The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod is pleased to announce Creative Exchange Capacity Grant Program to increase the long-term financial resiliency and business success of these artists.
Donor Name: Arts Foundation of Cape Cod
State: Massachusetts
County: Barnstable County (MA), Nantucket County (MA), Dukes County (MA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,000
Grant Duration: 6 months
Details:
Individual artists are essential to a vibrant arts and culture ecosystem, but developing a successful creative career has unique challenges. That’s why the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod is teaming up with MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists (A4A) to offer the Creative Exchange Capacity Building Grant Program, a 6-month cohort program providing Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket artists with the entrepreneurial support they need to grow and thrive in the post-pandemic cultural sector.
Through the Capacity-Building Grant Program, artists will have access to:
- $1,000 working capital grant (received at completion of the artist’s written plan)
- Support in creating a required written plan outlining the artist’s business/career goals and action steps with the help of A4A mentors.
- A one-on-one business or financial coaching session with an A4A mentor.
- Priority sign-up for any A4A or Arts Foundation webinar made available to Cape Cod and the Islands artists
- Webinar: “Making a Plan in a Time of Uncertainty” with Laura Baring-Gould
- Webinar: “The Basics of Building a Grant” with Yara Liceaga-Rojas
- Access to a community cohort of creative peers.
- An opportunity to showcase their work in a public setting organized by the AFCC. Not mandatory.
Eligibility Criteria
- Artists of all mediums: visual arts, writing, film, dance, music/sound, theater, performance, social practice, etc.
- Artists that reside on Cape Cod (Barnstable County), Nantucket (Nantucket County), and Martha’s Vineyard (Dukes County).
- This program promotes equal opportunity and seeks diversity in its applicants and participants. Those who have never received an artist grant are especially encouraged to apply.
For more information, visit Arts Foundation of Cape Cod.