Lane Arts Council’s 2023-2024 Artist Grant, funded by the City of Eugene Cultural Services Division, provides financial support to artists of all disciplines, providing benefit to the Eugene community.
Donor Name: Lane Arts Council
State: Oregon
County:
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/14/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Applicants can apply for funding in one of three areas:
- Production: to move forward a new creative endeavor that contributes to artistic development, professional growth, or accessing new career opportunities
- Development: to engage in administrative or artistic learning, skill-building, or professional development that contributes to improved business or artistic practice
- Investment: to bolster artistic business capacity through equipment or supply purchasing, staffing, or other operating expenses
Applications for Production, Development, or Investment funding can be of any or multiple arts disciplines including, but not limited to: visual arts, film/video, photography, music composition, music performance, dance, dance choreography, playwriting, theatre performance, theatre direction, poetry, folk arts, craft, design, published works, etc.
Funding Information
- The maximum grant for a single proposal is $2,000.
- The grant cycle is between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. All proposals, including activities that this funding supports, must be completed within this time frame. All funds must also be spent in this time frame.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Artist Grant is open to all artists, both emerging and established, working across all artistic mediums and disciplines.
- Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
- Artists may work with other artists on their proposal, but one artist must be the lead applicant (e.g. one poet submits a Production proposal that involves their poetry group, one musician submits a Development proposal that involves their band, etc.). If awarded, the payment will only be made to the lead applicant and it will be their responsibility to use the funds appropriately for their intended Production, Development, or Investment proposal.
- An artist collaborating on a project who is not the lead applicant can submit a separate application for a Production, Development, or Investment proposal that is distinctly different from their collaborator’s application
- Applicants must be headquartered in and/or physically reside within Lane County, and must be a resident of Lane County for at least one year immediately prior to the application deadline.
- Applicants must demonstrate how the Eugene community is a key beneficiary for the proposed and/or future presentation, production, professional development, or community engagement of their artistic practice.
- All activities proposed for funding in any Production, Development, or Investment proposal must take place between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024.
- Applicants that are submitting an application for a Public Art project, Public art proposals are defined as any visual art intended for public space. Public space includes both public and private property where there is free and open access for viewers.
- Applicants may only submit one proposal per cycle.
For more information, visit Artist Grant.
