The Edward C. and Ann T. Roberts Foundation is requesting applications for its Creation of New Work Grant Program to provide greater support for artists in the Greater Hartford community and that the community as a whole will benefit from the resulting new work.
Donor Name: Edward C. and Ann T. Roberts Foundation
State: Connecticut
County: Hartford County
City: Selected Cities
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/02/2022
Details:
The Foundation offers a special grant program designed to
- Foster creativity in Greater Hartford by supporting local artists in the creation of new work
- Foster collaborations between artists and arts organizations that benefit the artist, the organization and the community
- Further the Foundation’s mission to support and encourage excellence in the arts in Hartford and the immediately surrounding community
Who May Apply?
- 501(c)(3) arts organizations in the Foundation’s geographic giving area. The Foundation gives priority to requests from organization is the following cities and towns in Connecticut: Hartford, Bloomfield, East Hartford, Newington, West Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor.
- Artists may not apply directly to the Foundation but must seek out a partnering organization in the Foundation’s geographic giving area.
- Organizations may apply for the Creation of New Work Initiative and to the Foundation’s regular grant making program within a twelve-month period.
For 2022, only artists working in the following genres will be considered:
- Visual Arts including multi media
- Film
Criteria for Selection
Projects are judged on the following criteria:
- artistic excellence and potential of the project to advance the artist(s)’s work
- quality of the collaboration between the artist(s) and the organization
- potential impact on the benefit to the community.
For more information, visit Creation of New Work.
