Hey everyone, I'm still alive and kicking! I just really needed a break from the world and so I went off and had a little art retreat at my friend, esteemed children's book author and dear-hearted friend Jane Yolen's house. I hid in her attic, didn't talk to a soul (except for Jane at dinner), and drew all day long for a few days straight. After a year of running around, promoting my book (The Memory Palace) and being in the public eye, I have needed to shut out the world and draw. I feel quite rested and am ready once again to rock and roll with Mira's List.
By the way, I am still figuring out my template and design issues and slowly setting up different pages but I am also need to try to get going on another creative project so I will work on it when I can. In the meantime, thanks for your patience---I know it looks wonky but it won't always look this way! On to some opportunities...
GRANTS
Applications are available online at www.paam.org or by calling 508.487.1750.
(MEDIA ARTISTS/FILMMAKERS) Chicago Digital Media Production Fund—The Chicago Instructional Technology Foundation and Chicago Filmmakers
are pleased to announce that the new “Chicago Digital Media Production
Fund” is now accepting proposals.
Independent film and video makers based in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs are invited to apply for the Chicago Digital Media Production Fund. Innovative video projects intended for online distribution by established, emerging and young artists could qualify for cash grants of up to $10,000 toward the project’s production and completion. All genres will be accepted, but content should be aimed at advancing progressive social change and be appropriate for youth (though not necessarily intended exclusively for youth). Distribution plans must include free availability on the web by May 15, 2013 in order to reach the widest possible audience.
Short productions are preferred, but features will be considered. Individual applicants must reside in Cook County. Non-profit organizations are also eligible to apply as long as they are based in Cook County. The deadline for applications is March 19, 2012. Winning projects will be announced in mid April. There is no application fee. For complete guidelines and an application, visit Chicago Filmmakers’ website:
http://chicagofilmmakers.org/
Independent film and video makers based in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs are invited to apply for the Chicago Digital Media Production Fund. Innovative video projects intended for online distribution by established, emerging and young artists could qualify for cash grants of up to $10,000 toward the project’s production and completion. All genres will be accepted, but content should be aimed at advancing progressive social change and be appropriate for youth (though not necessarily intended exclusively for youth). Distribution plans must include free availability on the web by May 15, 2013 in order to reach the widest possible audience.
Short productions are preferred, but features will be considered. Individual applicants must reside in Cook County. Non-profit organizations are also eligible to apply as long as they are based in Cook County. The deadline for applications is March 19, 2012. Winning projects will be announced in mid April. There is no application fee. For complete guidelines and an application, visit Chicago Filmmakers’ website:
http://chicagofilmmakers.org/
(WRITERS, DANCERS, POETS) Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowships—This fellowship award is $7500 for Massachusetts residents, $500 for finalists. Deadline: January 30, 2012 http://www.
Works in progress are eligible. Work completed prior to 2008 in ineligible.
(NON-PROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS) Harpo Foundation Grants —Harpo Foundation will use a new 2-step application process to review proposals submitted by non-profit institutions and fiscal sponsors who seek support on behalf of under recognized visual artists. In its grantmaking, Harpo Foundation prioritizes projects that advance and cross the boundaries of visual media and artistic disciplines. Proposals are evaluated on the basis of the quality of the artist's work, the potential to expand aesthetic inquiry, and the strength of its relationship to the foundation's priority to provide support to visual artists who are under recognized by the field.
Funding
The foundation awards between 10-15 grants annually and funding decisions are made by the Board of Directors. As a general guideline, requests should not exceed $10,000 per year. Allowable use-of-funds includes direct support to the artist for honoraria, commissioning fees, production costs, and travel.
All projects funded during the 2012 funding cycle should be completed by September 2013. Projects that are scheduled in 2012 but happen prior to the foundation's November notification date may be eligible for funding on a retroactive basis.
In rare cases the foundation will fund multiyear projects up to 3 years to provide support to artists whose projects rely on the passage of time as an essential component to its concept and structure. For more info and guidelines, go to: http://harpofoundation.org/grants.html
Letter of inquiry due February 1, 2012.
RESIDENCIES
(ARTISTS) Goetemann Residency at Rocky Neck Art Colony in Gloucester, Massachusetts—One month residencies for visual artists in America’s oldest working art colony on Rocky Neck. Includes waterfront studio/living space and access to a rich cultural community June-October, 2012. Application deadline March 15, 2012. Fee $25.00. Go to:www.rockyneckartcolony.org
(ALL) The Byrdcliffe Artist in Residence Program
provides uninterrupted time, creative space and an inspiring environment to
artists of exceptional talent. Month long residencies are available to visual
artists, composers, playwrights/screenwriters, and writers of fiction,
nonfiction and poetry in the months of June, July, August, and September. It is
Byrdcliffe's mission to provide solitude in a creative community and
uninterrupted time in which to concentrate on producing independent and enduring
creative work alongside fellow artists.
Opened in 1903, the Byrdcliffe Art Colony was placed on the
National Register of Historic Sites in 1979 for its architectural and
historical significance. It is located in the Catskill Mountains, 1.5
miles from the center of Woodstock, New York. Deadline is March 15th, 2012. For more info and to apply, go to: http://www.byrdcliffe.org/
(ALL) I-PARK Residencies—A multi-disciplinary residency program on a 450-acre natural woodland retreat in East Haddam, CT. Most sessions are four weeks and are offered to those working in the Visual Arts, Music Composition, Creative Writing, Moving Image, and Landscape/Garden Design. Except for the $30 application fee, the residency is offered at no cost to accepted artists and includes comfortable private living quarters, a private studio, and meal program. For more info, go to: http://www.i-park.org/. Deadline: January 30, 2012.
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