The smART ventures is a Seattle-based, flexible small awards program that aims to encourage innovative ideas, create community impact, and provide new access for individuals and groups not served by the other programs.
Donor Name: City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: All Time
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Planting small seeds can yield big outcomes. smART ventures seeks to widen arts and culture participation, particularly of diverse or underserved communities. Opportunities, events proposed by individuals, groups, organizations or communities of interest that offer a potential arts or cultural impact within the city of Seattle and needing start-up or final investment funds. Events must be open to the public and take place within Seattle. Funds may NOT be used for food and drink, equipment purchase, religious services, fundraising, or for activity that takes place before a contract has been awarded.
Goals
smART Ventures projects will address one or more of the following:
- Audience Expansion: Will this project serve/reach underserved artists, communities or distinct
audience? Does the project expand or diversify the audience for arts/culture? - Innovation: Is this a project that provides a new or unique perspective on arts/culture? Is this
project something that is innovative and out of the ordinary, using the arts in a distinct way? - Community Impact: Does the project address a community need or build community through
arts and culture?
Funding Information
$500 to $1,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals or groups of people – including youth and older adults seeking support for a unique project, opportunity or event involving arts and culture and not currently funded by the office
- Organizations – arts and culture and others – organizations do NOT have to have 501(c)(3) nonprofit status:
- Organizations that are emerging (less than 3 years old), OR
- Organizations that are not currently funded by the office, OR
- Organizations that are grassroots or business organizations;
- Practicing artists not currently funded by the office and who have never received a City Artist grant before.
For more information, visit Office of Arts & Culture.
