The Professional Development for Artists & Artisans Grant Program provides competitive funds to support individual artists in enhancing, expanding, or improving their work by gaining the skills and support they need to develop thriving arts career or art-based businesses.
Donor Name: West Virginia Department of Arts Culture and History
State: West Virginia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $2,500
Grant Duration: 6 months
Details:
It provides funding to support participation in professional development and skills-building activities, including structured courses, workshops, trainings, and unique internship programs.
Funding Information
- First time applicants may request up to 75% of project costs, not to exceed $2,500; all other applicants who have previously received funding through the Professional Development for Artists and Artisans grant program may request up to 50% of project cost, not to exceed $2,500.
- The projects occur between January 1 and June 30.
Who may apply to this program?
- Individual artists who are
- 18 years of age or older
- a U.S. citizen
- a legal resident of West Virginia
- and have
- Resided in West Virginia for at least one year prior to application deadline
- Submitted all final reports in conjunction with previous WVDACH/Arts grants
- In addition
- Individuals are eligible for ONE Professional Development grant award per year and all applicants must submit
- Artist resume that includes exhibit, performance, or publishing history
- Artist statement
- Contracts or letters of agreement (if applicable)
- Project budget & independent documentation of costs
- Artist work samples, as directed below:
- Media Arts; submit on a flash drive: One 10-minute sample of excerpts from chosen work. Screening notes, on a separate sheet, may be included.
- Performing Arts; submit on a flash drive: One 10-minute sample consisting of excerpts from up to five complete works. For composers, score or lead sheet for each composition. Artist name should only appear on the outside cover of each score or lead sheet.
- Visual Art; submit on a flash drive: Five digital images of five current and representative works. Each sample must include on the flash drive: the name of artist, title, medium, size, date of the work and a brief description.
- Writing: Fiction or Non-Fiction; submit as a typed and printed document: 10-15 pages, one-sided, double-spaced, of one recent work or a selection of chapters from a larger work or series of small essays.
- Writing: Musical Theatre; submit as a document (score) and on a flash drive (audio): One copy of the score and an audio sample on a flash drive.
- Writing: Playwriting or Screenplays; submit as a typed document: One complete play or two complete one-act plays, double spaced. There is no page limit in this discipline.
- Writing: Poetry; submit the following as a typed document: 10-15 pages of poetry, one-sided, double-spaced, no more than one poem per page.
What are some examples of eligible expenses?
- Fees associated with an exceptional opportunity for advanced study with a significant master or mentor (outside of a classroom setting and not related to any degree program)
- Travel expenses associated with an imminent, specific professional artistic opportunity, conference, seminar, or workshop
- Tuition or registration fees for conferences, seminars, workshops, and residency programs
- Materials and equipment to complete work for a scheduled gallery exhibition, performance, publication, or unique artistic opportunity that will significantly advance an artist’s career.
For more information, visit WVDACH.
