The Mid-America Arts Alliance is inviting applicants for the Marian Andersen Leadership in the Arts Award.
Donor Name: Mid-America Arts Alliance
State: Nebraska
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline: 09/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $10K
Details:
The Marian Andersen Leadership in the Arts Award celebrates leaders who continue Andersen’s legacy of creating responsive and innovative opportunities for artists, arts organizations, and audiences in Nebraska.
The Marian Andersen Leadership in the Arts Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated visionary leadership in the arts exemplified by their accomplishments in community engagement, equitable outcomes, and partnership building, leaving a meaningful impact on those they have served.
Through their work in the arts, recipients of the Leadership in the Arts Award will have:
- Demonstrated a history of deep engagement with their community.
- Created equitable outcomes for communities and populations that face historic and systemic barriers to full participation in society and the arts—examples may include: expanding access for audiences and artists, opening doors for underrepresented voices, fairly distributing resources, and many others.
- Though not required for eligibility, Mid-America Arts Alliance is particularly interested in recognizing leaders who have made significant advances in the areas of public-private partnerships and international cultural exchange.
Funding Information
Nominate a visionary leader in Nebraska for the $10K award for accomplishments in community engagement and impacts.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible nominees’ work will have served communities in Nebraska; though impact may extend beyond the Mid-America Arts Alliance region to national or international communities.
- It strongly encourages the nomination of arts leaders who identify as Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color, LGBTQ, Disabled Persons, Persons whose primary language is not English, and/or are from rural or remote communities.
- Nominations are encouraged for active arts leaders residing in Nebraska from all career stages (early-, mid-, and late-career) and from all areas or disciplines in the arts industry.
- Eligible nominees must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
- Mid-America Arts Alliance recognizes the value of partnership and collaboration in leadership and welcomes the nomination of shared leadership/co-leaders. Please note that nominations of co-leaders must be completed as a single nomination submission.
Not eligible for the award
- Current Mid-America Arts Alliance board members and staff members, and their families, are not eligible for the award and are not permitted to submit nomination materials.
- Elected officials and political appointees are not eligible for the award.
Review Criteria
Nomination review will be based on nominees’ demonstrated impact through their:
- Deep community engagement
- Equitable outcomes
- (optional) Public-private partnerships and international cultural exchange
- Other notable accomplishments
For more information, visit Mid-America Arts Alliance.
