Artists 360 is designed to elevate and energize greater Northwest Arkansas artists by providing them with $7,500 grants to support creative projects, learning opportunities to develop entrepreneurship skills and build sustainable creative practices, and connections to a dynamic regional artist network.
APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2021-2022 GRANT CYCLE open on June 7, 2021.
APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR THE 2021-2022 GRANT CYCLE is July 19, 2021.
There will be outreach sessions where applicants can learn more about the program. These sessions will be virtual.
Projects that involve the touring/presenting of your work within and outside of Arkansas. Examples include:
(Successful Touring Project applicants will have a well-articulated project description and plan for touring, and how the project fits into their overall body of work.)
Projects that involve a specific phase of a work in progress that has a clear end goal. (Projects DO NOT need to have a public component.) Examples include:
(Successful Works in Progress Project applicants will have a well-articulated project description, specifying the stage of the project the grant will support and how the project fits into their overall body of work.)
Projects that focus on professional advancement and creative research opportunities that strengthen an artist’s expertise and advances their creative practice. Examples include:
(Successful Creative Research and Professional Advancement Project applicants will articulate the artistic strength, quality, and reputation of the proposed residency, workshop, laboratory, apprenticeship or research opportunity, and how the project fits into their overall body of work.)
Projects that activate Northwest Arkansas communities and address social issues, opportunities and challenges. Projects must focus on the creation and presentation of art and have a public component. Examples of projects include:
(Successful Social Practice Project applicants will have a well-articulated project description that includes clear outcomes; impact/benefit for the community being served, and how the project fits into their overall body of work.)
Each Artists 360 application should include:
Artists 360 is designed to elevate and energize greater Northwest Arkansas student artists by providing them with $1,500 grants to support creative practices and career advancement, learning opportunities to develop entrepreneurship skills and build sustainable practices, and connections to a dynamic regional artist network.
APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2021-2022 GRANT CYCLE OPEN ON June 7, 2021.
APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR THE 2021-2022 GRANT CYCLE IS July 19, 2021
There will be two outreach sessions, where applicants can learn more about the program. These sessions will be virtual.
(Student artists do not have to be an arts major to be eligible for Artists 360.)
Each Artists 360 student application should include:
Four annual grants of $15,000 for individuals or collaborative partnerships that will fund projects created by artists that provide opportunities to other artists, and to create an active community of peer support in the Northwest Arkansas region. These grants are designed for projects led by artists with a sustained practice who are engaged in collaborative projects that create groundbreaking work that generates dialogue and community engagement. 501c3 organizations are not eligible to apply.
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One annual grant of $25,000 will be awarded to an artist recognized both within and outside Northwest Arkansas. This grant award recognizes an exceptional artist that contributes to and nurtures the region’s cultural ecosystem.
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