural traditions, contemporary native arts, and/or training and technical assistance. Eligible applicants include Native artists demonstrating knowledge and experience in their art form, medium, or media; Native organizations committed to preserving and encouraging art and art making in their communities; and artists and organization leaders who are members of or affiliated with a Native American tribal nation and reside in one of the six New England states. Artists and organizations who have previously received a Native Arts @ NEFA grant are eligible to apply, if requesting funds for a different project. Application deadline is July 15, 2008 (for projects occurring between September 1, 2008, and August 31, 2009).
FOUNDATION CENTER RFPS - Philanthropy News Digest, a service of the Foundation Center, hosts a web site listing funding opportunities, requests for proposals, and other listings of interest to artists and arts organizations.
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THE AWAKENINGS PROJECT - Awakenings is an award-winning coalition of artists, writers, actors and musicians who stand apart from the ordinary in that they live with psychiatric illnesses. The group's mission is to assist persons with mental health issues in developing their craft and finding an outlet for their creative abilities through art in all forms. The Awakenings Project also works in another direction: to seek to raise public acceptance and awareness of the creative talents of people living with psychiatric disorders who work in the fields of fine art, music, literature and drama. In 2006, The Awakenings Project was winner of the "Outstanding Contribution to Recovery by a Non-Profit Organization" award by the Irwin Foundation at Celebration Recovery. Visit The Awakenings Project website today!
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