2023 Project Mesquite: New Works Project Grant - Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona
Submit a project proposal for new artwork created in Tucson/Pima County that includes production of original work, an imaginative approach, and public presentation (virtual or in-person).
Does this fit your work? 5 questions score every call to your medium, location and budget. Free.
Get matched →- Deadline
- annual cycle, check dates
- Entry fee
- Free
- Award
- $5,000
- Location
- City of Tucson and Pima County, Arizona
- Exhibition window
- Jun 1, 2023 → Jun 1, 2024
About
Overview
The New Works Artist Project Grant seeks to support innovative new artwork created and produced in the City of Tucson and Pima County. The grant program supports individual artist projects that meet the highest standards of excellence across a diverse spectrum of artistic disciplines and cultural expressions. Proposed projects must include the production of new artwork, an original and imaginative approach to content and form, and a public presentation of the work (virtual or in-person premieres are acceptable).
Award
- Up to five awards of $5,000 each
Key Dates
- Application period opens: Monday, February 13, 2023
- Deadline to apply: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 by 11:59pm Arizona Time
- Funding period: June 1, 2023–June 1, 2024
Eligibility
Applicant must currently reside within the City of Tucson, City of South Tucson, Pima County, Pascua Yaqui Reservation, or The Tohono O'Odham Nation.
Eligible Expenses
- Project-related expenses including supplies, Artist Fees, honorariums, and contractors
Application Requirements
- Narrative describing the new work, its relation to your current practice, and how the grant deepens your artistic practice
- Resume or Bio
- Work Samples
- Budget
- For collaborative projects: Collaboration Verification, Collaborator Bio, Collaborator Work Samples
Review Criteria
- Artistic Excellence—Applicant demonstrates the skills and techniques relevant to carry out the New Work project
- Idea—The proposed project is original and imaginative in its approach to content and form
- Capacity—Capacity to successfully complete project is shown through past experience, related projects, or appropriate work samples; applicant has a reasonable budget for scope of project
How to Apply
Submit via the Submittable application portal at https://artsfoundtucson.submittable.com/submit. Additional resources including bilingual technical assistance, grant coaching webinars, and Submittable support are available.
- Award
- Up to five awards of $5,000 each
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
- Theme
- Innovative new artwork created and produced in the City of Tucson and Pima County that demonstrates original and imaginative approaches to content and form.
- Eligibility
- Applicant must currently reside within the City of Tucson, City of South Tucson, Pima County, Pascua Yaqui Reservation, or The Tohono O'Odham Nation.
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