Creative Capital grantmaking staff will be available to answer your questions re the inquiry form in real-time during our upcoming online chats:
Thursday, February 22, 4-5 p.m. EST
Wednesday, February 28, 4-5 p.m. EST
Please get more information at: http://www.creative-capital.org/application/chat.html
Creative Capital’s next grant round, for Film/Video and Visual Arts, opened on February 1, 2011.
To be eligible to apply, an artist must be:
- A U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident
- At least 25 years old
- A working artist with at least five years of professional experience
- Not a full-time student
The Inquiry Form and complete grant guidelines are now available on our website. We will also be hosting info sessions online and in select cities nationwide.
About the Projects We Fund
Creative Capital provides integrated financial and advisory support to artists pursuing innovative and adventurous projects. Acting as a catalyst for the development of exceptional and imaginative ideas, we support artists whose work is provocative, timely and relevant; who are deeply engaged with their artforms and demonstrate a rigorous commitment to their craft, yet are also boldly original and push the boundaries of their genre; who create work that carries the potential to reshape the cultural landscape.
About the Application Process
To apply for a Creative Capital grant, an artist must first submit an online Inquiry Form regarding his or her project. The Inquiry Form for Film/Video and Visual Arts will be available on the Creative Capital website on February 1, 2011. Inquiry Forms must be submitted by March 1, 2011. After the Inquiry phase, selected applicants will advance through two further application phases during the year, and grantees will be announced in January 2012. The Inquiry Form will reopen in February 2012 for Emerging Fields, Innovative Literature and Performing Arts.
About the Inquiry Form
Applying artists should be prepared to describe how a grant would be a catalyst for artistic and professional growth at this time, the influences that inform their work, and how their work takes an inventive and original approach to form and content. The Inquiry Form also asks for a total budget figure and for artists to identify audience(s) for their project and any possible presenting venues.
Questions? Email grants@creative-capital.org.