The Oregon Arts Commission is seeking applications for Career Opportunity Grants.
Donor Name: Oregon Arts Commission
State: Oregon
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/07/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The program is designed especially to support opportunities that:
- An artist has been invited to, selected for or otherwise reviewed by peers or industry to receive; and
- Are particularly timely or have some sense of urgency for the applicant to take advantage of the opportunity now.
Artists from the following disciplines may apply: Literature (creative non-fiction, fiction, play writing, poetry); Dance (including choreography); Music (composition, performance); Theatre and Performance Art; Visual Arts (crafts, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, mixed media, new media); Design Arts; and Media Arts. Folk & Traditional artists whose practice falls in one of the identified disciplines are welcome to apply.
Career Opportunity funding requests must directly align with the opportunity, and may include:
- Travel associated with the opportunity;
- Preparation, freight and/or shipping costs for materials;
- Materials to complete work scheduled for a gallery exhibition, performance or publication;
- Expenses associated with an exceptional learning environment, such as residency or intensive study with a recognized master/mentor(Degree programs are not eligible);
- Professional fees and services to support or document an activity, such as a videographer; and
- Rental fees, including fees for equipment, instruments or facility that are integral to the opportunity. Equipment purchases are not eligible expenses.
Funding Information
Awards range from $500 to $2,000 depending on the scope and nature of the opportunity. Additional funding of up to $9,000 may be available from The Ford Family Foundation for established visual artists.
Grant Period
May 1, 2024 and April 30, 2025.
Who is Eligible?
- At the time of the application deadline, all applicants must:
- Be 18 years of age or older;
- Have not received funding from the Career Opportunity Program in the past 16 months, calculated from application deadline month to application deadline month;
- Have been domiciled in Oregon for at least one year (“domicile” is a person’s fixed, permanent and principal home for legal purposes);
- Not be enrolled (either part- or full-time) in a creative degree program; and
- Submit an individual application. While the Arts Commission acknowledges that many artists work collaboratively, awards will be made only to individual artists.
- In addition to the above eligibility requirements, applicants requesting additional funds from The Ford Family Foundation must meet the following criteria:
- Are currently producing work in the fields of visual arts or contemporary craft;
- Have been domiciled in Oregon for 36 months prior to the application deadline; and
- Provide documentation that evidences five (5) or more years of active professional participation in the field of visual art.
For more information, visit OAC.
