The Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) is seeking applications for its California Art Leadership Investments (CALI) Catalyst Program to support artists and arts workers who are on the frontlines of effecting greater inclusion, access, diversity, and equity in the arts and culture sector.
Donor Name: Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI)
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/31/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
Individuals who take bold actions do so with risks to their jobs, social standing, and reputations. But this is precisely the moment when the arts and culture sector can embrace and support people who are changing the field in ways that work better for marginalized people—BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and those with disabilities. The arts and culture sector is better for it when strong voices and actions, for example, expose discriminatory hiring and employment practices that plague the arts and culture nonprofit and commercial industries; disrupt philanthropic practices that harm communities, and dismantle barriers to entry for artists and arts workers to be supported. The CALI Catalyst grant program is meant to give such leaders financial support, understanding that the fear of financial risk is, itself, a silencer and discourages changes to the status quo.
To help ensure that the momentum for field-wide change continues undeterred, CALI Catalyst will support artists and arts workers who are on the frontlines of effecting greater inclusion, access, diversity, and equity in the arts and culture sector.
Funding Information
- Unrestricted grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded.
- Year Two (2022) of the CALI Catalyst grant program’s two-year cycle has $125,000 in available funding.
Eligibility Criteria
CALI Catalyst applicants can be individuals or teams of individuals. To be eligible for CALI Catalyst consideration, applicants must:
- Be an artist or arts worker (e.g., arts administrator, cultural producer, culture bearer, creative, cultural practitioner, teaching artist, or specialized technician); and
- Be a full-time resident of California.
For more information, visit Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI).
