Deadline: 16-Nov-20
The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) is seeking applications for the Public Art Learning Fund with an aim to strengthen the field of public art in New England by providing professional development support directly to artists.
Through the Public Art Learning Fund, NEFA intends to foster the continued development of more equitable, inclusive, and vibrant public spaces and public life throughout New England.
The Public Art Learning Fund focuses on professional development opportunities that build necessary skills, resources, connections and strengthen artists’ public art practices and the public art field at large.
Artists may utilize the Public Art Learning Fund to: pursue a specific professional development opportunity to strengthen their own public art practice in New England and beyond. Examples may include but are not limited to attending a conference, workshop, training, or discussion related to building creative or administrative skills related to their public art practice; registration fees and travel expenses are eligible expenses.
Priorities
Public Art Learning Fund equips artists with skills, resources, and connections to strengthen public art practices that foster more equitable, inclusive, and vibrant public spaces and public life throughout New England.
The Public Art Learning Fund gives priority to timely opportunities that are:
- Removing barriers to access. NEFA recognizing that some artists may experience barriers to accessing professional development opportunities due to race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, class, age, and geography.
- Valuing geographic diversity within the region. The Public Art Learning Fund aims to support artists across the region from urban, suburban, and rural communities across all six states in New England.
- Advancing the evolving field of public art through learning opportunities related to fostering more equitable, inclusive, and vibrant public spaces and public life throughout New England.
- Specifically expanding an artist’s public art practice. NEFA will look for clarity on desired learnings (e.g. how to develop a project budget) and application to artist’s public art practice.
Funding Information
- The Public Art Learning Fund provides grants of $500 to $2,000 to support professional development opportunities for New England artists to strengthen their public art practices.
- Applicant must be an artist who resides full-time and makes work in one of the six New England States (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
- Applicant must be an artist whose artistic practice engages the public realm or who can demonstrate that they are in the process of expanding their artistic work into the public realm
- Applicant must have a Creative Ground profile. Need assistance with your CreativeGround profile
- Proposed professional development opportunity must:
- specifically relate to strengthening the applicant artist’s own public art practice
- take place during the grant period
Note: There are no geographic limitations for the professional development opportunity requested (e.g. an artist may apply to the Public Art Learning Fund to attend a conference outside of New England).
- Artists seeking funding to develop or implement a specific public art project.
- Current Public Art Learning Fund grantees. Grantees must complete their funded activity and final grantee report before being eligible to apply for another Public Art Learning Fund grant.
For more information, visit https://www.nefa.org/PublicArtLearningFund