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Read Selected Findings from the Artists and the Economic Recession Survey

How are artists in the United States being impacted and managing in the current economic climate? Click here to read Selected Findings from the Artists and the Economic Recession Survey.

2010 EDGE Program for Seattle Area Writers

Applications are now available for the 2010 EDGE Program for Writers, which will take place from February 12 to March 26, 2010. To apply, download and fill in the complete guidelines and application here.

ROCKET GRANTS: New Program for Kansas City Artists
The Charlotte Street Foundation of Kansas City, MO, has partnered with the Spencer Museum of Art to award grants of up to $4,000 to individuals or groups of artists, curators, and writers to support the creation and presentation of new works/projects.  The Rocket Grants are offered with support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.  In the first year of a two-year pilot project, CSF and the Spencer Museum will distribute up to $40,00 in grants.
 
Center for Cultural Innovation Awards $200,000 to 23 California Artists

The Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) in California recently announced awards to 23 recipients of its Investing in Artists grants program. 
New Resource-Rich Website for Kansas City Artists Launched

 

KCArtistLink, a program of the Charlotte Street Foundation, the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City, the UMKC Small Business Technology & Development Center, and U.S.SourceLink, launched a new website that connects Kansas City artists of all disciplines to resources and opportunities to help them promote their work and strengthen their artistic practice.
Urban Artist Initiative/NYC Accepting Applications Until October 29, 2009

 

The Bronx Council on the Arts and the Urban Artist Initiative/ New York City (UAI/NYC), have announced a third application cycle of this unique grant program for NYC individual artists of color.  In the groundbreaking first two grant cycles of the UAI/NYC grant program, 140 artists have received a total of $225,000.

From Rust Belt to Artist Belt II: Register by September 10

 

On September 17 and 18, 2009, the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture in Cleveland (CPAC), OH, will host the second From Rust Belt to Artist Belt conference.  From Rust Belt to Artist Belt brings together a national group of community development professionals, presenters and participants to discuss the challanges and opportunities unique to "Rust Belt" communities in conducting artist-based community development.

Participate in the Health Care Debate

The Actors Fund just launched Artists United for Health Care www.artistsunitedforhealthcare.org, a national artists’ health care reform website, in partnership with LINC and the Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI).

At Artists United for Health Care self-employed artists and individuals interested in the national debate around health care can: