The Telluride Arts District is seeking applications for its Small Grants and Augment Music Grants to support the development and presentation of new work, and the professional development of individual artists living or working in Telluride.
Donor Name: Telluride Arts District
State: Colorado
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Types of Grants
- Small Grants
- The Telluride Arts Small Grants program is a long-term investment, supported by the Town of Telluride CCAASE Fund, to develop the expertise of local artists. Funds assist individual artists working in the visual, media, performing and literary arts. Artist projects may include the development, creation, completion or presentation of new work; and professional development such as conferences, workshops, residencies and classes. Artists are required to share work with the people of Telluride through a performance, publication, exhibit, screening, or a simple written or photo documentation of the project, in print or online. Telluride Arts will support this process through marketing and coordination.
- Augment Music Grants
- For the second year running, Augment Music Project—a local nonprofit and umbrella program of Telluride Arts that exists to foster and support the music culture of the greater Telluride region—is teaming up with Telluride Arts to offer additional grants earmarked for local musicians. Augment will be offering up to $2000 to each recipient and these funds can be used for anything from a new album project or music video to attending a music camp to help develop skills. The only caveat is that the funds and the project that they support have to come back to benefit the Telluride community in some way.
Funding Information
- Project Start Date: February 1, 2024
- Project End Date: January 31, 2025
- Grant Amount: $300 to $2000
Eligibility Criteria
Applications must be made in the name of an individual artist or a team of artists. An artist is broadly defined, and includes design, performance, literary, music, film, media and fine arts of all kinds. If the request is for a collaborative project, one artist must act as the lead applicant and take responsibility for fulfillment of the grant requirements.
- Applicant must live and/or work in Telluride. (If other, please explain your connection to the region and/or detail your local artist collaborators and their roles.)
- Applicant is 18 or older.
- For collaborative projects, please include work samples and relevant information on all artists involved in the project.
- The applicant must be a practicing artist, defined as one who is dedicated to producing work and/or advancing their craft on a regular basis.
- The applicant must submit a completed application on the form provided by the due date.
- The applicant must have completed final reports and presentations for previously funded Small-Grant projects.
Selection Criteria
- Artistic excellence, skill, creativity and innovation.
- Quality of the proposed project and use of funds.
- Professional application, working links, spelling and grammar all counts!
- Evidence of need.
- Thoughtful, realistic planning, presentation, budget, and timeline for project.
- Plan to share the project with the people of Telluride.
Who/What Is Not Eligible
- Organizations.
- General operating expenses, fundraising, or deficits.
- Projects supported by The Town of Telluride or CCAASE.
- Employees or board members of Telluride Arts, their immediate family or spouses.
- Only one application per artist will be considered. Artists are not allowed to submit multiple projects.
For more information, visit TAD.
