Deadline: 15-Apr-22
The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance (SPAA) is partnering with the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs and the Arts Advisory Committee to establish an Individual Artist Grant Program to provide financial assistance to City of St. Petersburg resident artists for specific projects.
The program is designed to support the public engagement of individual work/projects in the Visual Arts, Craft Arts, Dance, Music, Theater, or Literature.
SPAA is the umbrella organization serving this vital arts and cultural community. They do so by driving arts-related economic development and funding, advocating for art and artists, educating at all levels and facilitating the growth of their City of the Arts.
Their vision is to strengthen and sustain the art and cultural community within St. Petersburg through collaboration, economic growth, education, and adequate and consistent funding.
Applicants must show commitment to the art form through education, training, or professional experience, and must show evidence of exhibition, public performance, or being published during the past two years.
Funding Information
- The grant period is MAY 1, 2022 through SEPTEMBER 30, 2022.
- You may request funding up to $1,000.
- All projects should have a SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 end date, the date may be extended if a community engagement part of the program must occur after that date.
- Grant funds may not be requested for expenditures prior to MAY 1, 2022.
Eligible Projects
The program is designed to support public engagement of individual artists’ work/projects in the Visual/Craft Arts, Dance, Music, Theater or Literature.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant must be at least 18 years of age.
- Artists who have received an award within the past 2 years are not eligible for 2022 Grant funds.
- Applicant must be a legal resident of City of St. Petersburg and is expected to continue their residency in the City of St. Petersburg following the grant award.
- Students pursuing ANY degree or full-time faculty in higher education are NOT ELIGIBLE for college or university projects. Faculty may apply if it is for a separate creative business.
- “Accomplished” status may be determined by artistic resume, training, or achievement; catalogs; programs, press clips, and/or articles.
- The applicant’s resume must show commitment to the art form through education, training, or professional experience, and must show evidence of exhibition, public performance, or being published during the past two years.
- Non-profit arts organizations are not eligible for this grant and should apply to the City of St. Petersburg’s Arts Grants Program.
For more information, visit https://stpeteartsalliance.org/spaa-individual-artist-grant-program
