The Wyoming Arts Council is now accepting applications for Folk & Traditional Arts Mentoring Project Grants.
Donor Name: Wyoming Arts Council
State: Wyoming
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $3,000
Grant Duration: 6 months
Details:
This grant program is designed to assist masters of folk and traditional arts in passing on their knowledge to eager apprentices from their community through the natural process of in-person, hands-on instruction. Examples of eligible art forms practiced in Wyoming include, but are not limited to: saddlemaking, cowboy poetry, beading and quill work, quilting, rawhide braiding, pow wow songs and dances, German-Russian Dutch Hop, Mexican ballet folklorico, wood carving, rug braiding, fly tying, taxidermy, and more. Special consideration may be given to first time applicants, endangered art forms, geographic location, or artistic discipline. Master artist and apprentice apply together and include information about the art form, their skill level, a project outline and work samples.
Funding Information
Projects must take place between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024 (fiscal year 24), for no less than six months. The grant amount is $3,000 ($2,300 for master artist honorarium and $700 for materials and/or travel). Applications will be reviewed by a panel and up to five projects will be selected for funding. Applications are made jointly between master and apprentice.
Eligible Requirements
Applicants must share a common cultural group and the art form must reflect the aesthetics of the shared group.
- In-family mentorships are allowed.
- Master and apprentice must apply together.
- Artists may participate in only one Mentoring Project each year.
- Apprentices must be Wyoming residents for at least two years prior to application.
- Apprentices should have some prior experience with the art form at the time of the application.
- Apprentices must demonstrate a serious long-term commitment to continuing the art form.
For more information, visit WAC.
