Oregon Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Creative Heights to provide opportunities for artists and culture bearers to stretch their creative capacity, share new works and test new ideas.
Donor Name: Oregon Community Foundation
State: Oregon
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/15/2022
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The Creative Heights initiative aims to increase Oregon’s cultural visibility and vitality while supporting unique opportunities for Oregonians to experience innovative arts and culture.
Scope of Proposals Sought
Creative Heights grants are for the creation and/or presentation of new and innovative performances, exhibitions, programs, and other works of art and culture. OCF is interested in reviewing proposals for a range of funding levels and timelines to best serve the specific needs of proposed projects. Project funding may be spent over a period of two years and can support any artistic or cultural expression, including visual, dance, folk & traditional arts, film/video/media, literary arts, museum exhibitions, humanities, music, theatre & performance arts, history & heritage, and multidisciplinary or emerging fields.
Funding Information
Up to $1 million in projects will be funded annually with grants from $10,000 to $100,000 per project.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals, collectives or organizations may submit a Letter of Inquiry for Creative Heights funding. If selected to submit a full application, applicants must identify a potential Oregon-based 501(c)3 nonprofit partner to receive funds.
- Grant funding may be used for commissioning fees; pay for artists, curators, and scholars; costs associated with research, rehearsals, workshops; promotion; design and production; dissemination and documentation; and other direct costs related to creation, presentation, or exhibition. Preference will be given to projects that are not within three months of completion upon receiving the award in August of 2022.
- Ineligible projects are those that engage artists solely on a volunteer basis; are primarily educational in nature; do not engage Oregon artists, collaborators and audiences; or include work not available to the public (i.e., art for a private collection/nonpublic space).
For more information, visit Creative Heights.
