Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant

Created in 1993 to further FCA's mission to encourage, sponsor, and promote work of a contemporary, experimental nature, Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists who:

-Have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding

-Incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates. Our mission is to support experimental artistic practices.

Emergency Grants is the only active, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate, project-based assistance of this kind to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad.

• Award Info: The grants range from $500-$3,000

• Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture

Deadline: Ongoing

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Emergency Grants max’s kansas city project

Max’s Emergency Relief & Resource Fund is a one-time grant of between $500 and $1000 to assist self-employed artists who have a steady work history, but who are experiencing a temporary financial set back. MKCP assistance is designed to resolve this short term crisis, whatever it may be, and the applicant will again gain employment in the near future.

Individuals seeking assistance must be residents of New York State. Exceptions are made in some cases if applicant was affiliated with Max’s Kansas City. Applicants whose arrears are so serious that assistance will not allow them relief from their difficulties are not eligible for assistance. Please be specific as to what bill the grant is needed for. Grants of financial assistance do not go to the applicant. Payment goes directly to creditor/third party. Please note, although MKCP Emergency Grant does cover medical bills, it does not cover psychotherapy costs unless the psychotherapist is an MD. MKCP only covers housing, medical and legal aid. The application and support materials must be sent by snail mail!

To be included with application: This is your check list.

• A letter written by the applicant explaining specifically why assistance is needed and why the applicant cannot solve this problem without aid from MKC

• 5-10 work samples. Copies of artworks if applicant is a visual artist, published clippings if applicant is a writer, a CD/DVD if applicant is a composer or performer

• Copies of awards, reviews, etc. will be strongly considered

• A list of 3 names with physical addresses and telephone #s, (NO emails) of individuals MKCP can contact as character references on your behalf

• One recent letter of referral from a colleague or patron in your field who has known you for three years and who knows your work intimately. The letter must be made out to the Max’s Kansas City Project supporting your need and must be in addition to your three references that we call on your behalf.

• The following financial information must be submitted and labeled as such clearly in the top right corner of each page. Do not send originals. Send copies only:

• 1 current bank statement including account number, and balance

• 1 current rent or mortgage statement from landlord or bank

• 1 recent utility bill

• 1 recent phone bill

• 1 copy of any current loan statements

• 1 copy of most recent credit or debit card statement

The following income verification is required. Attach all that apply:

• 3 recent copies of invoices to arts clients

• 1 NYSDOL unemployment award letter if applicable

• 1 most recent pay stub ; indicate clearly on pay stub if this is a “day job” that helps further your work or an arts job in your field most recent copy of social security, worker’s compensation, pensions, tax dividends, rental income, lottery winnings, stocks, bonds, military benefits, child support, or any other benefits                                                         

If you are selected as an awardee:

• Visual artists may be asked to donate one sellable, signed piece for possible fundraising use

• Non visual art disciplines, if selected, will need to provide a paragraph of intent explaining how their expertise can support the MKC mission

• Grant recipients might be asked to provide a written testimonial for promotional use

Deadline: Ongoing

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JFNY Grant for Arts & Culture

The Japan Foundation, New York office (JFNY) accepts applications from non-profit organizations for projects that take place within the 37 states east of the Rocky Mountains, plus Washington D.C., listed below for the JFNY Grant for Arts & Culture on a rolling basis throughout the year. This grant aims to support projects that will further understanding of Japanese arts and culture. Successful projects are granted up to $5,000. This grant also supports online projects related to Arts & Cultural Exchange that incorporate issues pertaining to the COVID-19 global pandemic such as virtual exhibitions, virtual performances, film streaming, online conference as well as webinar. Priority will be given to those projects that have secured additional funding from sources other than the Japan Foundation, as well as projects that take place in areas where access to Japanese cultural events are relatively limited.

Deadline: Ongoing

• Award Info: $5,000 (average: US$2,000)

• Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture

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Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants

Submission Deadline: Ongoing

Eligibility: UK residents only. Eligibility varies based on amount applying for - Guidelines Here

About the grant:

What is National Lottery Project Grants?

• Project Grants can support individual practitioners, communities and cultural organisations
  with projects that focus on:
  Combined Arts including festivals and carnivals
  Dance
  Libraries
  Literature
  Museums
  Music
  Theatre
  or Visual Arts

When we say ‘project’, we mean a series of activities or a piece of work. Your project will
have a start and an end date, and a set of measurable aims that you’d like to achieve in
that time.
Before you apply to Project Grants you should read our ten year plan called Let’s Create.
Our plan is made up of 3 Outcomes and 4 Investment Principles.
Outcomes are what we want our plan to do.
Investment Principles are what we believe in. We think about our principles before we
give money to people or organisations.

Our 3 Outcomes are:
• We want creative people
• We want cultural communities
• We want a creative and cultural country
Our 4 Investment Principles are:
• We believe in ambition and quality
• We believe in being flexible, we call this dynamism
• We believe in being environmentally friendly
• We believe in being inclusive and relevant

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The Artadia Awards

The Artadia Awards provide financial support, exposure and recognition to artists. The awards are unrestricted, allowing artists to use the funds in any way they choose.

Each year, an open-call application is made available in each of the six active partner cities. Supporting artists equitably is a critical part of the Artadia Award process: we consider the unique populations of each community and are proud to reflect our country’s diversity with an Awardee pool that is over 50 percent female and over 40 percent persons of color.

In addition to financial support, Awardees can participate in the Artadia Network to receive structured opportunities for valuable new connections and resource sharing as well as receive a dedicated webpage on Artadia’s online Artist Registry. Connections fostered by Artadia have facilitated major steps in Awardees’ careers, such as inclusion in prominent exhibitions (e.g. five Awardees were featured in the 2017 Whitney Biennial, and six in 2019).

Beyond Artadia’s anchored program cities, we offer periodic awards with partners such as NADA, EXPO, Prospect New Orleans, and 21c Museum Hotels.

ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must be a contemporary visual artist, making artwork for presentation in a contemporary art context: museum, galleries, arts non-profit, the public art realm, etc. Artadia does not fund filmmakers making films for distribution in cinematic venues, or those working in choreography presented outside of a contemporary art context.

Applicants must be a contemporary visual artist, making artwork for presentation in a contemporary art context: museum, galleries, arts non-profit, the public art realm, etc. Artadia does not fund filmmakers making films for distribution in cinematic venues, or those working in choreography presented outside of a contemporary art context.

APPLICATIONS
The Artadia application is open for one month in each program city, is free to apply and open-call.

ACTIVE AWARD CITIES
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Houston
Los Angeles
New York City
San Francisco Bay Area

Artadia chooses to fund artists in cities that demonstrate a commitment to contemporary art. These cities are notable for the active presence of local artists in the community, art institutions recognized for innovative contemporary programming, a commercial art market that offers artists opportunities to show their work locally and at art fairs, and exemplary schools that prepare artists through undergraduate and graduate programs.

SELECTIONS
A jury of three curators assembled by Artadia, including one locally based curator, reviews all applications and determines a short list of six Finalists. A second jury, assembled by Artadia, made up of one juror from the application review and one new juror conducts virtual studio visits with each Finalist for 45 minutes.*

AWARDS
Following the studio visits, the second round jury will designate three Awardees to receive unrestricted funds of $15,000*, as well as access to the Artadia Network. Awardees are determined based on the sole discretion of the jury. *Marciano Artadia Awardee receives unrestricted funds of $25,000.

For their time and labor in the application process, Artadia provides stipends to each Finalist ultimately not chosen as an Awardee.

No Fee

Deadline: Varies for each location

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