The Vermont Arts Council’s Artist Development Grants support artists at all stages of their careers.
Donor Name: Vermont Arts Council
State: Vermont
Counties: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/14/2022
Size of the Grant: $250-$2000
Details:
Grants can fund activities that enhance mastery of an artist’s craft or skills or that increase the viability of an artist’s business. Funding may also support aspects of the creation of new work when the activity allows the grantee to accept a rare and important opportunity.
Eligible expenses for such activities include, but are not limited to:
- advanced study of technique or practice with a mentor
- attending a professional conference to build business or artistic skills or knowledge
- contracting professional services including photographic documentation of work, contract preparation or business incorporation, creation of accounting systems, developing e-commerce on a website, creation of marketing materials, etc.
- marketing, planning, purchasing some materials, or renting studio space (outside of your own home) to create new exhibitions or performances
- travel within the United States
Grant Amounts
Grant amounts range from $250-$2000. Grant amounts are dependent upon federal and state funding and are subject to change.
Who May Apply
Individual Vermont artists who:
- have been residents of Vermont for a minimum of one year prior to the application deadline and are residents at the time the award is granted
- are eighteen years of age or older at the time of application
- have submitted all required reports on any prior Council grants Vermont artist groups who:
- have one member who meets all of the above requirements and is assigned as representative of the group
Who May Not Apply
- artists whose projects involve activities for which college credit is given
- artists who have received any other Arts Council grant in the same fiscal year to support the same project
- artists who have received an Artist Development Grant in the same fiscal year (between September 2021 and June 2022)
- nonprofits and organizations
This Program Does Not Fund
The Artist Development Grant does not fund academic tuition or projects that receive college credit; international travel; the purchase of permanent equipment (valued at $1,000 or more); lobbying expenses; fundraising events; the same project twice in the same fiscal year; or events that do not meet with the access and nondiscrimination policy.
For more information, visit Artist Development Grant.
