ArtSpark is a competitive grant program supporting individual artists in Acadiana by providing technical support and funding and entrepreneurial training to artists in various fields.
Donor Name: Acadiana Center for the Arts
State: Louisiana
Parish: Acadia Parish (LA), Evangeline Parish (LA), Iberia Parish (LA), Lafayette Parish (LA), Saint Landry Parish (LA), Saint Martin Parish (LA), Saint Mary Parish (LA), Vermilion Parish (LA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/23/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
These awards offer assistance to emerging, mid-career, and mature artists for specific, short-term projects with a component of community outreach and a focus on the artists’ and/or communities economic development with the support of Opportunity Machine.
This program is committed to ensuring Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility, with particular focus on Black artists, Indigenous artists, artists of color, as well as those artists with disabilities, in order to expand their bodies of work as professionals.
Funding for this program is made possible by Lafayette Economic Development Authority and National Endowment for the Arts, and is administered by the Acadiana Center for the Arts.
Program Focus
- To provide opportunities for artists in Acadiana based on artistic excellence and artistic merit that reflects and represents the diversity of the region
- To provide encouragement and support to artists in the creation of new artworks, participation in special initiative art projects, and the expansion of existing arts programming, with a particular focus on Black artists, Indigenous artists, artists of color, as well as those artists with disabilities, with tangible outcomes
- To assist artists with expenses related to the creation of new work and to develop their artistry more fully through professional development opportunities (such as seminars, workshops, etc.)
- To foster a vital and resourceful arts community, which promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility
- To assist in the development of larger and more diverse audiences for arts activities
- To increase economic opportunities for the artist/applicant from the production of the work, either directly or indirectly
- To impact economic development in Acadiana through the creation of new works of art by hiring other artists/service providers for the project
- To holistically support artists in their personal economic success via a business entrepreneurship and career development opportunities presented by Opportunity Machine.
Award Information
- Career Stage: Emerging Artist
- Documented Artistic Practice: < 5 years
- Min/Max Request: $1,000 – $2,500
- Career Stage: Mid-Career Artist
- Documented Artistic Practice: 5 – 15 years x
- Min/Max Request: $2,500 – $5,000
- Career Stage: Mature Artist
- Documented Artistic Practice: > 15 years
- Min/Max Request: $5,000 – $10,000.
Funding Period
April 1, 2024 to December 1, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for this program, the applicant must:
- Be an individual artist working as the lead artist of the proposed project
- Working in one of the following artistic disciplines: visual arts, craft, traditional arts/folklife, photography, performing arts, literary arts, film, media arts or interdisciplinary arts
- Be a practicing artist, defined as one who is dedicated to producing artwork on a regular basis, typically paid for their work or earning a portion of their living from their creative work
- Be 18 years of age or older by April 1st, 2024 (the first day of the current cycle)
- Be a resident of Acadiana’s 8-parish region (Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, or Vermilion Parishes) and expect to maintain residency in the region during the award period
- Be a US Citizen with a Social Security number that will be provided upon notification of a grant award.
For more information, visit ACA.
