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Deadline: September 30, 2021 Grant Range: $500 - $3,000
GRANT GUIDELINES
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READ ME FIRST
Steps for submitting for ASG:
1) Review the grant Guidelines for eligibility 2) Download the Grant Application 3) Draft your application 4) Contact your local ASG representative: McDowell County: Susan Pyatt-Baker, Executive Director | MACA 828-652-8610 | mcdowellarts@gmail.com 5) Your local ASG representative will review your application, answer questions, and provide support through the online application process. What is the Artist Support Grant (ASG)? This program, funded by the N.C. Arts Council, provides the opportunity for regional consortia of local arts councils to award project grants to artists in their regions. These grants support professional artists in any discipline and at any stage in their careers to pursue projects that further their artistic and professional development. McDowell Arts Council does not make final funding decisions, we are here to help you submit your strongest possible application. What do I need for this grant?
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Eligibility and Scope
This program will provide financial support to committed, gifted individual artists as well as small unincorporated groups of collaborating artists residing in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, and McDowell Counties and is intended to support a broad range of talented artists in the genres of visual arts, performing arts, literary arts, music composition, choreography, and interdisciplinary arts. Artists should demonstrate a commitment to spending a significant portion of their time on their work as artists. |
TIMELINE:
• Application Deadline: September 30, 2021 • Award Notifications: November 30, 2021 • Project Timeline: January 1 – December 31, 2022 • Final Reports Due: tba |
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CONTACTS:
• Alexander County: Donna Latham, donnahiddenitearts@gmail.org 828-632-6966, • Burke Arts Council: Deborah Jones, director@burkearts.org 828-433-7282 • Caldwell Arts Council: Ellen Ball, ellen@caldwellarts.com 828-754-2486 • United Arts Council of Catawba County: Kathy Greathouse, kgreathouse@artscatawba.org 828-324-4906 • Iredell Arts Council: John Koppelmeyer, jkoppelmeyer@gmail.com 704-880-2101 • McDowell Arts Council Association, Susan Pyatt-Baker, mcdowellarts@gmail.com 828-652-8610 • Rock School Arts Foundation: Sharon Bowman, rsaf1893@gmail.com 828-838-9806 |
Ineligible Projects and Costs
• Scholarships for undergraduate or graduate-level education • Projects that support or oppose a particular candidate for public office • Projects that are exclusive to members of a particular religious’ faith group • Nonprofit initiatives • Projects that do not have a direct effect on the applicant’s growth as an artist (e.g., the promotion of other artists’ work) Evaluation Criteria All complete applications will be reviewed by a panel of arts professionals with experience in various disciplines. Panelists will score each application based on the following evaluation criteria: • Artistic Merit - Demonstrated talent in an art form and overall excellence of the artist’s work; clear commitment to a career as a practicing professional artist. • Project Merit - Benefit of the proposed project to the artist’s professional growth; feasibility of the proposed project. |
Grant Guidelines
Eligible Projects and Costs
● Individuals and Artist Collectives — Both individual artists and small unincorporated groups of collaborating artists are eligible to apply.
● Residency — Artists should have lived continuously in the region (Region 14: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, and McDowell) in which they are applying for at least one year prior to the application deadline.
● Applicant must be at least 18 years old and either a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident alien. Artists who live in more than one region should apply only where they spend most of the year.
● All members of a collaborating team must be North Carolina residents, live in the region in which they are applying, and meet the other eligibility requirements. Résumés for all team members documenting residence must be included with the application.
● Multiple Awards — Artists who are sole proprietors of organizations that have already received funding for FY2020–21 from the N.C. Arts Council are ineligible to apply.
● Conflict of Interest — Current board and staff members of the consortium partner organizations and their immediate family members are ineligible.
● Student Status — The Artist Support Grant is intended for adult, non-student artists. Artists enrolled full time in undergraduate or associate degree-granting programs may not apply for the grant.
In project year 2020–21, applicants may apply for up to 50 percent of the grant to support artist fees.
● Completion/Presentation of a New Work — Cost of resources necessary to complete or present a significant new work (e.g., purchasing art supplies or equipment or space rental). Digital may qualify.
● Career Promotion — Projects aimed at advertising artists’ work and/or demonstrating their skill level (e.g., websites, portfolios, audio-visual documentation, and online presentation).
● Training — Costs to attend a class or workshop (in-person or virtual) aimed either at enhancing the artist’s skill level or professional development (e.g., a master class or workshop taught by acknowledged authorities in the applicant artist’s medium).
● Travel — Costs of transportation, lodging, and food for training, professional conferences, or research as allowed or possible while adhering to social distancing guidelines.
● Individuals and Artist Collectives — Both individual artists and small unincorporated groups of collaborating artists are eligible to apply.
● Residency — Artists should have lived continuously in the region (Region 14: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, and McDowell) in which they are applying for at least one year prior to the application deadline.
● Applicant must be at least 18 years old and either a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident alien. Artists who live in more than one region should apply only where they spend most of the year.
● All members of a collaborating team must be North Carolina residents, live in the region in which they are applying, and meet the other eligibility requirements. Résumés for all team members documenting residence must be included with the application.
● Multiple Awards — Artists who are sole proprietors of organizations that have already received funding for FY2020–21 from the N.C. Arts Council are ineligible to apply.
● Conflict of Interest — Current board and staff members of the consortium partner organizations and their immediate family members are ineligible.
● Student Status — The Artist Support Grant is intended for adult, non-student artists. Artists enrolled full time in undergraduate or associate degree-granting programs may not apply for the grant.
In project year 2020–21, applicants may apply for up to 50 percent of the grant to support artist fees.
● Completion/Presentation of a New Work — Cost of resources necessary to complete or present a significant new work (e.g., purchasing art supplies or equipment or space rental). Digital may qualify.
● Career Promotion — Projects aimed at advertising artists’ work and/or demonstrating their skill level (e.g., websites, portfolios, audio-visual documentation, and online presentation).
● Training — Costs to attend a class or workshop (in-person or virtual) aimed either at enhancing the artist’s skill level or professional development (e.g., a master class or workshop taught by acknowledged authorities in the applicant artist’s medium).
● Travel — Costs of transportation, lodging, and food for training, professional conferences, or research as allowed or possible while adhering to social distancing guidelines.