Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Opportunity for Grants

Creative Capital is now accepting Letters of Inquiry for grants in Film/Video and Visual Arts. The Inquiry Form will be available online until March 1. Please visit creative-capital.org/apply to read the grant guidelines and access the Inquiry Form.

Creative Capital provides integrated financial and advisory support to artists pursuing innovative and adventurous projects. We support artists whose work is provocative, timely and relevant; who are deeply engaged with their forms, yet also boldly original; who create work that carries the potential to reshape the cultural landscape.
To be eligible to apply, an artist must be:

* A U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident
* At least 25 years old
* A working artist with at least five years of professional experience
* Not a full-time student

Learn More at an Info Session:
Creative Capital staff members will lead in-person information sessions across the country this month (all times are local, RSVP required to grants@creative-capital.org):

* February 3, New York City, New Museum, 7:00pm
* February 3, Santa Barbara, CA, Contemporary Arts Forum, 4:00pm
* February 4, San Diego, CA, UCSD Visual Arts Facility Performance Space, 4:00pm
* February 5, Los Angeles, REDCAT Lounge, 2:00pm
* February 5, Cambridge, MA, MIT (Building 10, Room 105), 12:30pm
* February 9, Kansas City, MO, Charlotte Street, 5:00pm and 7:00pm
* February 11, Chicago, IL, at Nightingale Theatre at 6:00pm
* February 13, Cincinnati, OH, Contemporary Arts Center, 2:00pm
* February 15, Louisville, KY, Museum Plaza, 6:00pm

Online information sessions will also be offered:

* February 3, 12:00pm EST
* February 11, 2:00pm EST
* February 17, 6:00pm EST

Visit creative-capital.org/infosessions for details and to RSVP.

Go see an art show this weekend!