Applications for the Creative Economy Fund for fiscal year 2024/2025 are now OPEN.
Donor Name: City of Mesa
State: Arizona
City: Mesa
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/03/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The intent of this program is to:
- reduce cost pressures for professional and semi-professional organizations who use or wish to use MAC venues;
- help bring new cultural offerings to the Mesa and East Valley communities; and
- encourage new organizations to present or produce an event at MAC in order to form new partnerships and relationships across cultural organizations in the region.
Project Support
Applicants may submit proposals requesting reduction of rental fees for the use of Mesa Arts Center theaters, Studios, or Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum lecture hall or courtyard for the purpose of presenting quality arts programs for Mesa and the region. The proposed projects must take place between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Projects may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- A concert or series of concerts
- A theater, dance, or spoken word production
- A collaborative or interactive community art project
- Workshop(s) or class(es) in the visual or performing arts
- A multidisciplinary project.
Examples
Examples of activities that fulfill this requirement include, but are not limited to:
- Workshops
- Audience talk-backs
- Lecture-demonstrations
- School or community-based performances or outreach activities
- Discount ticket offers
- Ticket giveaways to low-income or underserved audiences
- Special promotions that reach new audiences.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be a non-profit, Arizona-based 501(c)(3) organization. While arts and culture organizations are strongly encouraged to apply, other non-profit organizations that are offering arts programming to the public are also welcome to apply.
For more information, visit City of Mesa.