Hi there, Just passing on some funding info that some of you might find useful.
x Laura --- "Webb, Carol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 11:41:03 +0100 > From: "Webb, Carol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [LIVEART] a few things... > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fyi: > > > > > > > > > > ARTISTS EXPLORATION FUND > > The Artists Exploration Fund, made possible by a > generous grant > from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, is > designed to enable > individual performing artists to pursue > opportunities abroad > that further their artistic development. Grants, > ranging from > $1,000 to $3,000, will support a variety of > activities including > the development or expansion of creative > relationships with > artists and art organizations, the exploration of > artistic > forms, or the creation of new work, either > individually or in > collaboration with artists abroad. The next > application > deadlines are April 7 and September 23, 2004. > > Olga Martins > Program Coordinator > Arts International > 770 Broadway, 2nd Floor > New York, NY 10003 > > > > > > > Location: n/a > Deadline: September 23, 2004 > Website: > http://www.artsinternational.org/programs/exploration_fund/index.htm > > > > > > > > > > FACE Croatia, Art Grants > FACE Program Description > FACE Croatia is designed to provide grants to > support the > broadening of public awareness of and appreciation > for Croatian > art and culture, and to encourage the growth of > Croatian arts > philanthropy in both Croatia and the United States. > > Program Goals and Priorities > > Established by the Heathcote Art Foundation on > January 11, 2000 > to commemorate the birthday of its founder, > Josephine Mercy > Heathcote, FACE Croatia will support select arts and > culture > projects in Croatia and foster the exchange of > professional > contemporary artists between Croatia and the United > States. FACE > Croatia is designed to encourage tax deductible (for > U.S. tax > payers) donor advised contributions from private and > public > sources including individuals, private foundations, > corporations > and public sector donors. FACE Croatia maintains an > active > database of information on Croatian artists, arts > and culture > organizations and their needs to enable donors to > select > projects of type, scope, and location suitable to > their > interests. Donors are not restricted to giving > opportunities > listed in the database and may use FACE Croatia to > fund > independent projects which fall within FACE > Croatia's overall > mission. > > The Role of the Heathcote Art Foundation > > The Heathcote Art Foundation is a private > grant-giving > foundation established in New York in 1964 which > supports arts > organizations that assist emerging artists of > promise and those > which promote the creation of new and innovative > work across a > broad spectrum of artistic disciplines. Heathcote > has made a > commitment to support FACE Croatia on an ongoing > basis. FACE > Croatia grants funded by Heathcote will reflect the > foundation's > central mission to support emerging artists and will > be > restricted geographically to eligible organizations > in Zagreb > and Dubrovnik in Croatia, and New York based arts > organizations > in the United States. > > The Role of Arts International > > Arts International promotes and supports connections > and > interchange in the visual and performing arts and > informs > audiences and publics about the richness and > diversity of > cultural production worldwide. Arts International's > current > advised funds and regranting programs include > private and public > partnerships with The Ford Foundation, The James > Irvine > Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, The Pew > Charitable > Trusts, The Rockefeller Foundation, Trust for Mutual > > Understanding, U.S. Department of State, and > individual > contributors to the arts worldwide, and as manager > of FACE > Croatia, the Heathcote Art Foundation. > > Applicant Eligibility > > FACE Croatia has two funding categories: Croatian > Arts and > Culture Projects, and U.S./Croatian Cultural > Exchange. > > Part I. Croatian Arts and Culture Project Grants > > Any Croatian organization that qualifies as a > charity under > Croatian law is eligible to apply (museums, > galleries, theaters, > etc.). > Croatian based non-governmental organizations > (NGO's) engaged in > arts and culture activity in Croatia are eligible to > apply. > The program is open to any arts discipline and/or > cultural > activity. > Individual artists may not make direct application > to the > program and must be sponsored by an eligible > organization. > Part II. U.S./Croatian Cultural Exchange Grants > > Any Croatian organization meeting the eligibility > requirements > listed above may apply. > Any U.S. based non-profit arts organization may > apply. > The program is restricted to professional artists > and/or arts > administrators and does not include education > initiatives for > students. > Croatian artists permanently residing in the United > States will > be considered U.S. citizens for purposes of this > program. > Application Process > > There is no application deadline. Project proposals > may be > submitted at any time and will be reviewed by an > advisory > committee on a quarterly basis. Proposals should > include: > > project narrative and budget; > organizational background and budget; > evidence of non-profit status; and > three letters of recommendation from professionals > in the field. > For further information or to apply contact: > FACE Croatia Arts International > 251 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10010-7302, USA > Phone: (212) 674-9744 > Fax: (212) 674-9092 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <http://us.f518.mail.yahoo.com/ym/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > al.org&YY=30213&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b> > > www.artsinternational.org > > If applying, please send one copy of the application > directly to: > > Mercy Pavelic > c/o Equitas > Dalmatinska 2 > 10000 Zagreb > Croatia > > > > > > Location: Croatia, US > Deadline: no deadline > Website: > > > > > > Film making grants on tolerance and peace > Grants are made for production, completion and > promotion/marketing costs for exceptional projects > of narrative, > documentary, short and animated films with a > distinctive > tolerance theme. > > CT accepts applications from filmmakers in the U.S. > and from > around the world. Projects may be submitted by > filmmakers, > project directors and sponsors, as well as by > funding sources. > Applicants must have creative and budgetary control > over the > proposed project. > > There is no quota on the number of grants we give > per year. > Grants generally range from $10,000 to $50,000. > > We require that applicants demonstrate that they not > only have > vision but also know the craft of making a film and > they can see > it through to the end. Each application should > include a one- > page synopsis of a project; a financing, production > and > distribution plan; full personal biography (1000 > words maximum) > citing applicant's participation in the film > industry, along > with full titles of past films/videos that the > applicant has > worked on, including the length of the work, where > exhibited, > the specific role performed by the applicant, and > the names and > qualifications of people involved with the project. > Of course, > it should also include the project budget. We do > expect > proposals to be clearly written and word processed. > All > documents must be in English. > > We accept applications on an on-going basis. In > other words, we > have no deadlines. The initial round of review is > done within > four to six weeks of receipt of a complete > application. At that > point, applicants will be notified whether their > projects have > been declined or accepted for review by our > Selection Committee. > The best projects are then presented to the Board of > Trustees > for final decision. The Board of Trustees meets four > times a > year. > > The funds must be used within twelve months of our > awarding the > grant. There are also requirements on reporting on > how monies > are used-usually an interim report six months after > the award > date, and a final report one year after. CT may > assign a curator > to a particular project in order to assist a > filmmaker. > > Organizations and filmmakers may submit as many film > and video > projects as they wish, but a separate submission > form must be > completed for each project. > > All projects should be properly copyrighted prior to > submission. > Submitted materials will not be returned to > applicants. Do not > submit original materials. > > The Board of Trustees reserves the right to invite > any filmmaker > to submit a project. > > We charge no submission fee and encourage filmmakers > of all > backgrounds, interests and obsessions to submit > their work. > > YOUR PROJECT SUBMISSION PACKAGE SHOULD INCLUDE: > > One -page synopsis of a project; > > Submission Release Form. This submission release > must be signed > and enclosed with your submission. Download here; > > Financing, production and distribution plan; > > Project Budget; > > Full personal biography (1000 words maximum) citing > applicant's > participation in the film industry, along with full > titles of > past films/videos that the applicant has worked on, > including > the length of the work, where exhibited, the > specific role > performed by the applicant, and the names and > qualifications of > people involved with the project. In case the > project is > submitted by a group of people, or a corporate > entity, full > personal biography of each person involved and full > corporate > information, including certificate of good standing, > current > balance sheet and the most recent income tax return > is required; > > Applicant's telephone, fax and e-mail address > (required); > > A Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope in order to > receive an > official response to your submission (USA only). All > foreign > applicants will be notified via e-mail, fax or > phone. > > Mailing address: CT, 11 Brook Dr., Ocean, NJ 07712, > USA > > > Location: US > Deadline: no deadlines > Website: > > > > > ALL-NEW Yahoo! 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