The Artists 360 Creative Impact Grant provides one artist based in Northwest Arkansas with unrestricted funds of $25,000 and professional development opportunities, including convenings that facilitate network building.
Donor Name: Mid-America Arts Alliance
State: Arkansas
Counties: Benton County (AR), Carroll County (AR), Crawford County (AR), Sebastian County (AR), Washington County (AR)
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline: 06/30/2022
Size of the Grant: $25,000
Details:
This award is designed to strengthen the artist’s career and deepen the arts community in Northwest Arkansas.
Nominees may come from any artistic discipline, including but not limited to dance, film, folk, music, theater, and visual art. This opportunity is designed for artists that can be leaders and provocateurs for the artistic community in Northwest Arkansas. Artists that will be considered are at least mid-career, make exceptional work, are professionally recognized both within Arkansas and nationally, have noted contributions to Northwest Arkansas’s cultural ecosystem, and live in one of the following Arkansas counties: Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Sebastian, and Washington.
Criteria
The nomination review panel for the Creative Impact Grant will use the following criteria in selecting the awardee.
- Artist must reside in one of the following counties in Northwest Arkansas: Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Sebastian, and Washington.
- Artist must be considered mid-career or established.
- Artist must make exceptional work and be recognized as a professional in their field both within Arkansas and nationally.
- Artist should have noted contributions to Northwest Arkansas’s cultural ecosystem.
- Artist should be committed to building and supporting the arts community in Northwest Arkansas.
- Artist must be available to attend the Artists 360 Fall Convening from October 14-16, 2022 in Eureka Springs, AR.
- Artist must be available to attend the Artists 360 Spring Alumni Convening and Showcase April 22-23, 2023 in Bentonville, AR.
- Artists working in and across a range of disciplines may be nominated.
- Visual Arts(painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, fiber, film, screenwriting, video, media arts, photography, mixed media, wearable art)
- Performing Arts (dance, theater, music opera, puppetry, storytelling, playwriting, performance art)
- Literary Arts (fiction, nonfiction, poetry)
- Traditional Arts (work that is made based on artistic traditions shaped by values and standards of excellence that are passed from generation to generation through demonstration, conversation and practice – may include crafts, storytelling, dance, music, or functional art)
- Multidisciplinary
For more information, visit Creative Impact Grant.