The Arts Commission’s Accelerator Grant program offers financial support with quick turn-around for local artists to advance their creative projects and careers.
Donor Name: The Arts Commission
State: Ohio
City: Toledo
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline 05/20/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Examples Eligible Categories
Applications that articulate the need or direct use of various equipment, supplies, or other expenditures in advancing the body of work or current project will fare best in review. Applications should detail how the support to advance a body of work or current project will contribute to the advancement of the applicant’s creative career.
Equipment, supplies, and other expenditures could include but are not limited to: consumable supplies (film, paint, paper), presentation supplies (framing, costumes, publishing/printing costs), equipment (presses, camera lenses, instruments), irregular overhead costs (lift rental, liability insurance).
Purchasing technology such as computers, tablets, and mobile phones are NOT eligible unless they are integral to the body of work or current project.
Professional development costs could include but are not limited to: fees for professional memberships, workshops, business training, residencies, regional performances, and other costs related to conceptual or technical research.
Eligibility Criteria
Categories of Support Include: equipment, supplies, professional development and project support.
Grant amounts are not to exceed $1500.
Individual artists and artist collectives with a residence or a creative studio within 30 miles of downtown Toledo.
Not Eligible
Artists who are enrolled in a degree or certificate-granting program of any kind at the time of application are NOT eligible for Accelerator Grants. Applications will not be accepted before graduation date.
Artists working full-time as teaching staff at a college or university at the time of application are NOT eligible for Accelerator Grants.
Artists currently employed by The Arts Commission or serving as members of The Arts Commission’s Board of Trustees are NOT eligible for Accelerator Grants.
Artists are limited to one Accelerator Grants every two calendar years, i.e. artists who received funding in 2023 will not be eligible to apply again until 2025.
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