Deadline: 15-May-23
The Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA) is accepting applications for its Artstour & Live Music Grant Program to provide support to eligible Illinois not-for-profit organizations seeking to present Illinois performing artists, companies, or groups for performances, collaborations, or short residencies held in conjunction with performances.
This program cannot be used to support events that are part of a regular series by organizations already receiving Program Grants in the discipline of Presenters. Please Note: The GATA Prequalification process is not a requirement of this program.
Program Priorities
The IACA is committed to advancing equity and access in the arts, through programming and grant opportunities for all Illinoisans, and programming that makes special efforts to reach statewide underserved audiences including but not limited to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) and rural communities, persons with physical and intellectual disabilities, persons with limited access to the arts, older individuals, and persons with low income.
Funding Information
Applicants may request a maximum of 75% of the contracted fee of the artist, company, or group. The minimum request per engagement is $100. The maximum request per engagement is $30,000.
Examples
- A library engages a storyteller to present stories during a children’s story festival.
- A school district brings in a theatre company to perform at the local high school. In addition, the company visits the elementary school to work with 3rd and 4th graders involved in the school’s upcoming theatre production.
- A theatre company collaborates with a folk musician in the creation and presentation of a new play.
- The local college brings a jazz orchestra to town to perform. The musicians also give a mini-performance at the local senior center.
- A dance company engages a classical music ensemble to provide live music for a performance.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be tax exempt (501c3) organizations registered as not-for-profit corporations in good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State, or units of government (i.e., school, school district, park district, library district), or institutions of higher education.
- Artist, company, or group selected to present must be currently based in Illinois. Individual performers must be current residents of Illinois. Companies and groups must be based in Illinois.
- Applicant must submit all requested application materials a minimum of eight weeks before the project start date as identified in the application.
For more information, visit IACA.
For more information, visit https://arts.illinois.gov/grants-programs/ArtstourLiveMusic