upcoming deadlines for artist grants

DEADLINES

April 29
Women in Animation is a nonprofit organization that fosters the advancement of women who are involved with any and all aspects of the industry and art of animation. The Phyllis Craig Scholarship awards promising female student animators a $1,000 cash grant. To apply, visit www.womeninanimation.org.

May 1
NYFA’s Building Up Infrastructure Levels for Dance (BUILD) grants assist the development of dance companies’ infrastructure so that time and resources are available to create, conceive, and advance their artistic missions. BUILD awards operating grants of $10,000 and $20,000 to small and mid-sized dance companies based in New York City. Grants can be used for a range of activities as long as the primary focus is on infrastructure support and maintenance. For more information, visit www.nyfa.org/build.

The Eastman Kodak Company, in cooperation with the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA), has established the Kodak Fellowship in Film Preservation—a program fostering the education and training of the next generation of moving image archivists. The Kodak Fellowship equips students with a $4,000 scholarship to be put towards graduate level tuition. The program also provides practical experience through an intensive six-week internship in Hollywood and participation in the AMIA annual conference in Rochester, NY. Travel fees and housing to the internship and AMIA conference are provided. Applicants must be 21 years of age or older. For more information, visit www.amianet.org.

National Endowment for the Humanities research fellowships support individuals pursuing advanced research that contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the general public's understanding of the humanities. The award covers periods lasting from six to 12 months at a stipend of $4,200 per month. The maximum stipend is $50,400 for a 12-month period. Applicants may be faculty or staff members of colleges, universities, primary, or secondary schools, as well as independent scholars or writers. Fellowships provide support for projects that can be completed during the tenure of the award, as well as for work that is part of a long-term endeavor. Recipients usually produce scholarly articles, monographs on specialized subjects, books on broad topics, and translations. To apply online, visit www.neh.gov/grants.

To ensure that international audiences see and hear the impressive and creative range of work offered by today's living composers, Global Connections, a program of the organization Meet the Composer, allows composers to travel abroad for the live performance of their works by providing appearance fees, travel costs, accommodation fees, and per diem costs related to travel abroad for the live performance of their works or for research and development. Grants range from $500 to $5,000. For more information on how to apply, visit www.meetthecomposer.org.

May 4
NYFA’s spring Artist Learning Conference, titled Expanding Your Visibility, will provide artists with two morning sessions focused on practical information about marketing and placing yourself within the ever-evolving art world. The afternoon panel discussion will center on artists’ relationship to art fairs, corporate collections, and art festivals. The registration deadline is May 4. To register, visit www.nyfa.org/learning.

NYFA’s Fiscal Sponsorship program provides individual artists, artists' collaborative projects, and emerging arts organizations in all disciplines with the ability to apply for funding and other resources usually available only to organizations with 501(c)(3)nonprofit status. Fiscally sponsored artists' projects receive limited technical and financial services. Applicants may be located anywhere in the US. NYFA's Fiscal Sponsorship program is one of the largest programs of its kind in the country and currently sponsors more than 300 artists' projects throughout New York State and beyond. Acceptance into NYFA's Fiscal Sponsorship program is determined by the readiness of the project director to approach public and private funders. Artists' projects must have a project narrative, projected budget, and fundraising sources in mind at the time of applying. For complete information on how to apply, call 212.366.6900 x223 or visit www.nyfa.org/fs.

The Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, CA annually offers eight fellowships to visual artists in all disciplines. Fellows receive a $3,000 cash stipend, unlimited round-the-clock use of Kala’s studio and equipment for up to six months, and a number of professional development and exhibition opportunities. Assistance in finding appropriate low-cost housing solutions is often provided to visiting artists by the program directors. To apply, visit www.kala.org.

May 10
The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) offers the Workspace residency program in downtown New York City. The Workspace program awards distinguished artists with a nine-month residency in raw studio space; 24 hours access; exposure to curators, critics, collectors, arts professionals, and the public at large; and access to state-of-the-art facilities and libraries. Artists and writers in all disciplines are eligible to apply. For more information, visit www.lmcc.net.

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