Funding
Health Insurance for Artists: Information and Resources
According to the Urban Institute's 2003 study, Investing in Creativity: A Study of the Support Structure for U.S. Artists, access to quality, affordable healthcare is one of the most difficult challenges facing artists today in the U.S.  Indeed, it is one of the most difficult challenges facing many Americans.  Artists in the workforce, in particular, exhibit a clear need for better information about healthcare and health insurance options, and about how to improve access to resources locally.
Disaster Relief Assistance Craft Emergency Relief Fund
The Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF), a national organization supporting craft artists, would like to make sure that any professional craft artists who may have been affected by California’s wildfires is aware of the disaster relief assistance available from CERF.
CERF’s programs include:
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Grants up to $1,500
Common Ground Initiative First Nations Composer Initiative - Due: April 1, 2009
The Firrst Nations Composer Initiative, a program of the American Composers Forum, is dedicated to serving the needs of American Indian, Alaska Native, First Nation and indigenous makers of new music throughout Indian Country.
The Common Ground Initiative seeks applications from indigenous makers of new music (composers, performers, groups, sound artists, songwriters, etc.) from the United States and Canada to support creation, performance, and audience/community building activities involving native musical artists.
California Arts Council Artists in Schools Program - due 3/6/09
The Artists in Schools program integrates community arts resources— professional artists and arts organizations—into a comprehensive, standards-based program, underscoring the critical role the arts play in shaping a student’s overall well-being and academic achievement.
The Artists in Schools program is supported by proceeds from the sale of the Arts License Plate, a specialty plate designed by noted California artist Wayne Thiebaud to support arts education and local arts programming.
Application Postmark Deadline: March 6, 2009
For more information, go to: http://www.cac.ca.gov/programs/ais200708.php
Alliance for California Traditional Arts - Traditional Arts Development Program grants
The Alliance for California Traditional Arts' (ACTA's) Traditional Arts Development Program makes contracts up to $1,500 to support consultancies, mentorships, and travel opportunities that foster a new level of growth for individual folk and traditional artists and organizations engaged in this field in California. Requested services may be focused on organizational, program, and/or artistic development goals. Individual artists and cultural practitioners, as well as organizations, whether incorporated or not, may apply.
Barnes &n Noble - Barnes & Noble Sponsorship Program - Local Program
The Barnes & Noble Community Relations Program supports pre-K - 12 schools and not-for-profit arts and literacy organizations. Fundraising opportunities at the local level include in-store voucher Bookfairs and holiday gift-wrapping. Programs are set up at the store level, and inquiries should be directed to the store manager or community relations manager.
In addition, we offer a limited number of sponsorships and donations to organizations that meet our mission. Opportunities must be located in the community or communities in which we operate, and serve the greater good of the local community or region. We seek partnerships that offer in-store events, visibility, and reach a wide audience.
For donations and sponsorships, submit your proposal to the community relations manager or store manager at your local Barnes & Noble store.
Getty Foundation - Professional Development Grants for Preservation Professionals
Professional Development Grants are intended to allow institutions to provide opportunities for conservation professionals to acquire new skills, particularly conservators from countries where relevant training is not readily available. Grants in this category are awarded only to institutions and not to individuals.
Museums with established conservation departments, regional conservation centers, and other nonprofit institutions may request support to host conservation professionals for specialized training opportunities. Conservators participating in the program must be employed full-time by nonprofit institutions, or must demonstrate a commitment to a career in conservation caring for public collections. Participants must have previous conservation training, and a minimum of three years' professional experience as a conservator. Institutions must identify candidates before applying for grant support.
Getty Foundation - Conservation Training Program Grants
Conservation Training Program Grants are focused on strengthening the institutions that provide conservation training. Nonprofit institutions that offer graduate degree programs in conservation training integrating the history of art, science, and conservation practice may request funds to augment the institution's training capabilities. Eligible grant expenses may include support for visiting faculty, purchase of equipment or resource materials, and library acquisitions.
The first step in applying for a Conservation Training Program Grant is to submit a preliminary letter of inquiry to determine eligibility.
Contact: Conservation Training Program Grants
Phone: 310.440.7320
Website: http://www.getty.edu
Grant link: http://www.getty.edu/grants/conservation/conservationtraining1.html
Deadline: 01-01-2010
Getty Foundation - Conservation of Works of Art Grants
Support is available for the conservation treatment of works of art of outstanding artistic significance that are part of a museum's permanent collection. Projects will only be eligible and competitive if they extend beyond the proposed treatment to include a significant interdisciplinary research component. Projects that reveal new information regarding materials, manufacture, or historic context are particularly encouraged.
Museums and other nonprofit institutions are eligible to apply. Eligible expenses include funds to hire consultant conservation specialists or scholars, or to create a substitute position that would release staff members to undertake the proposed treatment or research. Additional expenses directly related to the project, including laboratory and materials costs, travel costs, and limited publication costs, are also eligible.
Comcast Foundation - Comcast funds diversity, literacy programs
Comcast and The Comcast Foundation invest in organizations that assist our communities with literacy, youth leadership development and community service programs. Our goal is to maximize the impact of our investments so they yield tangible, measurable benefits to our neighborhoods and the people who live there.
Our community partners are proactively identified by local Comcasters in the field. As members of your community, they have an intimate knowledge of local charities and can best allocate the funds to projects that will make the largest impact where it is most needed.
Comcast and The Comcast Foundation do not accept unsolicited sponsorship requests or grant proposals. If your organization is interested in sending us information, please verify that you operate within a Comcast service area and use the local address for all related correspondence.
Google Ad Grant for Nonprofits
Google Grants provides free Google AdWords advertising to various charitable organizations. The program is designed to help organizations extend their public service messages to a global audience, in an effort to make a greater impact on the world, and supports organizations sharing the company philosophy of community service, and with a strong mission to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts. Organizations must have current 501(c)(3) status, as assigned by the Internal Revenue Service, to be considered for a Google Grant. Google Grants recipients are notified every quarter. An applicant will know within six months whether or not they received a Google Grant award.
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Website: www.google.com
Grant link: http://www.google.com/grants/details.html
Deadline: 01-01-2010
Indian Arts Research Center - Fellowships for Native and First Nations Artists (Jan. deadline)
The Indian Arts Research Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is inviting Native and First Nations artists to apply for its upcoming fellowships.
The IARC fellowships were established to support Native American and First Nations artists at the Indian Arts Research Center at the School of Advanced Research in any medium. The fellowships include a $3,000 per month stipend, housing, and a studio, as well as travel and material allowances.
Upcoming fellowship are the Ronald and Susan Dubin Fellowship (June 15 to August 15, 2008) and the Rollin and Mary Ella King Fellowship (September 1 to December 1, 2008). Both had a deadline of January 15, 2009.
See the IARC Web page for complete program information.
ASCAP Foundation - Morton Gould Young Composer Awards
Open to composers in all musical genres, The ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards encourage developing music creators during the earliest stages of their careers. This program selects several young composer recipients each year to receive the cash awards. It is named in memory of eminent composer and conductor Morton Gould who was ASCAP's President from 1986 to 1994, as well as The ASCAP Foundation's President. He was also the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize and had a lifelong commitment to nurturing young creators.
Creative Capital - Multi-Arts Production (MAP) Fund Grants for Original Live Performing Arts
The Multi-Arts Production (MAP) Fund, a program of Creative Capital, supports original new work in all disciplines and traditions of the live performing arts. The goal of the MAP Fund is to assist artists who are exploring and challenging the dynamics of live performance within our changing society, thus reflecting our culture's innovation and growing diversity. MAP seeks especially to support work that brings insight and vibrant critique to the issue of cultural difference, be that in class, gender, generation, ethnicity, or tradition. In contrast to the preservation or examination of existing repertoire, MAP supports those creating the art of our own time.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation - Institutional Grants Program for Film Organizations
The Academy Foundation, the educational and preservation wing of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is accepting applications from film-related nonprofit organizations, schools, and colleges for its Institutional Grants Program. The grants program is designed to fulfill one of the Academy's fundamental purposes -- 'to foster educational activities between the public and the film industry, and to encourage an appreciation of the motion picture as an art form and a vocation.'
