The New Hampshire State Council on the Arts (NHSCA) is accepting applications for its Artist Entrepreneurial Grants to recognize the importance of the creative workforce to New Hampshire’s economy.
Donor Name: New Hampshire State Council on the Arts (NHSCA)
State: New Hampshire
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/05/2022
Size of the Grant: $250 – $1,000
Details:
Artist Entrepreneurial Grants support opportunities that will benefit artists’ careers and small businesses, including the development of business skills, participation in programs to raise the level and quality of their art, and participation in programs that will bring their art to the widest possible markets.
Funding Information
Funding requests may be made for $250 – $1,000. No cash match will be required for FY23 but your budget should reflect the total cost of your opportunity.
Funding Criteria
Reviewers will use these criteria to review and recommend applications for funding:
- Impact: The applicant demonstrates that this activity will:
- Make them more proficient in the proposed subject and that the artistic merit of workshops, instructors or contractors will positively impact the applicant’s skill and/or knowledge
- Increase the viability of an artist’s business
- Make it possible to accept a rare opportunity
- Planning: The artist demonstrates that this activity is a necessary step toward achieving their artistic craft and/or business goal(s).
- Budget: The budget demonstrates that the applicant anticipates the cost of the activity and is able to account for additional necessary revenue.
Eligibility Criteria
Individual professional New Hampshire artists, makers and creatives, 18 years of age or over, who devote a majority of their time to practicing, performing and/or teaching an arts discipline. Applicants must also have been New Hampshire residents for at least one full year and still be residents at the time grants are awarded. Exception: Juried NH Roster, Directory or Listing artists who live within 10 miles of the border and can demonstrate that over 50% of their work is for New Hampshire audiences are also eligible.
For more information, visit Artist Entrepreneurial Grants.
