The Auburn Public Theater is seeking applications for its 2024 Individual Artist Grants.
Donor Name: Auburn Public Theater
State: New York
County: Cayuga County (NY), Ontario County (NY), Seneca County (NY), Wayne County (NY), Yates County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/14/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The purpose of these grants is to support artists in the creation of new work and to foster and strengthen the connection between artists and their communities.
The primary criteria for funded projects are the quality of submitted work samples and the quality of proposed community engagement. An essential element of this funding is the inclusion of community involvement in the development and creative process of the artists’ project. The project must engage a segment of the community through a public program, such as an exhibition or performance that is open to the public, and/or social practice by or with community members. Some examples of this type of interaction are interview with a segment of the community, creation of parallel work by a community group, or stories and anecdotes collected from a community group that relate to the concept or content of the project.
Individual Artist grants may support the following types of projects: theater, dance, music, film, video, literary arts, visual arts, folk arts, and multi-disciplinary work. This list is not exhaustive, however. All funded projects in this category must engage the community in some capacity.
Funding Information
Auburn Public Theater will offer up to four (4) Individual Artist grants of $2,500 each in each of the five counties.
Grants can cover
- Activities/Projects of local arts organizations including both live and virtual
- Artist fees
- Project costs
- Marketing and publicity costs
- Direct administrative expenses and/or planning and preparation expenses for a proposed event
- Supplies and materials needed to execute the proposed project. Individual items may not exceed $1,000. Examples: art supplies, sheet music, hardware, memory cards, and other consumable equipment
- Equipment, software, subscriptions, and training needed to execute the proposed project. Individual items may not exceed $1,000. Examples: cameras, lighting equipment, subscriptions associated with virtual programming, and training to utilize these tools
Eligibility Criteria
- Artist must reside in Cayuga, Seneca, Wayne, Yates, or Ontario counties.
- Artist must have been a New York State resident for at least two years prior to the date of application.
- Artist must be at least eighteen years of age.
- Artist must not be a matriculated student.
- Artists that are applying for the Public Arts grant through a sponsoring organization can also apply for this grant, but not for the same project.
Project Requirements
- Collaborative projects are acceptable; however, applications must be submitted in the name of a single artist.
- Project must occur in the same county as the artist’s legal residence.
- Artist’s new work must be created and completed during the funding cycle. Work that is already completed cannot be funded. Projects must be completed during the funding cycle. (It is understood, however, that some work will take longer than a year to complete.)
- The project must engage a segment of the community through a public program, such as an exhibition or performance that is open to the public, and/or social practice by or with community members. Some examples of this type of interaction are interviews with a segment of the community, creation of parallel work by a community group, or stories and anecdotes collected from a community group that relate to the concept or content of the project.
For more information, visit Auburn Public Theater.
