The Springfield Arts Commission’s annual Heritage Arts Grant program (HAG) makes funds available to groups and individuals involved in the cultural life of the city to encourage community-based public arts programs, such as, but not limited to, concerts, theater, visual art, dance or literature.
Donor Name: Springfield Arts Commission (SAC)
State: Oregon
County: Lane County (OR)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/27/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The grant program is funded by City of Springfield room taxes and is administered by the Springfield Arts Commission (SAC). The SAC will identify the amount of funds available for each grant cycle annually based on its available budget.
The Springfield Arts Commission promotes artistic richness and diversity in the city of Springfield and assists in the preservation of the cultural heritage of the community as expressed through art.
Objectives
- To provide places and spaces for artistic creations, exhibits, performances and events.
- To foster awareness, communication, education and sharing of resources between local artists and arts groups.
- To function as a local coordinating agency between the Lane Arts Council and the community.
- To promote the arts as an element of Springfield’s economic diversification program, particularly in regard to tourism.
Goals
- Enrich the lives of Springfield residents and visitors through community‐based public art programs.
- Increase opportunities for residents and visitors to engage in the arts, particularly underserved or underrepresented populations.
- Represent, preserve and celebrate the historic, cultural and/or ethnic diversity of the community and its traditions.
- Encourage partnerships among artists, residents, tourists, businesses, organizations and agencies.
- Build existing audiences and develop new ones for arts and culture.
- Provide arts learning opportunities and/or lower the perceptual barriers to participation in the arts for residents and visitors.
Funding Information
- For the 2023-24 cycle, a total of $4,500 in grants will be available.
- The Heritage Arts Grant, a matching grant, requires recipients to contribute towards project costs through alternative funds. A Heritage Arts Grant Award cannot represent more than fifty percent (50%) of the project budget. The minimum grant award for a single project is $250; the maximum is $1,500.
Grant Period
12 months after grant fund distribution (no later than June 30, 2025).
Eligibility Criteria
- The project must take place in Springfield. Applicants must be headquartered/physically reside within Lane County.
- The proposed project must be arts‐related and result in a performance, exhibit, product or program that will be available to the public in Springfield.
- The proposed project must be completed within 12 months of the issue date of the award funds.
- Applicants may apply for funding for more than one project per year. A complete and separate proposal for each project is required.
- Applicants are expected to provide a matching contribution; the grant award may not represent more than fifty percent (50%) of the total project budget.
- The applicant must be able to meet non‐discriminatory employment and personnel practices and the proposed project must not exclude or discriminate participants on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, sex, sexual preference, age, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification by law.
For more information, visit SAC.
