The New Works Artist Project Grant seeks to support the depth and breadth of innovative new artwork created and produced in the City of Tucson and Pima County.
Donor Name: Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona
State: Arizona
County:
City: Tucson
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/28/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The grant program supports individual artist projects that meet the highest standards of excellence across a diverse spectrum of artistic disciplines and cultural expressions. Proposed projects must include the production of new artwork, an original and imaginative approach to content and form, and a public presentation of the work (virtual or in-person premieres are acceptable).
Funding Information
Up to five awards of $5,000 each will be granted to selected projects.
Funding Period
June 1, 2023- June 1, 2024
Eligible Expenses
Project-related expenses including supplies, Artist Fees, honorariums, and contractors.
Eligibility Criteria
Open to individual artists that meet all of the following criteria at the time of application:
- Applicant must be a working artist in any arts and culture discipline.
- Applicant must currently reside within the City of Tucson, City of South Tucson, Pima County, Pascua Yaqui Reservation, or The Tohono O’Odham Nation.
- Grantee will be required to complete a w-9 and be responsible for the financial reporting on grant funds.
- Grantee will be required to submit a brief final report 30 days after the end of the funding period to document expenses and provide a brief description of programming.
- Grantee will be required to premiere new artwork during the timeframe of the funding period. New work may be presented in its completed state or presented as a work in progress.
- Public presentation of new artwork must premiere within Pima County limits, or be virtually accessible to Pima County residents.
- Funded project activities must take place between June 1, 2023 – June 1, 2024.
- Collaborative projects submitted by a group of individual artists are permitted. A “collaborator” or “collective member” is an artist considered to be a co-owner of the project and a generative part of the team. This is not someone who provides services on a “work-for-hire” basis. Collaborators are not required to reside in Pima County.
- Artist (primary applicant) or Collaborator may only apply for one single project.
The following entities are ineligible to apply:
- Grantees of the New Works Artist Project Grant from June 2021 – June 2022.
- Organizations, corporations, schools, government agencies. This grant is not an organizational support grant. Collaborations should not be a part of already established season or regularly scheduled programming for an organization.
- Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in half-time or more status during the grant funding period.
- Previous grantees or contractors who have delinquent final reports or projects from any past Arts Foundation award or contract (formerly the Tucson Pima Arts Council).
For more information, visit Project Mesquite: New Works Project Grant.
