ArtSurround is a new collaborative effort among the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to enhance Sonoma County’s creative vitality by supporting artists and infusing the arts into their public realm.
Donor Name: Creative Sonoma
State: California
County: Sonoma County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/26/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,000 – $10,000
Details:
The program engages businesses and public agencies that endeavor to enhance community livability through the arts and fosters public imagination by supporting artists who work at the intersection of inspiration and effective community arts engagement. This program engages two different cohorts: an Artist Cohort and an Advocate Cohort, who will work on parallel tracks to increase community arts engagement across Sonoma County.
Artist Cohort
Artists must apply for this Cohort, which will be comprised of approximately twenty to thirty (20-30) individual artists and cultural workers who are interested in building a practice in community engagement and public art. Cohort members participate in the customized training to enhance their skills to engage communities, transform public spaces and processes, and use the arts to address civic and business challenges.
Advocate Cohort
This group will be comprised of business, government, and nonprofit leaders who are interested in utilizing the arts as a tool to build creative communities. This cohort will receive access to presentations, model programs, and training on best practices for collaborating with artists to achieve shared objectives.
- Advocate Cohort members must commit up to twenty (20) hours of Cohort activities and meetings in order to be considered, including a half-day of training on June 20, 2022.
Funding Information
- Grants to individuals for public projects will range from $1,000 – $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Full-time residents of Sonoma County, California with, age 18 or older, work authorization in the U.S.
- For this program, artists are defined as socially engaged creative practitioners, teaching artists, and culture bearers working in all arts and culture disciplines: craft or artisanal trades, design and applied arts, literary arts, media arts, multidisciplinary arts, performing arts, traditional and folk arts, or visual arts.
Evaluation Criteria
Applications to join the Artist Cohort will be reviewed by a diverse panel comprised of community and arts peers, funders, and representatives from program partners. Reviewers will assess applicants’ materials based on the following:
- Previous achievements, technical competence, and future promise in their creative and cultural pursuits
- Work that is driven by collaboration, equity, and reciprocity
- The ability to tell stories that span issues and experiences through their artwork or creative process, and/or an interest in building community ecosystems through the integration of arts and culture into the public realm
For more information, visit ArtSurround.
