A Blade of Grass-Fellowship for Socially Engaged Art

A Blade of Grass- is open for applications for Fellowships for Socially Engaged Art up to $20K.
Letters of inquiry Due Dec. 2, 2013.
http://www.abladeofgrass.org/application/guidelines/

What We Fund

• Socially engaged projects that promote art as a catalyst for social change
• Projects that feature artists in leadership roles
• Dialogue-based projects that emphasize active and sustainable partnerships with communities
• Projects in which artists engage community members as equal partners on locally relevant issues, or globally relevant issues as they apply to the local context
• Projects in which co-creation with non-artists is part of the process
• We value process over product: relationship building and problem solving are key goals
• We provide funding with minimal restriction, and budget line items may include things like living expenses that are not direct project expenses

All applicants must submit the following via online form:

• Eligibility Screening
• 500-word Letter of Interest
• Link to website with examples of past projects (you must have a website to apply)
• CV (or CV's if applying as a collective) in pdf format

The Clark Hulings Fund for Burgeoning Visual Artists

http://clarkhulings.com/index.php/the-fund

The Clark Hulings Fund for Burgeoning Visual Artists helps early-stage professionals seize opportunities to drive their careers forward. By providing targeted support at pivotal moments, The Fund strives to improve the prospects of up-and-coming individuals, and enable many more people to encounter and be enriched by their work.

Awards up to $5000
Artists must secure fiscal sponsor (usually a non-profit organization).

Who Should Apply?
Professional painters, artists working on paper and sculptors who:

• Employ traditional media, not including photography, film or video.
• Have had their work published and/or exhibited professionally.
• Have been hired or commissioned to create new work.
• Have received opportunities to exhibit their work.