Artist Opportunity Grants (AOGs) support Arizona artists as they take advantage of specific, unique opportunities that have the potential to significantly impact their professional growth.
Donor Name: Arizona Commission on the Arts
State: Arizona
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/24/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
As this grant is available to artists working in all disciplines and at any stage in their career, a wide array of opportunities could be considered eligible, so long as there is potential for significant impact in one or more of these three categories:
- Introduce Your Work to New Audiences
- An opportunity to present your work in a significant way that will expose your work to new audiences or raise your artistic profile.
- Develop New Skills
- An opportunity to develop new artistic skills through participation in activities like conferences, artist residencies, workshops, fellowships, master classes, or apprenticeships.
- Develop Your Artistic Entrepreneurship
- An opportunity to expand your entrepreneurial capacity, such as the production of marketing materials, website development, payment of professional fees (lawyers, accountants, etc.), and any practice-related capital expenses (like equipment purchases, materials, services, rental fees for equipment or facility, etc.)
Funding Information
Artists may request between $500 and $1,500 in funding.
Funding Period
December 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025.
Eligible Expenses
Grant funds may be used for any of the following (this list is not comprehensive):
- Equipment purchases, materials, or services needed to fulfill/engage in the opportunity
- Rental fees, including equipment, instruments, facility (including short-term space and studio rentals), etc., which support the artistic opportunity
- Preparation, freight, and/or shipping costs
- Costs associated with documentation of the opportunity
- Travel necessary to engage in the opportunity
- Registration fees
- Professional fees which support the artistic opportunity
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be individuals and may submit only one application per cycle. Organizations are not eligible to apply. At the time an application is submitted, and the grant is awarded an applicant must be:
- 18 years of age or older and
- a resident of Arizona.
For more information, visit Arizona Commission on the Arts.
