Deadline: 15-Oct-21
ArtsMemphis, in partnership with Music Export Memphis has launched the applications for Artist Emergency Fund to sustain Memphis’ world-renowned cultural vitality and strengthens local communities through the arts.
ArtsMemphis plays a critical role in helping the arts sector navigate pandemic impacts by providing financial support and serving as a convener and connector. They are a resource as arts organizations and artists work to survive, create new business models, plan for re-opening, and develop new opportunities for virtual and in-person arts experiences.
Artistic Disciplines Definitions
- Craft – includes ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, metals, and textiles, etc.
- Dance – includes dancers, choreographers, and teachers of all genres
- Design Art – includes fashion, graphic, interior
- Folklife/Traditional Arts – includes storytelling, visual art, craft, and performance traditions informally learned and transmitted in contexts that are characteristic of ethnic, religious, linguistic, occupational, and/or religious groups.
- Media and Film Art – includes film-making, animation, documentary, and work created using technology or experimental digital media, podcasts, virtual reality, and web-based projects
- Museum Science or Humanities – includes the presentation, documentation, and/or record-keeping of items that are of artistic or cultural value
- Music – includes composers, musicians, vocalists, and teachers of all genres
- Theatre and Performance – includes actors, directors, playwrights, set and costume designers, lighting designers, and audio/visual operators who work in a theatrical or performance venue
- Visual Art – includes installation, painting, performance art, photography, sculpture, sound art, video, mixed media, etc.
Eligibility Criteria
- Greater Memphis Area residents age 18 and older only. Proof of residence must be provided with the application.
- Proof of residence may be a driver’s license, recent utility bill, lease agreement or similar documentation noting your name and address.
- Greater Memphis Area is defined as within the following counties: Crittenden-AR, Desoto-MS, and Fayette, Shelby and Tipton in Tennessee
- Applicants must provide documentation or proof that their artistic income is/was generated within Shelby County.
- Artists of all disciplines who have lost income due to the COVID-19 pandemic after March 1, 2020 and before the date of application.
- Proof of lost income is required with the application.
- Proof of income loss documents may include tax returns, profit and loss statement, sales statements, contracts, signed communication from employers.
- This funding is intended to support individuals who receive a significant percentage of their income through their art or through arts sector employment as an artist.
- Recipients of Artist Emergency Funds in 2020 are eligible to apply.
For more information, visit https://www.artsmemphis.org/artist-emergency-fund