The Chatham Arts Council has announced the Jumpstart Grants to support artists and arts-workers toward projects from the tiny to medium-sized.
Donor Name: Chatham Arts Council
State: North Carolina
County: Chatham County (NC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/08/2022
Grants Size: $500 to $1,500
Details:
JumpstART was designed to help get Chatham County artists and arts-workers back to work with grants that pay artists to make art–and to put art in the public sphere as they re-connect with one another in public spaces.
Funding Information
They will grant $250 to $750 for individual projects, and $500 to $1,500 for collaborative projects.
Eligibility Criteria
- To apply for a JumpstART grant, you must be a professional performing, visual, or literary artist or arts-worker living in Chatham County, North Carolina who has been financially impacted due to COVID-19 cancellations and closures, rising cost-of-living, or other economic challenges. For the purpose of JumpstART, they define “professional artist” as someone who earns part or all of their income as an artist. They define “professional arts-worker” as someone who earns part or all of their income by making arts projects possible, including exhibition managers, artist managers, stage managers, arts nonprofit administrators, sound technicians, etc.
- You may apply as an individual artist–or as a collaborative group. If you are a collaborative group, at least one member of the group must reside in Chatham County. Last year, they allowed folks to apply for multiple projects, in both categories. This year, they ask that you apply for only one project per artist, please.
- All applicants must agree to participate in a public sharing in the fall of 2022 that includes all JumpstART-funded work, as arranged by the Chatham Arts Council. The Chatham Arts Council will not require artists to participate in a way that feels COVID-unsafe to the artist.
For more information, visit Chatham Arts Council.
