The City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture is requesting applications for its Individual Artists Grant Program to support a diverse portfolio of artists working across the City of San Antonio.
Donor Name: City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture
State: Texas
City: San Antonio
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/14/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Grant Duration: 18 months
Details:
Project Grants for Individual Artists are aimed to support a diverse portfolio of artists working across the City of San Antonio in the production of new, original, high quality art. Individual Artist Project Grants have the specific intent of expanding the artist’s professional development through their creation of new works which must be premiered and publicly displayed/performed in San Antonio during the contract period.
The Department of Arts & Culture (DA&C) Project Grants for Individual Artists is supported by the Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) and invested to promote and engage residents, visitors and the convention and hotel industry in the San Antonio experience through the creation, encouragement, promotion and exhibition of the arts and culture of San Antonio. Occasionally other funding sources are made available to DA&C and at such time additional awards and funding opportunities can be offered and support projects that otherwise cannot be supported by the HOT Tax.
Grant Categories
Grants will be awarded in the following categories:
- Literary Arts (creation of written works such as books, magazines, manuscripts, and online forms of literature)
- Media Arts (film, cinema, audio, broadcast, new media, creative code, and related formats)
- Multi-Disciplinary (any project that includes more than one discipline: Literary Arts, Media Arts, Performing Arts, and Visual Arts)
- Performing Arts (Dance, Theater, Music, and other Performances)
- Visual Arts (2-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional works of any medium, includes photography but not videography).
Funding Information
- Funding under this program will be $5,000 per eligible artist
- Contracts will be for an 18-month period beginning October 1st and Projects must be completed and publicly premiered/displayed/performed in San Antonio within the 18-month period.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant must be a resident of the City of San Antonio or operate their artistic business/studio within the City limits. Applicants will be required to show proof of address
- Applicant must meet the following criteria:
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Have at least three years of relevant work experience, or has received specialized training in their artistic field, such as a degree or certification
- Derive a portion of individual earned income from their artistic practice or areas related to their field or demonstrate a clear investment of time and resources into the creation of new works
- Has a professional portfolio that includes published or publicly displayed works and is registered with a profile in the online San Antonio Artist Registry.
- Applicants are not allowed to be fiscal sponsors. The applicant must be the artist that will actually create their own original project. Artists may partner with an organization to publicly present, display or perform their project
- Members of the SAAC can apply for funding from DA&C, but must recuse themselves from any votes, and must comply with all assurances and ethics rules. Any violation of this activity may disqualify the application.
For more information, visit CSADAC.
