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Apply for up to $5,000 in competitive funding to advance your creative practice through a specific project or supplies/professional development, as a professional artist based in Central Florida.
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Get matched →Individual Artist Awards provide competitive funding to practicing, professional artists, historians, scientists, and creative professionals across all disciplines in Central Florida. Up to 20 artists will receive a $5,000 award to advance their creative practice, with up to $100,000 in total direct funding distributed throughout Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties. Awards are competitive; not all applications may be funded. Only one application per individual will be accepted. Applicants will apply for either a specific project OR to acquire supplies/professional development, but not both.
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Duke Energy, as one of the funders, is interested in funding projects that promote, raise awareness of, or address environmental sustainability challenges. Artists with such a practice or project in mind are encouraged to apply. This is not a requirement to apply; projects with other focuses are still eligible for funding.
All awardees are considered independent contractors and will receive a 1099 form. Funded artists will receive 90% of the award upon signing an award agreement, and the final 10% upon successful completion of the final impact report. A W-9 form must be filed before award payments can be made. Final reports are due within 30 days after project completion.
Funded artists must acknowledge the award in all project publicity and materials with the United Arts logo and statement: 'This project is funded in part by United Arts of Central Florida, your local agency for the arts.' Significant project or budget changes must be requested in advance; changes may require a return of grant funds. Contact [email protected] with questions. All contact and project information will be made available to the press, and United Arts may use quotes or pictures from applications in publicity.