Artists in Communities

PROGRAM DEADLINE: March 24, 2023 at 05:00 PM EDT - CLOSED

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Description

Traditional presenting is inherently transactional: Artists arrive at a venue. Audiences arrive at a venue. Audiences experience the artists' work. They both depart. The time an artist spends in a community is frequently limited.

Artists in Communities is designed to lengthen and strengthen that connection, providing Presenters with the resources to engage artists within communities 2 to 4 days prior to an already established presentation.

This additional funding is to be allocated for the all-inclusive costs of additional community engagement activities only (not for the public performance aspect). Presenters may apply funding to all costs related to the community engagement including the artist's hotel, travel, per diem, and education staff.

Presenters may request up to $10,000 – not to exceed 50% of the artist's performance fee – to allow a visiting artist to provide community engagement opportunities prior to their scheduled performance.

Requirements

Applicants must be a New York State nonprofit OR a group, collective, tribal organization or other unincorporated entity applying through a fiscal sponsor.

We anticipate applicants will be a mix of presenting organizations, university presenters, concert venues, or theatres. If you fall outside of these categories, please reach out for help determining eligibility.


Eligible Expenses
All expenses should be related to supporting the specific engagement the grant is for.
● Artist fees for community engagement events
Engagement events may take place after the performance, but priority will be given to events that happen before.
● Project-related artist travel, hotel, or per diem expenses
● Marketing/publicity costs
● Supplies and materials (up to 20% of the grant award)
● Project-related artist travel and hospitality
● Project-related space and equipment rental
● Direct admin expenses (up to 10% of the grant award)

Award Amount

$10,000
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