Funding and Support Programs for Arkansas Arts Council

 
Grants and
Programs for
Creatives
 
Vision Statement:
 
The Arkansas Arts Council will advance and
empower the arts for the benefit of all
Arkansans.
 
Mission Statement
 
  
Operational Support
 
    
General Operating Support
  
Arts In Education
    
In-School Residencies
    
     After-School/Summer Residencies
    
     Arts Curriculum Projects
    
     AIE Mini-Grants
    
     Arts for Life-Long Learning
  
Program Support
    Collaborative Project Support
    
     Arts on Tour
    
     Individual Artist Fellowships
    
     Sally A. Williams Artist Fund
 
Grant Programs
 
The AIE Mini-Grants program
allows schools /community
organizations to fund artist
residencies that bring quality,
professional artists into the
classroom, or after-school and
summer programs, to present
one-day to ten-day hands-on,
curriculum-based, or character-
centered arts activities.
 
Artists must be selected from the
Arkansas AIE Artist Roster.
 
 
 
A
rts in Education
 Mini Grants
 
Allows short-term residencies
of up to 10 days where
professional artists listed on
the AIE roster provide hands-
on arts activities for adult
populations  in community-
based or governmental
organizations and
institutions.
An in-service workshop may
also be included in the mini-
residency program.
Veterans’ Grants do not need
roster artists for program.
 
 
 
A
rts for Lifelong Learning
 Mini Grants
 
Grant funds may be used to
place professional artists in
residencies during the school
day or school year at specific
school sites or in conjunction
with other non-profit
community or governmental
organizations and institutions.
 
The AIE-ISR program provides
a way for artists to share their
art form and relate it to other
pre-K – 12 curriculum areas.
AIE Roster artists must be
teaching artists for residency.
 
 Arts in Education
 
In-School Residency Grants
 
Grant funds may be used to place
professional artists in AIE
residencies outside the school
environment.
Settings can be after-school or
summer programs located in
community/neighborhood centers,
low-income housing projects,
juvenile facilities, social service
centers, recreation programs, boys
and girls clubs, or other
community-based organizations
providing facilities and guidance
during non-school hours. AIE
Roster artists must be used for
program.
 
 
A
rts in Education
 After-School/Summer Residency Grants
 
Grant funds may be used
for projects that foster
the arts in basic school
curricula. Activities must
serve pre-K – 12 students,
adult and/or special
constituents.
 
Applicants may also use
AIE specialist consultants
who are not on the AIE
roster.
 
A
rts in Education
 Arts Curriculum Project Grants
 
An online listing of professional
artists accepted for AIE residencies
after an independent panel review
process.
 
AIE grant applicants coordinate
projects with selected AIE Roster
artists.
 
The AIE Artist Roster is available on
Arkansas Arts Council website
under “Registry and Rosters.”
 
 
 Arts in Education Artist Roster
 
Designed for established,
professionally managed
501(c)(3) arts organizations
with annual budgets between
$50,000 and $999,999.
 
Funds must be spent for non-
program activities, including
salaries of administrative
staff, rent, utilities,
maintenance of facilities,
staff travel and other
expenses associated with the
operations of the
organization.
 
 General Operating Support
 
This grant program is
designed for eligible
501(c)(3) arts
organizations with a
three-year budget
average equal to or
greater than $1 million.
 
The MAP program is
divided into two major
grant categories: MAP
General Operating
Support and MAP Arts
in Education.
 
Major Arts Partners
 
Collaborative Project Support
(CPS) grants up to $10,000 are
awarded to 501(c)(3) tax exempt
organizations to assist with
contracted costs of arts projects
involving some form of
community outreach.
 
The proposed project must
involve a collaboration between a
nonprofit organization and
another agency, organization or
business.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Collaborative Project Support
 
AOT grants reimburse
presenter contract
expenses for
performances and
exhibitions by
professional artists listed
in the AOT roster.
 
Only certified not-for-
profit organizations may
apply.
 
Reimbursements pay for
40% of AOT roster artist
fees up to $2,000.
 
 
 
 Arts on Tour: Presenter Grants
 
An online listing of professional
artists available to perform or exhibit
through the AOT program.
 
Participation in the AOT Roster is by
application that is reviewed by an
independent panel for inclusion in
the program.
The AOT roster is available on the
Arkansas Arts Council website under
“Registry and Rosters.”
 
 
 Arts on Tour Artist Roster
 
www.arkansasarts.org
 
Unconditional awards of
$5,000 each for creatives
living and working in
Arkansas.
 
Applicants must be
residents of Arkansas for at
least one year and be 21
years of age at the time of
application. Applicants
cannot be previous
recipients of an Arkansas
Arts Council Individual
Artist Fellowship Award.
 
 
 Individual Artist Fellowships
 
APPLY BY APRIL 14, 2023 AT ARKANSASARTS.ORG
 Individual Artist Fellowships
 
The Sally A. Williams Artist Fund was
established in memory of Sally Williams,
who served as the AAC’s artist services
manager for 25 years before her passing
in 2010.  Artist assistance grants up to
$500 are available to Arkansas creatives
in the literary, performing and visual
arts.
During FY19, the fund provided more
than $7,000 in grants to individuals and
$10,000 to organizations hosting Artist
Inc. programs for creatives.
 
 Sally A. Williams Artist Fund
 
 Arkansas Artist Registry
 
The Registry gives visual artists a
virtual platform to showcase their
works for free. Registration is
required to submit for Small Works
on Paper.
 
Applications are submitted online.
 
 
 
1100 North Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-324-9150
 
www.
arkansasarts
.org
Slide Note
Embed
Share

The Arkansas Arts Council offers various grant programs to support creatives, including General Operating Support, Arts in Education, Artist Fellowships, and more. These programs provide funding for artist residencies, curriculum projects, and lifelong learning initiatives. Artists can apply for mini-grants to conduct hands-on arts activities in schools, community organizations, and adult populations. The council aims to empower the arts for the benefit of all Arkansans through its diverse initiatives.


Uploaded on Mar 27, 2024 | 1 Views


Download Presentation

Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.

The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author. Download presentation by click this link. If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. Grants and Programs for Creatives

  2. Mission Statement The Arkansas Arts Council will advance and empower the arts for the benefit of all Arkansans.

  3. Grant Programs General Operating Support Operational Support Arts In Education In-School Residencies After-School/Summer Residencies Arts Curriculum Projects AIE Mini-Grants Arts for Life-Long Learning Program Support Collaborative Project Support Arts on Tour Individual Artist Fellowships Sally A. Williams Artist Fund

  4. Arts in Education Mini Grants The AIE Mini-Grants program allows schools /community organizations to fund artist residencies that bring quality, professional artists into the classroom, or after-school and summer programs, to present one-day to ten-day hands-on, curriculum-based, or character- centered arts activities. Artists must be selected from the Arkansas AIE Artist Roster.

  5. Arts for Lifelong Learning Mini Grants Allows short-term residencies of up to 10 days where professional artists listed on the AIE roster provide hands- on arts activities for adult populations in community- based or governmental organizations and institutions. An in-service workshop may also be included in the mini- residency program. Veterans Grants do not need roster artists for program.

  6. Arts in Education In-School Residency Grants Grant funds may be used to place professional artists in residencies during the school day or school year at specific school sites or in conjunction with other non-profit community or governmental organizations and institutions. The AIE-ISR program provides a way for artists to share their art form and relate it to other pre-K 12 curriculum areas. AIE Roster artists must be teaching artists for residency.

  7. Arts in Education After-School/Summer Residency Grants Grant funds may be used to place professional artists in AIE residencies outside the school environment. Settings can be after-school or summer programs located in community/neighborhood centers, low-income housing projects, juvenile facilities, social service centers, recreation programs, boys and girls clubs, or other community-based organizations providing facilities and guidance during non-school hours. AIE Roster artists must be used for program.

  8. Arts in Education Arts Curriculum Project Grants Grant funds may be used for projects that foster the arts in basic school curricula. Activities must serve pre-K 12 students, adult and/or special constituents. Applicants may also use AIE specialist consultants who are not on the AIE roster.

  9. Arts in Education Artist Roster An online listing of professional artists accepted for AIE residencies after an independent panel review process. AIE grant applicants coordinate projects with selected AIE Roster artists. The AIE Artist Roster is available on Arkansas Arts Council website under Registry and Rosters.

  10. General Operating Support Designed for established, professionally managed 501(c)(3) arts organizations with annual budgets between $50,000 and $999,999. Funds must be spent for non- program activities, including salaries of administrative staff, rent, utilities, maintenance of facilities, staff travel and other expenses associated with the operations of the organization.

  11. Major Arts Partners This grant program is designed for eligible 501(c)(3) arts organizations with a three-year budget average equal to or greater than $1 million. The MAP program is divided into two major grant categories: MAP General Operating Support and MAP Arts in Education.

  12. Collaborative Project Support Collaborative Project Support (CPS) grants up to $10,000 are awarded to 501(c)(3) tax exempt organizations to assist with contracted costs of arts projects involving some form of community outreach. The proposed project must involve a collaboration between a nonprofit organization and another agency, organization or business.

  13. Arts on Tour: Presenter Grants AOT grants reimburse presenter contract expenses for performances and exhibitions by professional artists listed in the AOT roster. Only certified not-for- profit organizations may apply. Reimbursements pay for 40% of AOT roster artist fees up to $2,000.

  14. Arts on Tour Artist Roster An online listing of professional artists available to perform or exhibit through the AOT program. Participation in the AOT Roster is by application that is reviewed by an independent panel for inclusion in the program. The AOT roster is available on the Arkansas Arts Council website under Registry and Rosters. www.arkansasarts.org

  15. Individual Artist Fellowships Unconditional awards of $5,000 each for creatives living and working in Arkansas. Applicants must be residents of Arkansas for at least one year and be 21 years of age at the time of application. Applicants cannot be previous recipients of an Arkansas Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship Award. APPLY BY APRIL 14, 2023 AT ARKANSASARTS.ORG

  16. Individual Artist Fellowships

  17. Sally A. Williams Artist Fund The Sally A. Williams Artist Fund was established in memory of Sally Williams, who served as the AAC s artist services manager for 25 years before her passing in 2010. Artist assistance grants up to $500 are available to Arkansas creatives in the literary, performing and visual arts. During FY19, the fund provided more than $7,000 in grants to individuals and $10,000 to organizations hosting Artist Inc. programs for creatives.

  18. Arkansas Artist Registry The Registry gives visual artists a virtual platform to showcase their works for free. Registration is required to submit for Small Works on Paper. Applications are submitted online.

  19. 1100 North Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone: 501-324-9150 www.arkansasarts.org

Related


More Related Content

giItT1WQy@!-/#giItT1WQy@!-/#giItT1WQy@!-/#giItT1WQy@!-/#giItT1WQy@!-/#giItT1WQy@!-/#giItT1WQy@!-/#