Deadline: 12-Apr-22
Arts Midwest’s Grow, Invest, Gather (GIG) Fund is now open to provide financial support to arts organizations for rebuilding and re-imagining creative engagement in their communities amidst the challenging uncertainty affecting all corners of the creative sector.
Funds are intended for organizations to build their capacity by having multiple points of access to support presenting performing and visual artists of high artistic merit, virtually or in-person.
Whether your organization is recovering, starting anew, or doing your best to hold steady, this flexible support opportunity will help you grow by investing in your capacity to gather your community to experience the power of creative expression together.
Funding Information
- Grant awards are a flat $2,500, regardless of an artist’s fee or your project’s total budget. If you are requesting additional accessibility funds (in the range of $200-$300) you may add that to your request in the budget form. You may not request less than $2,500.
- Duration: Between July 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022
Eligible Projects
Examples of eligible projects are:
- A community service organization offering stipends to artists towards the completion of a work of art or installation.
- A music festival presenting a visiting musician/band.
- Dance companies hiring a non-company choreographer that will lead workshops and perform for the general public.
- A library hosting a virtual author talk and writing workshop.
- A presenting organization contracting with a theatre company to perform a company piece in their space and give an audience talkback.
Eligibility Criteria
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Applicant must:
- Be in good standing with Arts Midwest, with no overdue or outstanding required reports and/or grant documents.
- Be located in the Midwest region of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin and the Federally recognized Native nations that share this geography.
- Be an organization that is capable of selecting and engaging professional artists to perform/display their work before general audiences as an ongoing and significant component of their organization’s activity.
- Agree to acknowledge Arts Midwest and the National Endowment for the Arts in all programs and press materials related to funded engagements.
- Have a valid Unique Entity ID (free to acquire)
- Comply with Federal eligibility requirements
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Examples of eligible applicants include:
- Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501c3, U.S. organizations
- Nonprofit colleges and universities
- Federally recognized tribal communities
- Units of state or local government
For more information, visit Arts Midwest.
For more information, visit https://www.artsmidwest.org/programs/gigfund/howtoapply