The Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation is seeking nominations for its Alan Cooper Leadership in the Arts Award to celebrate leaders who continue Cooper’s legacy of creating responsive and innovative opportunities for artists, arts organizations, and audiences.
Donor Name: Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
States: Selected States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territory: U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline: 05/26/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
Under Cooper’s Leadership, Mid Atlantic Arts established a reputation for excellence, integrity, and innovative programs and services that extend beyond the mid-Atlantic region to national and international communities. Cooper nurtured a true partnership among the region’s State Arts Agencies and the nation’s Regional Arts Organizations.
Funding Information
The award recipient will receive a $5,000 cash award.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible nominees’ work will have served communities in one or more of Mid Atlantic Arts’ nine partner jurisdictions of Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia; though the impact may extend from the mid-Atlantic region to national or international communities.
- They strongly encourage the nomination of arts leaders who identify as Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color, LGBTQIA2S+, Persons with Disabilities, Persons whose primary language is not English, and/or are from rural and remote communities.
- Nominations are encouraged for active arts leaders from all career stages (early-, mid-, and late-career) and from all areas or disciplines in the arts industry.
- Eligible nominees must be a citizen or permanent residents of the United States.
- Mid Atlantic Arts recognizes the value of partnership and collaboration in leadership and welcomes the nomination of shared leadership/co-leaders. Please note that nominations of co-leaders must be completed as a single nomination submission.
For more information, visit Alan Cooper Leadership in the Arts Award.
