The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation is currently accepting applications to provide financial assistance to young artists who are pursuing their studies or in the early stage of their career.
Donor Name: The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation
Country: Global
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: Ongoing
Size of the Grant: $20,000
Details:
The Foundation will only fund young artists who are pursuing their studies or in the early stage of their career and studying/working in painting, sculpture, printmaking, or drawing in the figurative/representational tradition. No other discipline or activities are funded.
Funding Information
The amount of the grant is a fixed amount; it is not dependent on needs or means. A first grant is $17,000 Canadian dollars, and second and third grants are $20,000 Canadian dollars.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Foundation will only fund young artists who are pursuing their studies or are in the early stage of their career, are working in a representational style of painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking, and demonstrate the determination and talent to pursue a lifetime career in their art practice.
- The Foundation does not provide funding for the pursuit of abstract or non-objective art.
- Style & Discipline
- Applicants must work within a representational style of painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking_ No other artistic, activities or discipline are funded.
- The following, in particular, are not within the mandate of the Foundation and are not eligible for a grant: illustration; graphic design; photography; animation; video an; film; digital an; crafts; decorative arts; any work that uses a photograph or digital image as the principal medium or that is produced using computer software or graphics; and any work or activity that falls primarily into any of the foregoing categories.
- Career Stage
- Applicants must be in the early stage of their career, either as a student or as an emerging artist in the process of launching their career. Grants are not intended as work or project grants for more experienced or mature artists.
- Age
- Applicants must be at least 18 years of age to be eligible to apply and may not be older than 41 years of age at the time of submitting their application for a first grant.
- Candidates who have previously received a grant may apply for a further grant after the age of 41, provided that they continue to meet all other eligibility requirements.
- Nationality
- The Foundation has no geographic, citizenship or residency requirements; its grants are available to eligible applicants from around the world.
For more information, visit The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation.
