Administered by Creative Capital with support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Multi-Arts Production Fund
was founded on the principle that experimentation drives human
progress, no less in art than in science or medicine. The fund has
announced a call for Letters of Inquiry from artists, ensembles,
producers, and arts presenters whose work in the disciplines of
contemporary performance embodies this spirit of exploration and
inquiry.

The fund is particularly interested in supporting work that examines
notions of cultural difference or “the other,” be it in class, gender,
generation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or other aspects of
diversity. Only projects that contain a live performance will be
considered.

Up to forty grants ranging from $10,000 to $45,000 will be awarded in
2013 to nonprofit arts organizations. Organizations and artists must
demonstrate at least two years of professional experience, and
unincorporated artists or ensembles may apply through a fiscal sponsor.

The fund does not support straight adaptations from one medium to
another, remounting of past work, traditional restaging of classic
works, educational projects, youth programs that do not achieve as high
an artistic standard as competing professional works, festivals, or
contests.

Current employees or board members of Creative Capital, the Doris
Duke Charitable Foundation, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, as well
as immediate family members of such persons, are not eligible to apply
for a MAP grant.

The fund will begin accepting Letters of Inquiry for the 2013 MAP
Fund grant cycle on September 9, 2013. Upon review, selected applicants
will be notified during the week of November 4, 2013, to submit full
proposals.

See the MAP Fund Web site for eligibility and application guidelines.

Contact:

Link to Complete RFP

The Princess Grace Foundation-USA, in partnership with the Ford Foundation,
is accepting nominations for its 2013 JustFilms Documentary Awards
program, which seeks to identify and support voices from
underrepresented communities with authentic and powerful stories to
tell.

This year, priority will be given to social justice films by
Native/Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Grant amounts are contingent
on the size of the project budget.

Nominations must be submitted by deans/department chairs in
conjunction with the faculty of established U.S. colleges and
universities or by directors of nonprofit media arts organizations with
structured film production programs that the foundation has invited to
apply.

Candidates from colleges and universities must be full-time students
or matriculated but have not yet  completed their thesis films, have
completed at least one film as director, be the director of the proposed
thesis film, and be a United States citizen or be able to demonstrate
proof of permanent resident status.

All candidates from a media arts organization must be enrolled in the
organization’s structured production training program, have completed
at least one film as director, be the director of the proposed final
project, and be a United States citizen or be able to demonstrate proof
of permanent resident status.

For eligibility and application guidelines, see the Princess Grace Foundation-USA Web site.

Contact:

Link to Complete RFP

The National Art Education Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the National Art Education Association,
is accepting applications from NAEF members for  programs that support
classroom-based arts education. Through its 2013 grant cycle, NAEF is
offering the following funding opportunities:

Ruth Halvorsen Professional Development Grants: Annual scholarships
of up to $2,500 will be awarded to qualified art educators whose
proposals focus on understanding, implementation of, and issues  related
to the National Visual Arts Standards and/or which support the
improvement of the teaching of art.

Mary McMullan Grants: Grants of up to $2,500 will be awarded for
projects that promote arts education as an integral part of the
curriculum and establish and/or improve the instruction of art in public
and private elementary and secondary schools as well as institutions of
higher education in the United States.

NAEF Research Grants: Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to
support research in arts education that advances knowledge in the field
as well as the goals outlined in Creating a Visual Arts Research Agenda
Toward the 21st Century (see NAEA Web site).

SHIP Grants: Grants of up to $500 will be awarded to arts educators
seeking equipment and/or instructional resources  needed to advance
student learning  related to the National Visual Arts Standards.

Teacher Incentive Grants: Scholarships of up to $2,500 will be
awarded to individual art educators to attend training and education
programs that promote the improvement of the teaching of art, including
instructional process, curriculum, student learning, student assessment,
classroom management, or other practices relating to instructional
interaction and the achievement of student learning.

Grants are made only to NAEA members (including student and retired
members), state/province associations, and recognized NAEA affiliates.
Qualified applicants must have been active NAEA members for at least a
year prior to the date of application.

See the National Art Education Foundation Web site for eligibility and application guidelines.

Contact:

Link to Complete RFP

Application Deadline is May 23, 2013

NEA’s Challenge America Fast-Track Director, Michael Killoren, will present a webinar on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 from 3:00 – 4:00 PM EDT to help potential applicants navigate the application materials and process. There will be an overview presentation of CAFT guidelines, followed by a Q & A.

The Challenge America Fast-Track (CAFT) category of funding supports primarily small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations—those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability.

The Challenge America Fast Track deadline is May 23, 2013.

How to join the webinar

Please register in advance on the NEA’s webinar page at arts.gov or go to https://events-na7.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/1100909356/en/events/event/shared/1216039387/event_landing.html?sco-id=1238502632&_charset_=utf-8

You may listen using your computer’s speakers or dial-in to 1-877-685-5350 and use participant code: 739587. Attendees will be muted but able to type in questions and comments through a Q & A text box.

An archive of the webinar will be available on April 8th on the NEA’s website.

More information on Challenge America Fast-Track

Challenge America Fast-Track grants:

Extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations.
Are limited to 4 specific types of projects: arts event featuring a guest artist(s), public art, unified promotion, and design.
Are for a fixed amount of $10,000 and require a minimum $10,000 match.
Receive an expedited application review.

To see recent CAFT grants, visit the Recent Grants section at arts.gov. For sample application narratives, go to the Freedom of Information Act Reading Room.

Harpo Foundation uses a 2-step application process to review
proposals submitted by artists and non-profit institutions and fiscal sponsors who seek support on behalf of artists.

• As of March 2013, individual artists who are U.S. citizens may
  submit proposals on their own behalf. Non-U.S. citizens, even permanent
  residents of the U.S., are ineligible. Artists who are students at the
  time of the application deadline are ineligible.
• Tax exempt 501c3 organizations are eligible.
• Institutions in countries outside of the United States are eligible
  but if awarded must be prepared to supply the foundation with a legal
  affidavit written in English qualifying its tax exempt activities and
  structure.
• Presenting venues and hosting organizations may only submit one application a year.
• Fiscal sponsors may submit proposals on behalf of more than one artist a year.

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation Seeks Proposals to Fund Guest Artists for University Productions The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation is accepting proposals for the SDCF Guest Artist Initiative, which helps fund guest artists positions for professional directors and choreographers involved in stage productions at American colleges and universities. The program will award up to $6,000 to be shared by at least two American colleges or universities for stage productions to be chosen by a panel of professional directors and choreographers, arts administrators, and college educators. To be eligible, the project must be produced by an American college or university located in the United States, be mounted by December 31, 2014, and be fully funded. See the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation Web site for eligibility and application guidelines.

Contact: Link to Complete RFP

Aaron Siskind Foundation Invites Applications for 2013 Individual Photographer’s Fellowships
Fellowship grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to
artists working in photography and/or photo-based art who demonstrate a serious
commitment to photography and who are professionally active in the field….

Deadline: May 24, 2013

Posted: March 6, 2013

Harpo Foundation Invites Letters of Inquiry from Visual Arts and Nonprofit Arts Organizations
Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to visual
artists whose work promises to advance and cross the boundaries of visual media
and artistic disciplines….
Deadline:
April 5, 2013 (Letters of Inquiry)
Posted: March 6, 2013

Arts, Culture & Design in Schools, a charitable initiative of national retailer Target,
is accepting applications from schools and nonprofit organizations for
programs that bring arts and cultural experiences directly to K-12
students.

The company awards grants of $2,000 for programs that enhance the
classroom curricula by bringing the arts and cultural experiences to
schools via in-school performances, artist-in-residency programs,
workshops, and so on. Programs must take place between September 2013
and August 2014.

Grants are restricted to K-12 educational institutions and
organizations with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code.

Applications are accepted between March 1 and April 30 each year, with grant awards announced in September.

See the Target Web site for eligibility and application guidelines.

Contact:

Link to Complete RFP

Through its Fund for National Projects, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation awards a total of up to $1 million in grants each year to support key national projects in the professional nonprofit dance, jazz, presenting and/or theater fields. Specifically, the fund supports projects that strengthen the national infrastructure of the nonprofit performing arts and/or improve conditions for the national community of performing artists in professional nonprofit dance, jazz and theater.

Projects eligible for the grants should engage a broad constituency, occur once (or periodically) rather than annually, and have the potential to significantly impact their respective field. Examples include research projects that assess the national health of professional nonprofit arts groups or of individual professional artists; special national convenings for entire professional nonprofit performing arts fields (beyond traditional national annual conferences); and projects that address unique circumstances that affect an entire professional nonprofit field. Highest priority will be given to projects designed to improve the health of priority performing arts fields and that do not duplicate ongoing efforts or existing services.

The fund expressly does not support the following types of activities: projects by single performing arts entities; ongoing annual conferences; individually produced conferences, performances, or symposia; re-granting programs; translations or commissions of new works; production start-up activities/production costs; arts education; avocational arts activities; capital projects; and endowments.

Complete application and submission guidelines can be found at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Web site.

Contact:
Link to Complete RFP: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=405600015

CIRD works with a geographic cross section of communities that
demonstrate community capacity and strong partnerships, a commitment to
diverse participation and engagement of all the demographic groups
present in their community, and the potential to achieve actionable
results. Each of the communities that has hosted a CIRD workshop has
identified design issues of immediate relevance not only to their town,
but to other rural communities as well.

http://rural-design.org/about

The National Endowment for the Arts announces application guidelines for Grants for Arts Projects for local arts agencies

Arts Works & Challenge America Fast-Track deadlines are March, May, and August 2013

NEA applicants must be nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations; units of state or local government; or federally recognized tribal communities or tribes with at least three years of programming history in order to apply.

Grant Opportunity: Art Works

The NEA’s Art Works grants support the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of communities through the arts. Within these areas, innovative projects are strongly encouraged.

Organizations referred to as arts councils, departments of cultural affairs, or arts commissions make up the field of local arts agencies (LAAs). LAAs can be private, nonprofit entities; others are public municipal, county, or regional agencies that operate in cooperation with mayors and city managers.

Art Works project types for LAAs include but are not limited to:

·         Marketing.

·         Audience development.

·         Cultural/creative sector planning.

·         Commissions.

·         Lifelong learning.

·         Enhancement of public spaces.

·         Arts journalism (For project examples, deadlines, and webinar date,  please click here.)

·         Arts, science, technology ( For project examples, archived webinar, and related content, please click here.)

Visit the Art Works guidelines for LAA projects on our website for complete information.

Webinar for potential Art Works applicants

The NEA will present a webinar for LAA applicants covering the basics of the Art Works funding category, how to apply to the NEA, selecting work samples, and advice on preparing a strong application. There will be time for Q & A with NEA staff. The webinar will be January 29, 2013 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. EST at arts.gov. To join the webinar, go here.

A sample of recent NEA Art Works grants to LAAs include:

·         A $20,000 grant to the Arts Council of New Orleans will support the Artist as Entrepreneur e-course, a visual arts marketing, self-promotion, and career-planning course for Louisiana artists.

·         A $40,000 grant to the Metropolitan Arts Council of Greater Kansas City (Missouri) will support creation of a regional cultural plan for the greater Kansas City area, including five counties in Missouri and Kansas.

·         A $40,000 grant to Flagstaff Cultural Partners (Arizona) will support a residency program for artists to create and exhibit new work at the Coconino Center for the Arts and teach high school students and at-risk youth.

To see the full list of recent NEA Art Works grants to local arts agencies, visit the Recent Grants section of the NEA website.

Grant Opportunity: Challenge America Fast-Track

The Challenge America Fast-Track category offers support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations — those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Challenge America Fast-Track grants:

Extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations.
Are limited to specific types of projects.
Are for a fixed amount of $10,000 and require a minimum $10,000 match.
Receive an expedited application review.

To see the full list of recent NEA Challenge America Fast-Track grants, visit the Recent Grants section of the NEA website. For sample application narratives, go to the Freedom of Information Act Reading Room.

Visit the Challenge America Fast-Track guidelines for complete information.

Deadlines for Arts Works and Challenge America Fast-Track

There are two deadlines for Art Works applications:

·         For projects under the area of creation or engagement: March 7, 2013

·         For projects under the area of creation, engagement, learning or livability: August 8, 2013

There is one deadline for Challenge America Fast-Track applications: May 23, 2013

A sample of local arts agencies -related content from the NEA website including NEA Arts magazine, and the Art Works blog:

·         A blog post on the Seattle’s Office of Art & Cultural Affairs’ new arts jobs program

·         A blog post on the Arts Council of Greater New Haven and its public transit performance series, Exact Change.

·         An interview with Roberto Bedoya, Executive Director of the Tucson Pima Arts Council.

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FUSED DEADLINE

French-U.S. Exchange in Dance (FUSED) grants support organizations hosting residencies and/or presenting U.S. and French artists in the partner country. Learn more.

WHO MAY APPLY

Any U.S. or French nonprofit presenting organization, such as a theater or festival, may apply.

U.S. organizations presenting French artists apply through NEFA.

French organizations presenting U.S. artists apply through FACE.

DEADLINE

February 8, 2013.

NDP FUSED Artist David Wampach in Batterie
Grantee: Henry Street Settlement – Abrons Art Center
Photo: Fanny Lacour

FRENCH ARTISTS AT APAP|2013
Opportunities to learn more at APAP|2013. Hosted by the Office National de Diffusion Artistique (L’ONDA); visit their website for details and reservations.
French Artists’ Salons
Friday 1/11 1:30-3:30, FIAF, Le Skyroom
Monday 1/14 3:30-5:30, Cultural Services of the French Embassy
French Artist Showcases (see website for details)

NEFA’s National Dance Project is made possible with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with additional funding from the MetLife Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, and with funding for special initiatives from the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, the French American Cultural Exchange, and the McKnight Foundation.

The Anthony Quinn Foundation would like to remind you that applications for The Scholarship Program end in just 8 days. This is your chance to help change a young artists life.  Modeled after the personal experience of Anthony Quinn, the Program raises and distributes funds for High School students interested in the arts who wish to attend a pre-college, summer, or after-school arts education program.

 
Teachers, Advisors, and Supporters of the Arts, this is an amazing scholarship opportunity for talented students who wish to pursue their creative dreams! The application period closes on January 15th, 2013, so make sure you get your students to apply today.

To learn more about the program, please visit our website, or to get the application process started, click here.

The Anthony Quinn Foundation was established  in 2007. It creates and administers innovative programs to advance the idea that art, in all its forms, is essential to learning and the enrichment of the mind.

French-American Jazz Exchange Application Now Available! The online application for the next grant round of the French-American Jazz Exchange (“FAJE”) program is now available. A program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation and FACE (“French-American Cutlural Exchange”), FAJE supports projects designed collaboratively by French and American professional musicians that encourage artistic exploration, foster intercultural dialogue, and contribute to the dynamism of jazz. Projects eligible for support can include creative residencies, composition, recording, performances, and other activities that develop new professional relationships and audiences. Projects may include jazz artists in France and the United States investigating forms other than jazz with artists who work in different music genres.

The application deadline for the 2013 program is May 31, 2013 for projects taking place between September 1, 2013 and December 31, 2014. The application and program guidelines are available at http://www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/artists_programs/FAJE/FAJE_guidelines.html

 
American applicants should direct their questions to Josh Kohn at josh@midatlanticarts.org. French applicants should contact Emmanuel Morlet at emmanuel.morlet@diplomatie.gouv.fr.

Contact Us
email: josh@midatlanticarts.org web: www.midatlanticarts.org

Turkey Land Cove (TLC) Foundation is currently
accepting applications for our next retreat session which runs from March 8,
2013 through June 15, 2013. Our application deadline is December 15,
2012.

TLC Foundation offers a unique opportunity for
motivated women to pursue their professional, educational, and artistic goals
away from the distractions of daily life. TLC Foundation provides a quiet space
for women to progress towards a defined goal, complete a project, or develop
tools to help propel their lives in a new direction.

The concept for the TLC Foundation began more than
15 years ago when its founder began offering space in her guest house to women
in various stages of transition. One woman needed time and space to reflect on a
major career change. Another was ready to finish her book. All the women have
benefitted from the breathtaking setting, the solitude of space, and the
founder’s welcoming hospitality. Today, TLC Foundation is committed to providing
need-based grants to women.

The successful applicant is a woman with clear,
definable goals and a plan to implement those goals. We are looking for women
with the following characteristics: leadership qualities, goal-directed,
ambitious, motivated, and determined. She will be judged on the quality of her
idea and the professionalism of her plan. We are currently limiting grants to
women within our geographic area of New England and New York State.

For more information, grant application and
deadlines visit us at: www.turkeylandcovefoundation.org.

The National Endowment for the Arts has published guidelines and the application for the next funding round of Our Town, the agency’s primary creative placemaking grants program.

Through the program, the endowment will provide a limited number of grants for creative placemaking projects that contribute toward the livability of communities of all sizes in the United States and help transform them into lively, beautiful, and sustainable places with the arts at their core.

The program seeks to invest in creative and innovative projects in which communities, together with their arts and design organizations and artists, seek to improve their quality of life; encourage greater creative activity; foster stronger community identity and a sense of place; and revitalize economic development. Projects may include arts engagement, cultural planning, and design activities.

All Our Town applications must reflect a partnership that will provide leadership for the project. These partnerships must involve two primary partners — a nonprofit organization and a local government entity. One of the two primary partners must be a cultural (arts or design) organization. Additional partners are encouraged and may include an appropriate variety of entities such as state-level government agencies, foundations, arts organizations and artists, nonprofit organizations, design professionals and design centers, educational institutions, real estate developers, business leaders, and community organizations, as well as public and governmental entities.

Grants will range from $25,000 to $200,000.

Complete program guidelines, an FAQ, and information on previously funded projects are available at the NEA Web site.

Contact: Link to Complete RFP