The Artists Work grant program provides project funding to individual artists or a group of artists to produce artworks (visual, fine craft, media, performance (including music), and literary arts) that conclude with an exhibit or performance within Hamilton County.
Donor Name: Arts Build
State: Indiana
County: Hamilton County (IN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/21/2023
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Artist(s) may work in conjunction with non-profit arts organizations as well as non-profit community organizations. This grant arose from the sudden loss of audiences, jobs, and patrons experienced by the region’s arts industry due to the COVID-19 outbreak, with the goal of providing economic stimulus that benefits both the creative sector and the public realm.
Grant funding was made possible through the generous financial support of Footprint Foundation, Lyndhurst Foundation, and ArtsBuild’s individual donors.
Goals
- Provide project funding to individual artists and a group of artists.
- Please Note: Artists may work in conjunction with non-profit arts organizations as well as nonprofit community organizations.
- Infuse the local creative economy with various project-related purchases tied to the creation, installation, and documentation of art projects.
- Produce artworks for Chattanooga’s public realm that:
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- Enhance and animate outdoor or indoor public spaces.
- Provide access to a diversity of artists and artistic experiences.
- Elevate the role artists play in connecting people and places.
- Open up arts experiences for community members most often underserved in this realm.
- Create shared experiences that prompt hope, healing, and connection for Chattanoogans.
Funding Information
Up to $10,000 per award grant.
Project Period
Funding is to be used within the funding period, 1 year from the grant award date (approximately mid February 2024 through mid-February 2025).
Eligible Projects
Type of artworks may include, but are not limited to:
- Visual Art.
- Fine Craft: Working with a traditional material or medium.
- Media: Film or Photography.
- Performance: Dance, Music, Instrumental, Theater, or Vocal.
- Literary Arts: Fiction, Children’s/Young Adult Literature, or Poetry
Eligibility Criteria
- Individual artist or a group of artists in Hamilton County.
- Hamilton County non-profit arts organizations or non-profit community organizations in partnership with a lead artist or group of artists in Hamilton County.
For more information, visit Arts Build.
