The Arts Council for Long Beach offers funding for professional development opportunities and Long Beach-based projects.
Donor Name: Arts Council for Long Beach
State: California
City: Long Beach
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/15/2024
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Project Microgrants are available for local projects that are free, open to the public, and beneficial to Long Beach residents. Professional Development Microgrants are available for Long Beach artists who are seeking assistance with funding for professional development opportunities, such as a workshop or a conference.
Types of Microgrants
- Project Microgrants
- Project Microgrants are available for projects that are free, open to the public, and beneficial to Long Beach residents. Successful applications will demonstrate that the project supports community representation and cultural respect while also encouraging cultural diversity and/or enhancing underserved communities, neighborhoods, or populations of Long Beach.
- Professional Development Microgrants
- Funded professional development opportunities must enhance the organization’s or artist’s ability to serve Long Beach residents. Successful applications will demonstrate that the opportunity benefits the applicant, the applicant’s organizations, and/or the Long Beach community, particularly underserved communities, neighborhoods or populations.
Funding Information
Applicants may request a maximum of $1,000.00.
What Arts Council for Long Beach Funds
- Publicly accessible arts and cultural presentations in any art form by organizations and/or artists within the City of Long Beach
- A single event or series of events or project in any artistic discipline or cultural tradition
- Arts and cultural festivals
- Arts education programs
- Traditional folk arts presentations, hands-on demonstrations or events or traditional arts preservation programs
- Public art that will benefit the residents of Long Beach
- Work that promotes the Long Beach arts and cultural sector
- For Professional Development applications the Arts Council may fund up to half of the conference fees.
- For conferences taking place outside of Long Beach the Arts Council may fund up to $500.
- Equipment and tools for art making purposes (e.g., technology, costumes or tools of the trade) may be funded.
Eligibility Requirements
- Project venue must be located in the City of Long Beach
- Project must be mostly planned out and will take place with our without the Arts Council’s Funding
- Event must be open to the public
- Projects must not have happened before the date of submission
- Project must benefit the Long Beach arts and cultural sector.
For more information, visit ACLB.
