Friday, May 15, 2009

ARTADIA GRANTS FOR VISUAL ARTISTS

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Okay, this grant below is great—but only available in certain U.S. cities—Participating cities with active awards programs are currently: Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, San Francisco Bay Area, and Houston. Right now, they are seeking applicants from BOSTON. At the bottom of this post you can find the grant application cycle for the other participating cities.

About the Grant
ARTADIA is an arts non-profit based in New York that gives awards to visual artists in select communities in the US and provides the awardees with a life time of support with introductions, professional advice, studio visits, exhibitions, publications, and in many more ways. The applications are currently open to all visual artists in the metro Boston community through June 15, 2009; they are online, and free of charge. The Artadia Award is unique, providing substantial financial support, critical validation and broader public exposure for artists across the country:
* Cash awards are granted in participating cities on a rotating basis.
* Awards ranging from $15,000 to $3,000 are unrestricted, and can be used however the artist sees fit.
* Applications are open to all visual artists who reside in Artadia's participating cities.
* A two-tiered selection process combines local expertise with outside perspectives from leading national and international curators and artists.
* Visiting panelists engage with local artists in their studios, gaining a broader context for their work and facilitating long-lasting relationships.
* A preliminary panel of prominent national and local curators and artists evaluates all the submissions and selects 15 finalists.
* A second panel of curators and artists travels to the participating city and conducts studio visits with each of the finalists. This panel selects the artists who receive Artadia Awards. However used, the Artadia Award is the monetary component of a wider culture of support.
Eligibility
To be eligible, you must: Live and work in designated partner cities and have resided in the program city for at least one year prior to the application deadline. You also are not currently enrolled in an art-related college or university degree program, nor planning to attend an art-related college or university degree program in the coming year. A couple more restrictions apply. Check website for details. Artadia's awards are unrestricted. Artists may use the grant however they please. Selections are based upon the merit of past work. Visual artists at all stages of their careers may apply. Artists who wish to collaborate with other artists are eligible too, just check the website for details.
Award Program Cycle
Award Applications Program Cycles: Chicago: Closed August 29, 2008, next cycle 2010. Atlanta: Closed December 1, 2008, next cycle 2011. Boston: April 15 - June 15, 2009. San Francisco Bay Area : TBA, fall 2009. Houston: 2010.
For more information, pleas contact: Ute Zimmermann, Program Manager, Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue, 210 Eleventh Avenue, Suite 503, New York, NY 10001, tel: 212.727.2233 x204, fax: 212.352.9979 Website: http://www.artadia.org

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