The Bonfils-Stanton Foundation and Denver Arts & Venues are providing the Social Impact Artist Award to positive impact and social justice through their artistic practice.
Donor Name: Bonfils-Stanton Foundation
State: Colorado
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 08/23/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The award recognizes the outstanding contributions of three Denver-based artists or artist collectives who are dedicated to championing positive impact and social justice through their artistic practice.
Socially engaged art serves as a powerful catalyst for positive change within communities, fostering connections, dialogue, and collective action. Artists or collectives who work in partnership with local organizations and residents to co-create meaningful interventions and initiatives not only raise awareness about important issues, but also empower individuals to become active participants in shaping their own communities. By fostering empathy and solidarity, these artistic interventions build bridges across divides and inspire collective action towards a more equitable and just society. Ultimately, socially engaged art reaffirms the intrinsic connection between creativity, community, and social change, demonstrating the transformative potential of art to shape the world they live in.
Program Goals
- Support individual artists or artist collectives in Denver who are actively engaged in addressing social issues through their creative practice.
- Showcase the impact of socially engaged art in promoting dialogue, raising awareness about the cultural diversity in the city, and fostering partnerships and collaborations to support thriving communities.
- Prioritize and amplify the perspectives and experiences of artists and culture bearers who identify with historically marginalized communities.
- Elevate the profile of Denver as a center for socially conscious artistic expression and innovation.
- Encourage and provide project funding for artists to explore ways for the community to participate in, respond to, inform, and learn from their work.
Funding Information
$50,000 award that includes $15,000 for a socially engaged project.
Eligibility Criteria
- At least 21 years old.
- Live and/or work primarily in Denver.
- At least 5 years’ experience creating original work in in at least one artistic discipline (e.g., dance, music, theatre, visual arts, design, crafts, film & media arts, literature, folk & traditional arts) in Denver.
- Have a deep commitment to social justice and community engagement through their artistic practice.
- Artists collectives have a track record of working collaboratively on new work and are committed to completing the socially engaged project associated with the award.
Awardee Selection Criteria
- Artistic Vision: Artists who channel their skills, aesthetic styles, perspectives, lived experience and creativity into developing a practice that invites others to imagine a more just and inclusive Denver.
- Social Impact: The extent to which the artist’s practice addresses pressing social issues and contributes to positive change within the community.
- Community Engagement: Evidence of meaningful collaboration with community members or organizations in the development and execution of artistic projects.
- Community Representation: Artists who share a deep connection to and understanding of the Denver area and historically marginalized communities, including Black, Indigenous, Latino/x, Asian American, Native Hawai’ian, Pacific Islander, People of Color, LGBTQIA2S+, disability, and other underrepresented groups.
- Feasibility: The feasibility and potential impact of the proposed artistic project will be assessed.
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