Project Grants for Individuals provide funding to support ideas and projects organized by or for artists in Mississippi. These grants are given to individuals to support innovation, to propel artist’s careers and to encourage collaboration between artists and communities.
Donor Name: Mississippi Arts Commission
State: Mississippi
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $2,000
Details:
Mississippi artists may find themselves thinking about their work in ways that go beyond simply creating art or honing their craft. These artists may find themselves with ideas they want to see come to fruition in different ways and are looking for potential funding sources to help make them a reality. MAC supports these efforts through its Individual Project Grant program, which funds a wide range of arts projects organized by individual artists.
Funding Information
Individual Project Grants award up to $2,000 to individuals to support their project ideas.
Artist Genres And Project Grant Examples
Applicants may include artists in all fields including but not limited to: visual arts, performing arts, media and film, literary arts, design, folk and traditional arts. Applicants may also be non-artists working on a project to organize and elevate Mississippi artists.
Examples of Individual Projects:
- Readings
- Concerts
- Performances
- Art Exhibits
- Public art
- Start-up Festival not already led by nonprofit or business
- Dance performance
- Photography project
- Recording an album
- Purchasing play rights
- Support for art specific showings & performances:
- Space/Venue rental
- Event Insurance/Permits
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Eligibility Criteria
You may apply for an Individual Project Grant if you are a professional artist living in Mississippi or if you are an individual who is using the project to organize other professional artists in Mississippi. In addition the applicant must be:
- more than 18 years of age;
- not a full-time student; and
- a permanent, legal resident of Mississippi at the time of application and throughout the grant period.
- Applicants may be required to show proof of residence (such as driver’s license, proof of domicile, homestead, utility bills).
For more information, visit Project Grants.
