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***Actors and Theater Companies Invited to Apply for Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowships

***BMI Foundation Offers General Grants for Music Programs

***Creative Capital Announces 2007 Grant Cycle in Visual Arts and Film/Video

***Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice Invites Applications for Visual Arts Fund Awards

***San Francisco Bay Area Arts Teachers Invited to Apply for Fund for Artists Arts Teachers Fellowship Program

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Actors and Theater Companies Invited to Apply for Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowships
Deadline: January 16, 2007 (Intent to Apply)

Supported by the William & Eva Fox Foundation and administered by the Theatre Communications Group ( http://www.tcg.org/ ), the FoxFoundation Resident Actor Fellowships are designed to further an actor's artistic and professional development, to deepen and enrich his/her relationship with a not-for-profit theater, and to ensure his/her continued professional commitment to live theatre.

The Fox Fellowships are awarded to actors in two categories: 1) Extraordinary Potential -- early to mid-career actors who have completed their training within the last ten years; and 2) Distinguished Achievement -- actors who have demonstrated considerable experience in professional theater, with a substantial body of work. The program will bestow a total of six fellowships per year in both categories combined.

Applications are developed by the actor and the host theater company and submitted by the actor. Theaters may support only one actor in each round, regardless of category. Applicant U.S. theater companies will be TCG member theaters current on dues payments and with a minimum operating budget of$500,000 in their most recently completed fiscal year.

A limited number of British theaters were invited to apply for the program. Actors applying with a TCG member theater must be a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. Actors applying with an invited British theater must be a citizen of the United Kingdom. Recipients in the Extraordinary Potential category will receive$15,000, with an additional $10,000 available to relieve student loan debt. Recipients in the Distinguished Achievement categorywill receive $25,000. The host theater will receive $5,000 to be applied to costs incurred in the actor's residency activities.

Complete guidelines and application forms are available at theTCG Web site.
RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10005614/tcg

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BMI Foundation Offers General Grants for Music Programs
Deadline: February 1, 2007

The BMI Foundation http://www.bmifoundation.org/ a not-for- profit corporation dedicated to encouraging the creation, performance, and study of music through awards, scholarships, internships, grants, and commissions, awards General Grants on an annual basis primarily to not-for-profit music organizations from around the United States.

These grants support and promote the creation, performance, and study of music. The program's emphasis is on classical, jazz, musical-theater genres, and contemporary American music in general.

Applications may be submitted by publicly supported nonprofit organizations that have a history of substantial commitment to music. Applicants may request either general operating support or support for special projects. In general, the foundation supports organizations with budgets under $1.5 million, and grants typically range from $500 to $5,000 each.

Applications are accepted only between January 1 and February 1 of each year.

Visit the BMI Foundation Web site for funding guidelines and an application form.
RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10005615/bmifoundation

For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml

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Creative Capital Announces 2007 Grant Cycle in Visual Arts and Film/Video
Deadline: March 5, 2007 (Inquiry Form)

Artists across the United States will have a chance to promote their works-in-progress and works-to-be when the nonprofit arts organization Creative Capital ( http://www.creative-capital.org/ ) accepts proposals for its 2007 grant cycle supporting projects in the visual arts and film/video.

For the first time, Creative Capital has appointed two outside teams of arts professionals to assist in the selection process, which could lead to as many as forty grants. In keeping with the organization's multi-level commitment to its grantees, a total of at least $1 million is allocated for selected projects in the first year. In addition, over the term of the grant these projects receive follow-up support and can garner as much as $80,000 each in direct monies and services. Moreover, the grantees gain access to an extensive network of peers and arts professionals who can assist in fundraising, promotional, and presenting opportunities. This comprehensive approach to funding has become the hallmark of Creative Capital's work with artists.

To be eligible to apply, an artist must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent legal resident; at least 25 years old; and a working artist with at least five years of professional experience. To apply, artists must first submit an inquiry form, which will be available February 5, 2007, on the foundation's Web site. The deadline for completed forms is March 5, 2007; those invited to submit an application with work samples will be notified in June 2007.

A complete list of grantees, profiles of funded projects, and up- to-date grant cycle information can be found online at the foundation's Web site.
RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10005616/creative-capital

For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml

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Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice Invites Applications for Visual Arts Fund Awards
Deadline: February 15, 2007

The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice http://www.astraeafoundation.org/ works for social, racial, and economic justice in the United States and internationally. The Astraea Visual Arts Fund aims to recognize the work of contemporary U.S. lesbian artists by providing support to those who show artistic merit and whose art and perspective reflect a commitment to the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice's mission and efforts to promote lesbian visibility and social justice.

This year, Astraea will give three cash awards of $2,500 each to lesbian visual artists. At least one of the three grants will be awarded to a lesbian artist who is based west of the Mississippi. Lesbian-identified visual artists are eligible to apply. This includes bisexual and queer-identified women who also identify as part of lesbian communities.

Applicants must be U.S. residents. Applications must include slides of current original works of art produced within the last three years in the following categories only: sculpture, painting in any medium, print, drawing, work on paper, and mixed media.

Visit the foundation's Web site for complete program information and application procedures. RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10005619/astraea

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San Francisco Bay Area Arts Teachers Invited to Apply for Fund for Artists Arts Teachers Fellowship Program
Deadline: January 26, 2007

The Fund for Artists is a consortium of four San Francisco Bay Area community foundations dedicated to increasing support to Bay Area individual artists. The Fund for Artists Arts Teachers Fellowship program is a regional initiative to support the artistic revitalization of outstanding arts teachers in San Francisco Bay Area middle and high schools. Through the program, fellows will design individualized courses of study that foster their own creative work and have the opportunity to interact with other professional artists in their fields.

The program will award eight fellowships of up to $5,000 each, with a complementary grant of $1,500 to the fellow's school to support post-fellowship activities. Fellowship awards may be used to defray the costs of tuition or fees, room and board, travel, purchase of materials and/or equipment for personal art-making, childcare, and other relevant expenses.

Eligible applicants are permanently assigned full- and part-time arts faculty (teachers of the visual and media arts, theater, music, dance, and creative writing) working in public middle and high schools located in Alameda County; Contra Costa County; Marin County; San Francisco County; San Mateo County; and Northern Santa Clara County (Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills).

Visit the San Francisco Foundation Web site to download a 2007 FFAATF application form. RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10005621/sff

For additional RFPs in Education, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml