Applications are now being accepted for the Research/Development Grants.
Donor Name: Big Field Fund
State: Iowa
City: Iowa City
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/01/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Big Field Fund Research/Development Grants award between $1500-$3000 to support artists in the early stages of an ambitious project that will fulfill one or more of the following focus areas:
- projects that manifest new and inventive models to present/nurture/deploy visuals arts in Iowa
- projects that support under-resourced artists and creative communities
- projects that engage with vulnerable or underutilized resources, structures, systems, or ecologies
- projects that would likely not otherwise be eligible for financial support due to their multidisciplinary, ephemeral, or risk-taking nature
BFF R/D Grants are intended to support eastern Iowa artists (this year, defined as within 80 miles of Iowa City and in the state of Iowa). In addition to the financial award to support their work, BFF will support grantees with:
- a public award celebration
- a grantee cohort gathering
- a studio visit/consultation with an artist, curator, or specialist in the field
- promotion of their projects via BFF’s communication channels
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
be at least 18 years old
- reside and plan to produce the project within 80 miles of Iowa City and in the state of Iowa
- have an active artistic practice and be able to demonstrate recent work
- have the ability to complete work proposed within one year of the grant award (largely in the calendar year 2025)
Applicants may not be:
- a non-profit or incorporated business (501(c)(3)s, LLCs, S- or C-Corp, or partnership)
- enrolled in a full-time degree-granting program
R/D proposals must:
- support progress towards a future publicly-realized project in the visual arts (painting, drawing, sculpture, social practice, performance art, film/video, photography, textiles, ceramics, cross-disciplinary, public art, etc.)
- incorporate activities that expand your ability to pursue a future project (such as learning a new technical skill, building relationships with potential collaborators/partners, conducting research through reading/ interviews/site visits, creating prototypes, etc.)
For more information, visit Big Field Fund.
