Deadline: 9-Nov-20
The East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF) is currently accepting applications for the East Bay Fund for Artists to recognize the amazing power of the arts to inspire and bring together.
EBCF has been a longtime supporter of the arts and they partner with their generous donors to support the arts across Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.
Since its creation in 2003, the East Bay Fund for Artists has partnered with more than 9,500 community donors and more than 200 organizations to commission new works by over 300 local artists. The East Bay Fund for Artists has leveraged almost $3.1 million in new financial support for the arts in the East Bay.
The Fund was originally supported by “Leveraging Investments in Creativity,” a nationwide initiative of the Ford Foundation. The Fund is currently supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the donors of East Bay Community Foundation.
Goals
EBCF’s overall goals for this work:
- Support for the creation of new works by local artists and for East Bay organizations, specifically work with a lens towards social justice;
- Support for composers, playwrights, choreographers, visual, media, traditional and interdisciplinary artists in the Bay Area;
- Support for a diversity of artistic practices and organizations;
- Provide opportunities for communities of colour to experience art that represents their culture and history.
Funding Information
- EBCF’s East Bay Fund for Artists Initiative will be awarding grants of $1,000-$16,000 for the commissioning of new works by Bay Area artists.
Eligibility Criteria
- Artists commissioned by organizations are eligible if they live in one of the nine Bay Area counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano or Sonoma County). However, one of the primary purposes of the EBFA grant is to support the engagement of East Bay audiences from Alameda and/or Contra Costa counties. Thus, the selection panel will be looking for content in your narrative that explains how the artist will be able to connect with your organization’s audience in the East Bay.
- Individual artists are only eligible to apply if they reside in Alameda or Contra Costa counties.
- All individual artists and organizations without 501c3 status must apply with a fiscal sponsor in place.
For more information, visit https://www.ebcf.org/community/ebfa/