The Elizabeth L. Mahaffey Arts Administration Fellowship provides funding to individuals to pursue professional development opportunities that will advance their careers in arts administration.
Donor Name: Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
State: Connecticut
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/05/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $2,500
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Arts administration is the field that concerns the business operations of an arts organization, including but not limited to staff management, public relations, marketing, budget/fiscal management, board development, fund-raising, program development and evaluation.
Funding Information
An applicant may request up to $2,500. There is no predetermined number of Fellowships to be awarded. The Connecticut Office of the Arts determines the number of Fellowships awarded.
Funds may be used toward costs directly related to a professional development activity, including but not limited to:
- Tuition or registration fees for workshops, conferences, and trainings
- Fees to work directly with a consultant or career coach
- Travel and hotel costs associated with attending a workshop, conference or training
Funding Period
Funds must be used during the funding period of May 1, 2023- April 30, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
An individual must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
- be a Connecticut resident;
- be an arts administrator or an individual who aspires to become an arts administrator; and
- have a minimum of two (2) years and less than ten (10) years of experience in the arts, not necessarily in the field of arts administration.
Ineligible expenses
- Funding to offset applicant’s regular salary or wages
- Funding to offset general operating costs of the applicant’s affiliated arts organization
- Costs incurred outside the funding period
Review Criteria
The Connecticut Office of the Arts is committed to expanding opportunities for individuals to participate in the arts as creators, arts administrator, and audience members. The program’s focus is on individuals who are traditionally underrepresented in arts administration roles and/or live in a Distressed Municipality or a CT Rural Town. Special consideration will be given to professional development requests that support and/or align with COA’s READI goals.
- Relationship of the professional development to the applicant’s career goals and potential for personal and professional growth (50%)
- Thoughtful consideration of diversity, equity, access or inclusion in the arts (25%)
- Applicant is of a group that is traditionally underrepresented in arts administration roles and/or lives in a Distressed Municipality or CT Rural Town (10%)
- Proposed professional development activity supports COA’s READI goals (10%)
- Clarity of information presented in the application (5%)
For more information, visit Elizabeth L. Mahaffey Arts Administration Fellowship.
