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Creative Capital(http://www.creative-capital.org/about/).
This foundation will provide grants of $5,000 to $20,000 to individual artists and will also help them put their works on the market, identify galleries or performance spaces, develop new audiences, and offer advice so that they can become financially self-sufficient through their artwork.
Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation(http://www.ela.org).
The Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation (ELA) was founded by Margaret Staton in 1994 to "Change the Face of Disability on the Planet". In the arts, the ELA Foundation supports improving accessibility to arts events for audience members and the promotion of artists with disabilities.
Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation Artist Grants.
Deadline varies
Applications are being accepted for the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation grant. Grants ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 are awarded for specific projects on the criteria of merit and need; the foundation is especially concerned with those who have no other source of funding. Eligibility: artists and sculptors working in various media (note that the Foundation does not fund photography/digital video/film projects of any kind). For submission guidelines, please send an e-mail request to lvf@earthlink.net or write to Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, Inc., PO Box 510, Shelter Island, NY 11964-0510.
NAASAA Directory of State and Regional Arts Agencies(http://www.nasaa-arts.org/aoa/saadir.shtml).
The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies keeps an up-to-date and comprehensive directory of state and regional arts agencies. This list links to state council Web sites, most of which include directories of other statewide and local agencies that provide support for artists.
National Endowment for the Arts (http://www.arts.endow.gov).
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is a federal agency that encourages and supports American artists and art of the highest quality. NEA develops a wide variety of access resources for cultural organizations, artists, and designers. They provide technical assistance to individuals and organizations, funding, as well as develop accessible arts programs.
The Foundation Center(http://fdncenter.org/accessweb/;jsessionid=F13JGRDXKEUVQP5QALTCGXDAAAAC#resources).
The Foundation Center offers resources for people with disabilities and grantseekers looking for disability-related funding that they have gathered together to facilitate in your research efforts.
Theatre Communications Group: New Generations Program (http://www.tcg.org/grants/newgen/international_index.cfm).
The New Generations Program was designed by the Theatre Communications Group, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Through the Future Collaborations component of the program, U.S. theatre professionals receive grants of up to $3,000 to travel internationally, enabling them to share ideas and techniques and/or collaborate with their colleagues around the world. Eligible applicants should have a minimum of five years experience working in the professional nonprofit theatre field. The application deadline is October 3, 2008. Visit the Theatre Communications Group website for program details.
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Foundation Center(http://fdncenter.org/).
The mission of the Foundation Center is to foster public understanding of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects. Their audiences include grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public.
NYFA Interactive(http://www.nyfa.org/level1.asp?id=1).
The New York Foundation for the Arts Web maintains a Web site with a comprehensive national listing of funding resources for artists and arts organizations.
The Grantsmanship Center(http://www.tgci.com).
The center provides information and workshops and publications in grantsmanship writing and fundraising. They conduct workshops and publish the Whole Nonprofit Catalog, which provides resources for nonprofit organizations.
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Art Deadline List.
Art Deadline List is a free monthly email newsletter listing art contests and competitions, art scholarships and grants, juried exhibitions, art jobs and internships, call for entries/proposals/papers, writing and photo contests, design and architecture competitions, auditions, casting calls, fellowships, festivals, funding, and other opportunities for artists, art educators, and art students of all ages. To subscribe to the PAID/PREMIUM edition or the free version go to http://artdeadlineslist.com/s ubscribe/.
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American Art Directory 1997. 56th ed. New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker, 1997(http://www.bowker.com).
Includes a section on scholarships and fellowships awarded by colleges and universities, art schools, and arts organizations.
Artists and Writer's Colonies: Retreats, Residencies, and Respites for the Creative Mind. Hillsboro, OR: Blue Heron Publishing, Inc. 1995(http://www.netstoreusa.com/rabooks/093/0936085347.shtml).
Includes nearly 200 entries for the U.S. and Canada, plus an appendix listing foreign programs. Indexed by geographic area, with information on places for photographers, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, fiction and nonfiction writers, visual artists, performing artists, scientists, journalists, and scholars.
Crawford, Tad. Legal Guide for the Visual Artist. 4th ed. New York: Allworth Press, 1999 (http://www.allworth.com).
Provides information for artists on copyright law, sales and commissions contracts, publishing and reproduction rights, and taxation. Includes a short section on researching grants and contact information for artists' organizations and state arts councils.
Foundations and Grantmakers Directory(http://www.foundations.org/grantmakers.html).
This directory aids non-profit charities in their search for funds.
Grant, Daniel. The Artist's Resource Handbook. 2nd rev. ed. New York: Allworth Press, 1997(http://www.allworth.com).
Directory of organizations that offers artists advice or technical assistance, as well as tips on working with umbrella organizations. Also included are sources of public and private support for the artist (grants and commissions), and Artists in Residence programs.
Grants, Awards Money: A Guide for Poets and Fiction Writers(http://www.pw.org/mag/grants.htm).
A list of helpful organizations compiled by Poets and Writers online.
Michels, Carroll. How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist: Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul. 4th ed. New York, NY: Henry Holt & Co., 1997(http://www.henryholt.com).
Includes a chapter on grantseeking, and an appendix of useful resources, including art colonies and residencies, publications with internships and apprenticeships, competitions, arts organizations, and an annotated bibliography on grants and funding. Email: info@hholt.com
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Newspaper of the Nonprofit World(http://philanthropy.com).
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is a weekly newspaper for fundraisers. It has a searchable database of grant announcements.
Wynn Newhouse Awards (http://wnewhouseawards.com/).
This Awards program will provide grants to artists of excellence who happen to have disabilities. The Foundation has currently allocated $60,000 per year for these Awards.
These funds will be distributed among winners at the discretion of the five invited judges on the selection committee. Nominees and winners will be chosen by a committee composed of persons respected in the arts and disabilities communities.
All eligible artists must be nominated.
Direct applications will not be considered.
This award was proposed by Wynn Newhouse, who has a disability and a continuing interest in the arts. Mr. Newhouse believes that this program will draw attention to the achievements of artists with disabilities, and show that these artists contribute substantially to the contemporary arts scene.
To be eligible for nomination, candidates must be fine artists of professional standing with a disability, as recognized by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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