The Arts Council offers a Special Projects Grant Program to support special projects, programs, events or opportunities that arise during the calendar year that may not fit the criteria of the Cultural Fund Program.
Donor Name: Evanston Arts Council (EAC)
State: Illinois
City: Evanston
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/01/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Arts Council seeks to support projects that have one or more of the following suggested impacts:
- bring communities together
- reflect the fabric of the City of Evanston
- reach and be accessible to diverse audiences
- enliven public spaces
- take place in non-traditional arts spaces
- address timely social and cultural issues of relevance to the community
- actively engage the community.
Funding Information
The Evanston Arts Council supports up to 50% of the project’s total budget to a maximum of $2,000. The budget may include in-kind donations.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any individual or organization who intends to create a special art project, an art program or event with a focus on art that serves the Evanston community.
- Organizations who are under consideration for or have received a Cultural Fund Grant in the same year are not eligible (new in 2024).
- The Arts Council encourages applications from first time applicants and artists who identify as being from all marginalized and under-resourced groups including any of the following:
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- BIPOC
- LGBTQIA+
- Older Adults
- Neurodiverse Individuals
- Those with Disabilities
- Immigrant and Refugees
- Un-housed
- Vulnerable Youth
- Applicants are limited to one Special Project Grant per calendar year.
- No food or alcoholic beverages will be funded.)
- Applicants must demonstrate a clear understanding of what they hope to achieve with the help of this funding.
- The need for the funds must be at least one month away when the application is filed.
- The applicant may not receive funding from this grant more than once per calendar year.
- Projects that have taken place prior to Arts Council approval are not eligible for funding.
For more information, visit EAC.