The City of Mesa Department of Arts and Culture Creative Economy Fund will support reduced rental fees at the Mesa Arts Center for non-profit organizations presenting an art project, event, activity, workshop, or series.
Donor Name: City of Mesa
State: Arizona
City: Mesa
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/02/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The intent of this program is: 1) to reduce cost pressures for professional and semi-professional organizations who use or wish to use MAC venues; 2) to help bring new cultural offerings to the Mesa and East Valley communities, and 3) to encourage new organizations to experience presenting or producing an event at the MAC in order to form new partnerships and relationships among and across cultural organizations in the region.
Funding Information
- Fee reduction awarded to any one organization will not exceed $5,000, and for most applicants is unlikely to exceed $2,500.
- The proposed projects must take place between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023.
Eligible Projects
Projects may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- A concert or series of concerts
- A theater, dance, or spoken word production
- A collaborative or interactive community art project
- A festival
- A workshop or class(es) in the visual or performing arts
- A multidisciplinary project
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be a non‐profit, Arizona‐based 501(c)(3) organization. While arts and culture organizations are strongly encouraged to apply, other non-profit organizations that are offering arts programming to the public are also welcome to apply. Non-profit organizations whose tax-exempt status is pending may apply one time only through a non-profit fiscal sponsor. A letter from the fiscal sponsor confirming their role as a fiscal sponsor must accompany the application.
For more information, visit Creative Economy Fund.
