Deadline: 18-Oct-21
Applications are now open for the Early-Career Artist Project Grant to support the creation of a new public art project by a MN-based early-career artist.
Early-Career Artist Project Grants support the creation of a temporary or permanent public artwork anywhere in the state of Minnesota by an early-career, Minnesota-based artist.
Projects may be additionally supported by public or nonprofit agencies, or through in-kind sources, however, private commissions are not eligible.
Forecast seeks to fund a diverse group of artists working in all career stages and a range of public art practices and media. They place particular emphasis on supporting and amplifying the artistic work of BIPOC and Native artists, LGBTQIA+ artists, women artists, immigrant artists, artists from rural communities, and artists with disabilities. It is their value that their applicants, panelists, and grantees reflect the racial, cultural, and geographic diversity of their state, as well as the stories and perspectives of the artists and communities they serve.
Funding Information
Grant Amount: Two grants, $8,000 each
Eligibility Criteria
- Forecast’s grants support public art and public art-related activities. Forecast defines public art broadly to support a range of processes, formats, and contexts.
- Applicants must be in the appropriate career stage for the opportunity for which they apply – either mid-career or early-career.
- Applicants for the McKnight-funded Mid-Career Project Grant must be mid-career public artists. Applicants for the McKnight-funded Mid-Career Professional Development Grant must be mid-career artists. Applicants for the Jerome-funded Early-Career Artist Research + Development and Early-Career Artist Project grants must be early-career artists.
- An artist may only apply for one grant from Forecast during an annual grant cycle. Applicants who apply during the summer for the Mid-Career Project Grant cannot apply for other grants in the fall of the same year. Fall applicants can only apply for 1 grant opportunity.
- Applicant must be a resident of Minnesota, having physically lived in the state for 12 of the past 24 months, and remain a resident throughout the project period.
- Applicant’s project must be original and not duplicate previous work. Forecast grants do not support remounts or reinstallations, projects that begin prior to the start of the grant year, or projects that are ongoing.
- No ticket sales or fees may be charged; all events and installations must be freely accessible.
- Organizations and Forecast Public Art staff, Board, and Committee members are not eligible.
- Students in K-12 educational programs or enrolled in undergraduate or graduate degree programs are not eligible.
- Projects may be additionally supported by public or nonprofit agencies, or through in-kind sources, however, private commissions are not eligible.
- Former grantees with outstanding final reports cannot be considered for additional Forecast grant funding until all final reports have been submitted and approved.
- An artist is not eligible to receive a project grant from Forecast in two consecutive years. An artist can receive a Research + Development grant in consecutive years, or a Research + Development or Professional Development grant followed by a Project Grant.
For more information, visit https://forecastpublicart.org/artist-support-2-2/early-career-project-grant/