The South Arts is seeking applications for its Individual Artists Career Grants to support a milestone opportunity in an individual artist’s career that is likely to lead to substantial and significant career advancement.
Donor Name: South Arts
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/09/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Individuals receiving this award ARE eligible to apply for other South Arts funding (including the Southern Prize and State Fellowships, Jazz Road, and others) unrelated to this project. South Arts funds cannot be used as a match for this program.
South Arts is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA). Artists with disabilities, artists who are Black, Indigenous or Other People of Color (BIPOC) and those who self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA+), are particularly encouraged to apply.
Funding Information
Individual Artist Career Opportunity Grants will pay up to 2/3 of the total cost of the opportunity, with a minimum award of $500 and a maximum award of $2,000. The individual artist must cover the remaining expenses. South Arts requires a 2:1 match meaning that (as an example) if the total opportunity cost is $3,000, the applicant may request $2,000 and provide the remaining $1,000 from other sources.
Use of Funds
Individual Artist Career Opportunity Grant recipients must use the grant funds as stated in their application and budget. Grants are not transferable to other events or activities except in extenuating circumstances and with written approval from Program Director Emmitt Stevenson. Any proposed changes from the original application must be submitted in writing to, and approved by, South Arts before the activity. South Arts retains the right to approve, revise or revoke the award due to such changes.
Eligible Opportunities
Examples of opportunities that match the intent of this program include, but are not limited to curated invitations to participate in:
- SOLO or GROUP EXHIBITIONS at recognized national or international galleries or museums.
- SELL, PRESENT, PERFORM original work at a significant in-person forum such as a major festival of renown, a juried showcase or similar.
- SCREENINGS, panels, associated with Media Arts projects.
- ARTIST RESIDENCIES for research or to create a body of work and build national or international networks across all artistic disciplines.
- TRAVEL associated with a significant career-building activity.
Examples of opportunities that do NOT match the intent of this program:
- Opportunities that support and advance the career of groups of artists such as musical bands, dance groups or theatre companies. This program is limited to individual artists only.
- Cataloging, publication, documentation, promotion or archiving of a body of work.
- Undertaking advanced study or an apprenticeship with an influential artist.
- Activities that support participation in a college or university degree program.
- General showcasing at booking conferences.
- General professional development activities.
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for this grant, the applicant must:
- Be an individual artist working in one of the following artistic disciplines: visual arts, craft, traditional arts/folklife, photography, performing arts, literary arts, media arts, interdisciplinary arts or multimedia arts
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Cannot be a matriculated student in a graduate, undergraduate, or high school program
- Be a United States citizen, lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence, or have permission from the Department of Homeland Security to work permanently in the U.S.
- Be a resident of the South Arts Region: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Tennessee
- Expect to maintain residency in the region during the award period. Applicants may be asked to submit a copy of their official state I.D./driver’s license as proof of residency later in the process as verification of eligibility
- Submit a complete and accurate application
For more information, visit South Arts.
