The City of Ukiah is seeking applications from artists from any discipline for a potential Artist Residency Program funded by the Upstate California Creative Corps grant program.
Donor Name: City of Ukiah
State: California
City: Ukiah
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $15 – $20,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The Upstate California Creative Corps grant program, to be administered by the California Arts Council, will award through a competitive application process a total of $60 million to local governments from regions throughout the state for artist residencies. The funding is made possible by a statewide Creative Corps pilot program recommended by the Governor’s economic and jobs recovery task force.
The City of Ukiah is preparing an application for these funds but must first select artists to include in the application. If successful, funding will provide the selected artists a one-year art residency. The theme for the grant program is Community Cohesion and Empowerment and selected artists will be asked to work as part of an Art Residency Collaborative with a goal of producing individual works using any medium that amplify one another and the theme.
Funding Information
- Although compensation for the selected residents will not be known until an award is made, it is hoped to be in the $15-$20,000 range per resident for the year
- The residency program will run from May 22, 2023 – May 21, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
- This call for artists is open to all artists, 18 years of age or older, who live or work in the Upstate Region of the California Creative Corps representing nineteen counties to the north and east of Mendocino County with preference given to applicants based on their proximity to the City of Ukiah. The selection committee for Upstate California Creative Corps will be looking for artists representing various demographics and artistic disciplines. Story tellers or spoken word artists who can incorporate intergenerational learning into their art and to speak to the community about the project are encouraged to apply.
- Artists from any of the following disciplines are encouraged to apply.
- Dance – contemporary, hip-hop, ballet, jazz, tap, house, dance and movement traditions of all cultures
- Literary Arts – poetry, zine-making, spoken word, excerpts from novels, literary criticism, essays, and prose
- Media Arts – animation, video, digital photography, film, podcasts, other forms of new media
- Music – traditional/culturally specific, folk, jazz, hip-hop, rock, punk, classical
- Theater – original works, Readers Theater, playwriting, productions
- Traditional and Folk Arts – basketry, embroidery, weaving, woodcarving, storytelling, puppetry
- Visual Arts – murals, exhibitions, 3D, photography, sculpture, clay works, curatorial training
- Multimedia – creative combinations of media genres, hybrid forms of technology and experimental works
- Social Practice Arts – An art medium that focuses on engagement through human interaction and social discourse
- Other Creative Process.
For more information, visit City of Ukiah.
