Okay, I said I'd first post some little bits of wisdom that I gleaned from the TCE conference but then when I opened up my email, there were tons of emails from people asking about various grants. So here are a few but know that I haven't double-checked the sites in a couple months. I hope they are all still going on. Also, check my links for artists on the side bar. And I will write about the conference soon. Good luck in your search!
(A) ARTISTS' FELLOWSHIP, INC
The Artists’ Fellowship, Inc. is a private, charitable foundation that assists professional fine artists (painters, graphic artists, sculptors) and their families in times of emergency, disability, or bereavement. 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003. (646) 230-9833
http://www.artistsfellowship.com/home.html
(A) RUTH TALABER EMERGENCY FUND: Illinois artists
http://www.caconline.org/default.asp?page=services
Ruth Talaber Emergency Fund was established to provide aid to
Illinois artists who find themselves in need of immediate
monies to cover an expense due to loss from fire, theft, a
health emergency, or other catastrophic, career-threatening
event. To get more details about the application process,
please email membership@caconline.org.
(ALL) LUDWIG VOGELSTEIN FOUNDATION
Diana Braunschweig, Exec. Dir. E-mail: lvf@earthlink.net
No telephone inquiries. We do not consider performing arts categories but grants in the fine arts and various literary arts (fiction, including playwriting, prose, poetry, and creative nonfiction) and for certain unaffiliated scholarly and/or research projects. These are one-time grants to individuals only. Deadlines are in mid-spring for submissions.
(A) FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS EMERGENCY GRANTS
http://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grant_programs/immediate_needs.html
Emergency Grants applications are accepted year round; there is no deadline. There is no application form; please refer to the application requirements below. Grants are determined on a monthly basis by the Emergency Grants Panel, a volunteer committee of established artists. In 2007, grants ranged in amount from $200 to $2,000; the average grant was $1,000.
(ALL) CHANGE EMERGENCY FUNDS
Change, Inc., P.O. Box 54, Captiva, FL 33924 Phone: (212) 473-3742
Awards of up to $1,000 for medical, living, or other emergencies. Open to artists of all disciplines, with no U.S. geographical restrictions; students are not eligible. Each applicant must submit a detailed letter describing the financial emergency, copies of outstanding bills, medical fee estimates, etc., and current financial statements, along with a career resume, exhibition or performance announcements, slides or photos of work and two letters of reference from someone in the affiliated field (no video tapes). Only complete applications will be accepted.
(A) JOHN ANSON KITTREDGE EDUCATIONAL FUND.
c/o Key Trust Company of Maine, P.O. Box 1054, Augusta, ME 04332
Application Address, P.O. Box 382203, Cambridge, MA 02238-2203
Grants awarded to artists in very special circumstances. $1,000 - $10,000. Initial contact by letter stating purpose, amount requested, period of funding, supporting letter.
(A) EMERGENCY AND INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT GRANTS
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation
Two grants for painters, printmakers and sculptors: 1) Individual support grant-20 yrs mature phase of art. 2) Emergency assistance grant-10 yrs mature, victim of catastrophic incident such as fire, flood, or medical emergency. No Geographical restrictions. Open to USA residents and International Artists. http://www.gottliebfoundation.org/
(ALL) GRANTS FOR WOMEN IN THE ARTS
Grants for Women in the Arts - BDMF
The Barbara Deming Memorial Fund invites applications for small grants ($350 to $1,000) for feminist women in the arts whose work in some way focuses upon women. Grants limited to fields of art, fiction and nonfiction prose, and poetry. Contact: Susan Pliner, Executive Director, Money for Women, Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, P.O. 309, Wilton, NH, 03086.
(A) GRANTS FOR MATURE WOMEN ARTISTS (35 and older)
Biennial Grants for Mature Women
Women artists, sculptors, or photographers who are at least 35 years of age are invited to submit three color prints of any medium (oil, watercolor, original works on paper, or sculpture) or three color or black-and-white prints of photographic works. Grants: $1,000.
Email: info@nlapw.org Website: www.nlapw.org
(A & CRAFTS) NEW PROJECTS IN THE VISUAL ARTS GRANT
The Ruth Chenven Foundation
Grants of up to $1,500 to artists and craftspeople for current and new projects in the visual arts. Applications may be downloaded from the website and must be received by July 31; to receive an application by mail, request must be made prior to May 31. See website for most up-to-date contact and application procedure information. www.chenvenfoundation.org
(A) INDIVIDUAL GRANTS
The Ella Lyman Cabot Trust, Inc.
98 River Street, Dedham, MA 02026 Contact: Brooks Thompson, Clerk of the Trust
Program Description: The Trust is interested in giving help to individuals at critical points in their lives in the development of projects, which have personal significance to them and, at the same time, show some promise of making a contribution to other people. A project must be strategic and in some way unique for the individual, a turning point perhaps, and not a part of his or her routine professional or occupational efforts. The Trust is relatively small, and the grants, given twice yearly (May and Nov.), are modest: $1,000-$20,000, most often in the range of $7,000-$12,000.
(A) UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR ARTISTS
Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue
http://www.artadia.org/forartists.html
The Artadia Award is unique, providing substantial financial support, critical validation and broader public exposure for artists across the country: Cash awards are granted in participating cities on a rotating basis. Awards ranging from $15,000 to $1,500 are unrestricted, and can be used however the artist sees fit. Application is open to all visual artists who reside in Artadia's participating cities.
(ALL) GRANTS FOR UNUSUAL PROJECTS
The Puffin Foundation: grants for unusual projects
To receive an application packet please send a SASE (#10 self-addressed stamped envelope) to: Puffin Foundation Ltd., 20 Puffin Way (formerly East Oakdene Ave.), Teaneck, NJ 07666-4111. The Puffin Foundation Ltd. makes grants that encourage emerging artists in the fields of art, music, theater, dance, photography, and literature whose works due to their genre and/or social philosophy might have difficulty being aired. The Foundation does not have the means to fund large film/documentary proposals, grants for travel, continuing education, or the writing or publishing of books.
Average grants are: $1,000.00 - $2,500.00
www.puffinfoundation.org