Deadline: 12-Jan-21
The ArtsWave is seeking applications for its Regional Artist Relief Program that will provide relief funding to Greater Cincinnati artists who have lost work due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Grant awards will be based on clear demonstration of lost work and financial hardship due to the coronavirus and are contingent on available funds. Awards will reflect the broadest possible range of diversity based on the applicant pool.
Funding Information
- Grants of $1,000 for an expected 100 individual artists will be distributed in two rounds.
Eligibility Criteria
- Each applicant shall comply with and be able to document/certify the following minimum requirements:
- Is an individual artist, or teaching artist, working in any artistic discipline, who earns at least 25% of their livelihood through their artistic craft;
- Has been a resident of the Greater Cincinnati region since at least January 1, 2020 and still lives full-time in the region at the time of the grant award;
- Is 21 years of age or older;
- Is not currently enrolled in a full-time academic program;
- Has not previously received a grant funded by the Cincinnati Arts Access Fund in December 2020.
- Artistic disciplines may include Dance, Music, Opera/Musical Theatre, Theatre, Visual Arts, Design Arts, Crafts, Photography, Media Arts, Literature, Folk/Traditional Arts, Performing Arts, Spoken word or Interdisciplinary Arts.
- Applicants must live in the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA, which includes the following counties: Brown, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren Counties in Ohio; Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, and Pendleton Counties in Kentucky; and Dearborn, Ohio, and Union Counties in Indiana.
For more information, visit https://www.artswave.org/apply-for-funding