Artists 360 is designed to elevate and energize greater Northwest Arkansas artists by providing them with $7,500 grants to support creative projects, learning opportunities to develop entrepreneurship skills and build sustainable creative practices, and connections to a dynamic regional artist network.
Donor Name: Mid-America Arts Alliance
State: Arkansas
Counties: Benton County (AR), Carroll County (AR), Crawford County (AR), Sebastian County (AR), Washington County (AR)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/30/2022
Size of the Grant: $7,500
Details:
Artists 360, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance made possible through the support of the Walton Family Foundation, provides grant funding and professional development opportunities to individual artists of all disciplines in the Arkansas counties of Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Sebastian, and Washington.
Project Categories
- Touring Project – Projects that involve the touring/presenting of your work within and outside of Arkansas.
- Works in Progress – Projects that involve a specific phase of a work in progress that has a clear end goal. (Projects DO NOT need to have a public component.)
- Creative Research and Professional Advancement – Projects that focus on professional advancement and creative research opportunities that strengthen an artist’s expertise and advance their creative practice.
- Social Practice – Projects that activate Northwest Arkansas communities and address social issues, opportunities, and challenges. Projects must focus on the creation and presentation of art and have a public component.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be a Practicing Artist.
Practicing Artist is defined as follows:- Has an active and current artistic practice
- Has specialized training in the field (not limited to academic training)
- Has demonstrated success in the arts through the creation of high-quality work and/or contributions to the field
- Is recognized as a practicing artist by peers (artists working in the same discipline and by experts in the field)
- Create work in one or more of the following artistic disciplines:
- Visual Arts (painting, sculpture, ceramics, fiber, film, screenwriting, video, media arts, photography, mixed media, wearable art)
- Performing Arts (dance, theater, music, opera, puppetry, storytelling, playwriting, performance art)
- Literary Arts (fiction, nonfiction, poetry)
- Traditional Arts (work that is made based on artistic traditions shaped by values and standards of excellence that are passed from generation to generation through demonstration, conversation and practice – may include crafts, storytelling, dance, music, or functional art)
- Be a resident of the State of Arkansas and have established residency in one of the following counties: Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Sebastian, or Washington (Artists 360 prefers applicants with at least one year of residency in the counties.)
- Retain residency within the five-county region for the duration of the grant period
- Must complete the online application form, answer the narrative questions, and submit a resume/CV and digital work samples that support their proposed project
- Be available for an Artists 360 in-person retreat on October 14-16, 2022 in Eureka Springs, AR.
- Be at least 18 years of age at the time of application
- Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or have non-resident status
For more information, visit Practicing Artist Grants.
