In an unprecedented private-public collaboration, 11 of America’s top foundations have joined with the National Endowment for the Arts and seven federal agencies to establish ArtPlace (www.artplaceamerica.org), a nationwide initiative to accelerate creative platemaking across the U.S.
ArtPlace believes that art, culture and creativity expressed powerfully through place can create vibrant communities, thus increasing the desire and the economic opportunity for people to thrive in place. It is all about the local.
As a leader of a local arts agency, we wanted you to be aware of our next round of investments. ArtPlace invites Letters of Inquiry from initiatives involving arts organizations, artists and designers working in partnership with local and national partners to produce a transformative impact on community vibrancy.
If your community wishes to apply, please review the guidelines and complete the Letter of Inquiry, both available here: http://www.artplaceamerica.org/loi/. To be considered for our next round of grants, all requests must be submitted by November 15, 2011.
We also invite you to share this LOI opportunity widely among your network of artists, designers and arts organizations, and forward to receiving your submissions for innovative and distinctive projects in your community.
Bridget Marquis | ArtPlace Program Director bridget@artplaceamerica.org