The East Bay Fund for Artists is committed to the diversity of artistic practices and organizations as well as providing opportunities for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities to experience art that represents their culture and history in addition to building their own individual donor base to sustain their work.
Donor Name: East Bay Community Foundation
State: California
County: Alameda County (CA), Contra Costa County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/09/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF) has been a long time proponent of the arts as is demonstrated through partnerships with donors and fellow foundations that work to support the arts across Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
The East Bay Fund for Artists refined its programmatic focus to invest in individual artists and arts organizations rooted in low-income communities of color and other disadvantaged communities to commission new work that advances racial justice and social equity. Research shows that individual artists are not adequately compensated.
This Fund is currently supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett, and the generous donors of East Bay Community Foundation.
Funding Information
- East Bay Fund for Artists at East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF) Initiative awards grants of $5,000-$25,000 for the commissioning of new works by Bay Area artists. Awardees must hold a public presentation of their work within a year of receiving the grant award.
- The East Bay Fund for Artists funds up to 75 percent of the total project budget. (For example, up to $7,500 of a $10,000 project).
Eligibility Requirements
- For Artists
- Individuals applying must not have been an East Bay Fund for Artists awardee during the previous calendar year.
- You must live in Alameda or Contra Costa County.
- Commission must support a new work or a new interpretation of a traditional form
- Artist(s) must have a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor. You must submit a signed fiscal sponsorship agreement with your application.
- Funding must be allocated to lead artists’ fees only.
- They require an East Bay presentation of your work.
- Attend an East Bay Fund Artists presentation or view a webinar, if a new applicant.
- Artists from all artistic disciplines are welcome to apply (filmmakers must have budgets under $50,000 or show other significant support for the project).
- For Organizations
- Organizations applying must not have been an East Bay Fund for Artists awardee during the previous calendar year
- Organizations must have a budget under $2,000,000
- You must be an organization located in Alameda or Contra Costa County
- Commission must be for new works
- 50% of funding must be allocated to lead artists’ fees only
- Commissioned artist(s) must be a Bay Area resident
- They require an East Bay presentation of your work
- Attend an East Bay Fund for Artists presentation or view a webinar, if a new applicant
- Organizations must be a 501(c)(3) or have a fiscal sponsor
- Exhibition spaces, performance presenters, media and arts organizations may apply.
For more information, visit EBCF.
