The Regional Arts Commission’s (RAC) Artist Support Grant (ASG) serves as funding for the career advancement of individual artists.
Donor Name: Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis
State: Missouri
County: Saint Louis County (MO)
City: Saint Louis City
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/04/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
This grant provides funds for an individual artist’s projects, needs, or creative opportunities in all artistic disciplines.
Direct support enables diverse artists of all disciplines to advance their careers and complete creative projects. It is designed to be flexible and accessible and to encourage creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustained commitment to artistic work.
Funding Information
The maximum amount of funding an individual artist can apply for and receive is $7,500.
Grant Period
Spring 2024 (for projects, needs, or creative opportunities that occur between June 2024 and January 2025 (9-month period).
Uses of Funds
Grant funds may be used for a variety of purposes including but not limited to equipment and materials, rental space, arts-related travel, conference fees, living artist wage, project completion, professional and artistic development, training, and other resources for an individual artist or artist collective/co-creator group of any discipline.
Eligibility Criteria
An individual artist is eligible to apply for an Artist Support Grant if the following requirements are met:
- The artist is 18 years or older.
- The artist is a current resident of St. Louis City or County and has maintained primary residence in St. Louis City or County for at least one year (documentation required).
- In the past three years, the artist has created and presented their own original works to the public or performed for the public (documentation required; this should be documented in a CV or Resume).
Review Criteria
Artist Support grant applications will respond to three grant review criteria:
- Cultural and/or Artistic Essentials (weighted at 40%): A culturally and artistically significant practice or work that contributes to the creative life of the artist and, ultimately, to St. Louis.
- Community Benefit (weighted at 30%): Artist demonstrates broad community benefit with a practice or work and contributes to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the community.
- Capacity & Sustainability (weighted at 30%): Artist is intentional about artistic/practice capacity and sustainability.
For more information, visit RAC.
