Arts Council of the Valley’s Advancing the Arts grants support artists, art educators, and organizations working in the visual, performing, and literary arts.
Donor Name: Arts Council of the Valley
State: Virginia
County: Rockingham County (VA)
City: Harrisonburg
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/11/2023
Size of the Grant: $500 to $1500
Details:
Mission
Arts Council of the Valley cultivates the arts and connects communities in the City of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.
Funds are awarded to those that advocate for the arts as a basic, central part of lifelong learning in their community.
Grant Types
Arts for Education Grants
Arts for Education grants are intended to help community artists, organizations, and art educators pursue a creative educational initiative. Proposals should articulate creative and educational goals, demonstrate a clear mission and significant purpose, contribute to arts enrichment for the local Harrisonburg-Rockingham County community, and provide a feasible plan to realize the project. If the grant includes collaborative work, all participants and their roles should be explained.
Arts for Education Grant proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria:
- Clarity of goals, mission, and purpose
- Community impact
- Awareness of the arts as central to lifelong learning
- Feasibility and intended outcome
- Artistic integrity and quality
- Enrichment of an educational program or curriculum
Creative Inspiration Grants
Creative Inspiration grants are intended to help community artists and organizations pursue creative development. Proposals should articulate creative goals, demonstrate a clear mission and significant purpose, contribute to arts enrichment for the local Harrisonburg-Rockingham County community, and provide a feasible plan to realize the project. If the grant includes collaborative work, all participants and their roles should be explained.
Creative Inspiration Grant proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria:
- Clarity of goals, mission, and purpose
- Community impact
- Awareness of the arts as essential to lifelong learning
- Feasibility and intended outcome
- Artistic integrity and quality
Eligibility Criteria
Individuals who:
- Have not received an ACV grant in the past twelve (12) months (Example: Recipient of a
- Fall funding cycle grant would not be eligible to apply again before the next fall cycle.)
- Are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of application
- Are not enrolled as degree-seeking students at the time of application or during the grant period
- Have submitted all required reports for any prior ACV grants
- Are not current board members, employees of ACV, or immediate family members of such persons.
- NOTE: Organizations are eligible provided no officer, director, or principal shareholder of said organization is a current board member, employee or immediate family member of a current board member or employee of ACV
For more information, visit Arts Council of the Valley.
