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ArtGrants Selected List Plus 2
Kentucky Foundation for Women
For women artists residing in Kentucky who use art for social change.
Kentucky Foundation for Women, Heyburn Building, Suite 1215, Louisville, KY 40202. 502-562-0045
http://www.kfw.orgKickstarter
In this unique funding platform, artists submit their projects for funding and if approved, are added to the site for any and all visitors to donate to.
http://www.kickstarter.comLeeway Foundation
Grants to women artists who reside in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Region,to help them achieve personal and community transformation. Short-term grants of up to $2000 allow artists to take advantage of unique opportunities that could significantly benefit their work or increase its recognition..
The Leeway Foundation, 123 South Broad St., Suite 2040, Philadelphia, PA 19109. 215-545-4078.
info@leeway.org
http://www.leeway.orgMarie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation
This program provides studio space for free in New York City (Tribeca) to visual artists for periods of up to one year. Up to 14 artists are awarded non-living studio space.
For more information, send SASE to the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, 830 North Tejon Street, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, CO 80903. Tel. 719-635-3220. Fax 719-635-3018.
sharpeartfdn@qwest.net
http://www.sharpeartfdn.orgMarin Arts Council Grants
Providing: direct monetary support to artists for the creation of new work and for assistance in advancing their careers; grants to artists and groups who partner for community based projects; financial support to affiliate arts organizations in support of the creation and presentation of new work by an artist or artists; and opportunities for arts patrons to match their passions and interests to artists and projects.
555 Northgate Drive, Suite 270, San Rafael, CA 94903, Phone: (415) 499-8350
marinarts@marinarts.org
http://www.marinarts.org/html/grants.htmlMichael P. Smith (MPS) Fund for Documentary Photography
Honoring the life and work of Michael P. Smith, one of New Orleans' most legendary documentary photographers, this fund awards one US$5,000 grant annually to a Gulf Coast photographer whose work combines artistic excellence and a sustained commitment to a long-term cultural documentary project.
New Orleans Photo Alliance, 1111 St. Mary Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA, phone: (504) 610-4899
MPSFund@neworleansphotoalliance.org
http://www.neworleansphotoalliance.orgMusicians Foundation, Inc.
Providing financial assistance to those who need help in meeting current living, medical and allied expenses.
Musicians Foundation, Inc., 875 Sixth Ave., Suite 2303, New York, NY 10001. 212-239-9137.
http://www.musiciansfoundation.orgNational Education Association (NEA) Foundation
NEA Foundation's Fine Arts Grants Program awards grants of $2000 to enable fine arts teachers to create and implement fine arts programs (including painting, sculpture, photography, music, theatre, dance, design, media, or folk arts) which promote learning among at risk students. http://www.nfie.org/programs/finearts.htmlNational Endowment for the Arts
Individuals and organizations looking for funding for cultural programming. Contact them for specific grant opportunities.
National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Room 625, Washington DC 20506. 202-682-5437.
http://www.nea.govNational Foundation for Advancement in the Arts(NFAA)
Dedicated to nurturing and supporting young artists as they pursue their dreams, providing support, education, and recognition to high school seniorñaged artists at a critical time in their emerging careers. Artists can come from a range of disciplines in the performing, visual, and literary arts: classical music, jazz and popular music, voice, dance, film and video, photography, theater, visual arts, and writing. Students are evaluated against a standard of excellence for their discipline and age. Winners share $500,000 in cash awards ñ an additional $3 million in scholarship opportunities is also available. NFAA also supports young artists through its programs for alumni, including internships, grants, awards, and career development opportunities.
444 Brickell Avenue, P-14, Miami, FL, 33131, Toll free phone: (800) 970-ARTS, Fax: (305) 377-1149
info@nfaa.org
http://www.artsawards.orgNevada State Arts Council
Nevada Arts Council Grants for program support, non-profit arts organizations, public institutions, and individuals in the following categories: challenge, design arts, development, jackpot, organizational support and projects, artist in residency programs. Open to all organizations and projects directly related to Nevada.
Nevada Arts Council, 716 North Carson St., Suite A, Carson City, NV 89701. Tel: 775-687-6680.
cjnemani@clan.lib.nv.us
http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/arts.htmlNew York Foundation for the Arts: Artists' Fellowships
Artists' Fellowships are $7,000 cash awards made to individual originating artists living and working in the state of New York for use in career development. Grants are awarded in 16 artistic disciplines or practices. Since the awards began in 1985, NYFA has awarded over $17 million to nearly 2,800 artists.
phone: (212) 366-6900 x 217
nyfaafp@nyfa.org
http://www.nyfa.orgOpen Meadows Foundation
For projects that are led by and benefit women and girls and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age or ability. Up to $2000 is offered to projects that: reflect the diversity of the community served; builds community power; promotes racial, social, economic and environmental justice; has limited financial access and/or has encountered obstacles in their search for funding. The deadlines for proposals are February 15th and August 15th of each year.
P.O. Box 150-607, Van Brunt Station, Brooklyn, NY, 11215, Phone: 718-885-0969
openmeadows@igc.org
http://www.openmeadows.orgPartners for Arts Education (PAE): SAP Grants
Partners for Arts Education (PAE) administers School Arts Partnerships (SAP) -- a NY state-wide re-granting program. SAP provides matching funds for artists and/or cultural organizations to partner with schools to support arts-in-education projects. Through collaborative planning and teaching, educators and teaching artists will create NYS Learning Standards-based curricula that focus on the interdisciplinary and/or integrated study of arts and non-arts subjects. Limited to New York State.
info@arts4ed.org
http://www.arts4ed.orgPew Fellowships in the Arts
Open to artists 25 years and older at any stage of career development, from emerging to mature, who have been residents of Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, or Delaware County for at least two years prior to application. Grants are made directly to artists, and are designed to enable them to dedicate themselves solely to creative pursuits for up to two years. Up to 12 fellowships are awarded annually.
1608 Walnut St., 18th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
pfa@pcah.us
http://www.pewarts.orgPollock-Krasner Foundation
One year grants to US individual working artists of established ability -- painters, sculptors, printmakers. Also makes emergency assistance grants for problems resulting from catastrophes.
836 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10021. 212-517-5400.
grants@pkf.org
http://www.pkf.orgPuffin Foundation
Grants of a few hundred to a few thousand dollars in the following fields: visual arts, writing, photography, video, public interest and documentary, music and dance, and theatre. Projects must have social relevance.
The Puffin Foundation, 20 East Oakdene Ave., Teaneck, NJ 07666.
http://www.puffinfoundation.orgPurpose Prize
The Purpose Prize awards $100,000 prizes to five social entrepreneurs who are 60 years or older and are trying to improve their communities through their work. As a society, little has been done to support the remarkable efforts of these individuals, which further supports the notion of a decline in the second half of life, rather than a time of creativity, invention and contribution. These awards were created to honor and support the elders in our communities who are making a difference.
Civic Ventures, 123 Townsend Street, Suite 505, San Francisco, CA, 94107, phone: 415-430-0141, fax: 415-430-0144
info@civicventures.org
http://www.templeton.org/prizes/the_purpose_prize.htmlRegional Arts and Culture Council (RACC)
Supports a culturally diverse range of arts organizations and artists in Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties in OREGON only. Grants awarded based on artistic excellence, proven service to the community, administrative and fiscal competence, and RACC grants history.
Regional Arts & Culture Council, 108 NW 9th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97209. Tel: 503.823.5426.
http://www.racc.orgRhode Island State Council on the Arts
Grants in drawing, printmaking, design, dance, music, painting, crafts, film, video, literature, photography, and media arts. Open to Rhode Island individuals
One Capitol Hill, 3rd Floor, Providence, RI 02908
info@arts.ri.gov
http://www.arts.ri.govRichard Florsheim Art Fund
Fund for established artists over 60 to help pay for exhibits, catalogs, or purchase by non-profits. Grants of $1000 - 20,000.
Contact: August L. Freundlich, President, 4202 E Fowler Ave, USF 30637, Tampa, FL 33620. Telephone: 813-949-6886.
Freundli@hotmail.com
http://www.csuohio.edu/uored/funding/richardfafund.htmlSan Francisco Arts Commission Grants
The Community Arts & Education Program (CAE) provides two grants in support of arts activities within social service and neighborhood settings: The Programs in the Community grant supports nonprofit, non-arts organizations that use the arts to better serve their constituents (maximum request: $20,000); The Neighborhood Festival Grant supports neighborhood festivals where art and culture are the main components for strengthening neighborhood ties (maximum request: $3,000).
Judy Nemzoff, Program Director, 25 Van Ness Ave, Suite 240, San Francisco, CA, 94102, (415) 252-2596.
judy.nemzoff@sfgov.org
http://www.sfartscommission.org/CAE/grants/index.htmlScreen Actors Guild's Catastrophic Health Fund
Offers grants to eligible Screen Actors Guild members and their dependents suffering from catastrophic illness or injury who are unable to afford the Screen Actors Guild's health plan. Open only to Screen Actors Guild members.
323-549-6773
http://www.sagfoundation.orgSeeds of Tolerance
Founded as an initiative for unlearning intolerance in the new millennium, this organization gives grants all over the world focusing on childhood education and human rights with an emphasis on supporting social entrepreneurs among global youth. In connection with Third Millennium Foundation, the Seeds of Tolerance has recently supported projects where children in communities of poverty and violence use dance for positive social change.
The Third Millennium Foundation, 340 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014, telephone: (212) 421-5244 or fax: (212) 421-5243
tmf.usa@verizon.net
http://www.seedsoftolerance.orgSpringboard Emergency Relief Fund
Started by artists, this fund helps meet the emergency needs of artists to cover an expense due to loss from fire, theft, health emergency, or other catastrophic, career-threatening event. Artist applicants living in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota or Wisconsin, USA may access up to $500 to meet or defray unexpected, emergency expenses. Relief Fund payments are made directly to the business that the artist owes money, not to the artist applicant. Loans are also available.
Phone: (651) 292-4381, 308 Prince Street, Suite 270, St. Paul, MN 55101
ERF@springboardforthearts.org
http://www.springboardforthearts.org
Thatcher Hoffman Smith Prize
The Thatcher Hoffman Smith Prize, established in 2002, is a biennial prize honoring the creative process, Creativity in Motion. This prize celebrates a visionary creative work in process, recognizing the power of original thought and expression in possibly enriching the world around us. The work or project must be under way at the time of application. This prize is open to all fields of creativity, including, but not limited to, the arts, cultural affairs, education and science. The award of $40,000 is available to U.S. citizens and can be used in any way the recipient chooses. http://cim.ou.eduThreshold Foundation's Community-Based Solutions Grant
Funding practical, grassroots solutions to building a sustainable world. Particular interest is given to localized, but widely applicable, solutions for energy efficiency, reducing consumption of natural resources, alternative and distributed energy, and innovations in local sustainable agriculture and food production.
PO Box 29903, San Francisco, CA 94129-0903, phone: (415) 561-6400, Fax: (415) 561-6401
tholdgrants@tides.org
http://www.thresholdfoundation.orgUltimate Eye Foundation
Offers two grants of $5,000 each: one for digital photography, using both a camera and a computer to create images realistic or fanciful; and one for figurative photography celebrating the human figure using a camera and any photographic or digital techniques. Applicants must submit only their own work, be over eighteen years of age, and not a full time student at any college or university. Applicants cannot be related to any member of Ultimate Eye Foundation.
1534 Plaza Lane #356, Burlingame, CA 94010.
grants@UltimateEyeFoundation.com
http://www.ultimateeyefoundation.comUtah Arts Council
Offers several funding opportunities including Community Arts Development Grants and General Support Grants for 501C-3 organizations. Professional and emerging artists 20 years or older, who have lived in Utah for at least a year prior to applying, are eligible for individual grants.
Utah Arts Council, 617 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102
thaines@utah.gov
http://www.arts.utah.govVirginia Commision for the Arts
Offers Visual Artist Fellowships, Poetry Fellowships, and Teacher Incentive Grants to Virginia residents.
Virginia Commission for the Arts, 223 Governor St., Richmond, VA 23219. Tel: 804-225-3131.
http://www.arts.state.va.usVisual Aid
Visual Aid, an organization that encourages artists with life-threatening illnesses to continue their creative work, offers grants to visual artists with AIDS, cancer, or other life-threatening illnesses. Visual Aid serves professional visual artists in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. Grants take the form of vouchers for art supplies. In addition, Visual Aid's grantee services include volunteer studio assistants, career skills workshops, an exhibition program, a resume service, an Archive of grantee artists, and an Art Bank, through which grant recipients can receive donated art supplies.
116 New Montgomery St., Ste. 640, San Francisco, CA 94105. 415-777-8242.
visaid@visualaid.org
http://www.visualaid.orgWallace Foundation
For more than a decade, The Wallace Foundation has worked to expand learning and enrichment opportunities for all people. As part of their funding program, they offer LEAP awards (Leadership and Excellence in Arts Participation). Grants are for nonprofits in the United States. Most grants are foundation-initiated but 1-2 page letters of inquery are accepted.
Two Park Ave., 23rd floor, New York, NY,10016. Tel: 212-251-9700.
http://www.wallacefoundation.orgWalter & Elise Haas Fund
Grants in theater, music and creation of new works by artists in partnership with community organizations for collaborative projects. Open to San Francisco, CA and Marin County, CA organizations
One Lombardo St. Ste. 305, San Francisco, CA, 94111.
http://www.haassr.orgWomen's Studio Workshop Grants
Offers funding for women artists to complete an artist's book, to work on individual projects, or to participate in their art ed program - most grants involve a residency at the Women's Studio Workshop.
Studio Workshop, PO Box 489, Rosendale, NY 12472. 845-658-9133.
wsw@ulster.net
http://www.wsworkshop.orgZellerbach Family Fund
Non-profit community arts organizations from San Francisco, Contra Costa, and Alameda counties, representing the fields of dance, theater, visual arts, music, festivals, poetry, and publications, are eligible to apply. The Community Arts distribution committee funds mainly performance-oriented requests that represent contemporary, cutting-edge new work.
120 Montgomery St. Suite 1550, San Francisco, CA, 94104, phone: (415) 421-2629, fax: (415) 421-6713
info@zellerbachfamilyfoundation.org
http://www.zellerbachfamilyfoundation.org
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