The Artist Career Empowerment Grant Program is designed to stimulate artists’ careers, and by extension benefit the arts and cultural sectors, the creative community, and economic ecosystems of Salt Lake City.
Donor Name: Salt Lake City Arts Council
State: Utah
City: Salt Lake
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Details:
As the Salt Lake City Arts Council, they acknowledge that their current economic conditions have disproportionately impacted their creative sector. Further, they acknowledge that Black, Indigenous, and/or other racialized persons have persisted through even greater challenges stemming from the COVID-19 Global Pandemic as well as the violence of prolonged systemic racism and inequities which exist in their industry and society at large. Thus, they are committed to addressing these systemic inequities by providing this grant opportunity.
Artist Career Empowerment grant program will aid in Salt Lake City’s phased economic recovery efforts and provide necessary financial resources to incentivize individual artists in their creative sector. The Artist Career Empowerment Grant Program will directly contribute to a more expeditious and equitable recovery of Salt Lake City’s thriving creative economy.
For decades, the Salt Lake City Arts Council has administered the City Arts Grants Program, distributing millions of dollars to countless arts and culture organizations and individual artists. The City Arts Grants program is designed to provide financial support for arts programs and projects in Salt Lake City.
Funding Priorities
All individual artists are encouraged to apply, however a portion of funds will be prioritized for and subsequently granted to individual artists who self-identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or other racialized persons.
- Applicants who foster cultural equity and provide a positive social impact;
- Applicants who aim to strengthen their individual and entrepreneurial health and development;
- Applicants who cultivate and build healthy partnerships in the community;
- Applicants who elevate the arts sector;
- Applicants who demonstrate a public project or artistic practice which is considerate of our environment and sustainable in both the development and implementation phase;
- Applicants whose public project that address issues important to the Thrive in Place initiative
- Applicants whose public project occurs/resides in Council Districts 1 and 2.
- Applicants who demonstrate a high level of artistic excellence/artistic merit;
- Applicants who demonstrate a substantial commitment to accessibility for persons with disabilities and adherence to Section 504 and the ADA
- Applicants whose project demonstrates a large impact in the community either through estimated attendance, and/or community involvement/engagement, and/or disciplinary uniqueness and innovation;
- Applicants whose public project is either free or low cost for attendees;
- Applicants whose public project includes innovative art-based or creative technology or represents a substantial effort to advance arts and culture industries as a creative entrepreneur;
Funding Information
- They aim to distribute approximately $150,000 to an undetermined number of individual artists before June 30, 2023
- Level A funding: anticipated 5 artists funded at $10,000 each
- Level B funding: anticipated 10 artists funded at $5,000 each
- Level C funding: approximately 25 artists funded at $2,000 each.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications for Salt Lake City Arts Council’s Artist Career Empowerment Grant Program must be submitted and administered by an individual artist who meets all of the following Eligibility Criteria at the time of submission:
- Is a current resident of the State of Utah;
- Is legally able to receive taxable income in the U.S. (e.g. citizen, green card holder, and/or permanent resident who can provide a W9 and SSN or ITIN)
- Is 18 years of age or older;
- Is an individual person who considers themselves an artist or artisan. Artist groups/collective snare ineligible to apply as such;
- Is a practicing artist able to demonstrate a sustained commitment to their work, career, and a public audience.
- Demonstrate a high level of artistic excellence/artistic merit;
- Is able to develop and implement a project within the boundaries of Salt Lake City which is open to the public between Jun 1, 2023 and Dec 31, 2023.
For more information, visit Salt Lake City Arts Council.
