Submit Applications for 2024 NOM Multimedia Arts Grant (Massachusetts)

Northampton Open Media is seeking applications for the Multimedia Arts Grant to support multimedia arts creators in the greater community of Northampton, MA.

Donor Name: Northampton Open Media

State: Massachusetts

City: Northampton

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 10/27/2024

Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

NOM supports the broad community in an effort to enable expression and fluency in moving image, multimedia, and immersive experience. They are also connected to Northampton, MA.

This grant is for a multimedia work, including projects that incorporate multimedia elements, including but not limited to:

Short films, narrative, experimental, documentary, other
Public art projects with multimedia components
Workshops and classes
XR projects – virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality
Games that incorporate a multimedia aspect
Apps
Theater with multimedia components
Audio projects like podcasts, audio art, or experimental audio

Grant Information

Up to $2000 per project.

Criteria

NOM will endeavor to fund at least one grant for a youth project, meaning an applicant who is 18 years of age or younger.
NOM will endeavor to fund at least one grant to a self-described BIPOC candidate.
Applicants can submit their application in any combination of written, video, and/or audio formats
The elements applicants are strongly encouraged to include are a detailed pitch of the project, its process, a budget, and a timeline.
Supplementary materials are encouraged such as examples of past work, scripts for short films, commitment letters for documentaries, statements of partnerships, look books etc.
NOM will also be hosting live pitch sessions for prospective grant applicants.

To that end they ask that you demonstrate a connection to Northampton in some fashion. Examples might include: