The Oregon Arts Commission will offer two funding programs for Oregon
artists in Fiscal Year 2013: Career Opportunity Grants and Artist Fellowships.
Career Opportunity Grants offer up to $1,500 and enable artists of all
disciplines to take advantage of unique opportunities to advance their careers.
Grants can fund opportunities such as exhibits in national and international
venues, or participation in conferences or workshops to expand artists'
knowledge base.
Through a partnership with The Ford Family Foundation, additional support
is available to visual artists. Reviewed in combination with the Career
Opportunity Grant requests, these additional grants, range from $1,500 to
$7,500, and aid mid-career Oregon visual artists in the creation, production or
exhibition of their work.
There are three on-line deadlines for applications:
August
15, 2012
December 17, 2012
April 15, 2013
Applications are accepted only online: http://www.oregonartscommission.org/support_for_the_arts/grants/grant_inds.php
Artist Fellowships are $3,000 awards that recognize the achievements of
Oregon artists and the contributions they make to the cultural health of the
state. These are highly competitive grants awarded to a select group of the
state's most innovative creators.
Past Career Opportunity Grant recipients include Avery Thatcher, a young
graphic designer, who used her grant to attend a national trade fair, which gave
her custom wallpaper exposure to a large market.
Latin musician Jessie Marquez leveraged her grant to pay for marketing
materials, including a music video. She is now booking performances regionally,
expanding her reach outside of her hometown Eugene.
Past Artist Fellows include such renowned Oregon visual artists as Nan
Curtis, Anna Fidler, Mike Bray and Ryan Pierce.
Shannon Planchon, Assistant Director of OAC and Accessibility Coordinator
for the arts grants said she is "thrilled that the Oregon Arts Commission is
able to continue its support for Oregon's individual artists. We have seen the
impact that these funds can make on a career."
The FY13 program is open to artists involved in performing and literary
arts. In FY14 visual artists, craftspeople and designers may apply.
Fellowship applications are due on October 15, 2012 and must be submitted
online. The application form is available now. The guidelines may be reviewed
now at: http://www.oregonartscommission.org/support_for_the_arts/grants/grant_inds.php
To learn more about the work of prior fellows or career opportunity
grantees, visit the Creative Oregon section of the Commission's website: http://www.oregonartscommission.org/creative_oregon/stories/
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