From the NEA: New NEA Guidelines and Webinars

Application guidelines for the next round of Grants for Arts Projects are now available on the NEA's website. To view the guidelines, go to www.arts.gov/grants/apply, select the field or discipline most relevant to your project, and choose Grants for Arts Projects from the list of funding opportunities.

Organizations may apply under the following categories:

• Art Works: To support the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of communities through the arts. Within these areas, innovative projects are strongly encouraged. Grants generally range from $10,000 to $100,000. (Two application deadlines: March 7 and August 8, 2013)
• Challenge America Fast-Track: To support projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations. Grants are for $10,000. (Application deadline: May 23, 2013)

Highlights of the changes to the guidelines for this year and what they mean to you

• The Presenting discipline has been renamed Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works. Why the change? We wanted the Presenting discipline to be as open and welcoming to all multidisciplinary applications and felt a need to have the title and description properly reflect it. Additionally, some changes to the types of projects that will be accepted at each Art Works deadline have been switched between March and August. Click here to see a one-page description with all the information.
• Review criteria to address innovation and inclusion have been added for the Art Works category.
• Also in the Art Works category, applicants in all disciplines will upload their work samples electronically to NEA-GO over the same two-week period of time. Last year you had only one week to upload your samples and did so on a schedule according to your discipline.
• References to the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) have been updated to reflect the migration to the System for Award Management (SAM). SAM is the same as the old CCR, just with a different web address.

Upcoming Webinars

We'll be conducting a series of webinars on the new guidelines. We're hosting the webinars by discipline/field so that appropriate staff will be available to answer your questions. However, please join us for any webinar that suits your schedule:

• Artist Communities February 6, 2:30-3:30, Eastern Time
• Arts Education February 12, 1:00-2:00, Eastern Time
• Dance February 5, 4:00-5:00, Eastern Time
• Design February 6, 4:00-5:00, Eastern Time
• Folk & Traditional Arts February 12, 2:30-3:30, Eastern Time
• Literature February 5, 2:30-3:30, Eastern Time
• Local Arts Agencies January 29, 2:30-3:30, Eastern Time
• Media Arts January 29, 1:00-2:00, Eastern Time
• Museums February 6, 1:00-2:00, Eastern Time
• Music January 30, 1:00-2:00, Eastern Time
• Opera January 30, 4:00-5:00, Eastern Time
• Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works January 10, 3:00-4:00, Eastern Time
• Theater & Musical Theater February 12, 4:00-5:00, Eastern Time
• Visual Arts February 5, 1:00-2:00, Eastern Time
• Arts Journalism January 29, 4:00-5:00, Eastern Time

To join a webinar, go here.

If you're unable to make the webinars, they'll be archived on our website here.

For questions about the guidelines or your application, see "Agency Contacts" for the NEA staff that is most appropriate for your project.

The National Endowment for the Arts www.arts.gov

From GRC GrantWeek: Where’s NEA Going? There’s a Map for That

In a move that signals growing rigor and a closer alignment with scientific research agencies, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has released a five-year research agenda, system map, and measurement model. GRC strongly encourages members to review the report on these developments, “How Art Works,” which was officially released at American University on September 20, 2012.

GRC was there as NEA chairman Rocco Landesman described the agency’s efforts to both map the system and tell the story of how art works. The map is the result of a series of community engagement activities designed “to develop a common view of the relationship between art and individual and community outcomes.” Landesman admits that it is “both too complex and too simple but,” nonetheless, “useful.” The map provides what Keats called “negative capability,” or the ability to imagine a system without having to resolve apparently contradictory aspects. Questions such as “what is art?” are intentionally left unanswered, as NEA encourages arts researchers to map everything from Kanye West to a visit to the Met.

Instead, the intention is to explore the interplay among arts participation and creation; the artist, the artwork, and audience; how arts participation influences the lives of individuals and their communities; and how individuals and their communities influence artists and their work.

Sunil Iyengar, director of the NEA Office of Research and Analysis, believes the most significant change over the next five years will be the shift from inductive to deductive arts research, with the expectation that awardees will make explicit connections between NEA-funded research and the public good.

Download the full report and listen to the recording of the September 20 event online.

From Arts:92: Teaching Artists to be Eligible for Arts IN Education Grants

The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) announced earlier this month that for the first time teaching artists will be eligible to apply for the IAC's Arts IN Education grants. Eligible teaching artists must be 18 years of age or older. They must have been an Indiana resident for one year prior to the date of application, and must remain an Indiana resident during the grant period.

Eligible teaching artists may not be enrolled in any degree-granting program (undergraduate, graduate and doctorate) as of October 11th, 2012. Teaching artists may not apply as part of a collaboration for which another artist is also applying in the same year, and may not apply on behalf of an organization. Organizations, other than schools, may not apply.

As in years past, applicants may request up to $3,000 for their project. Grant awards must be matched, dollar for dollar with the IAC grant awarded with school funds, contributed funds, in-kind donations, or services. Funding may not replace or supplant existing resources.

Funded projects must take place during the scheduled school day and may not fund after-school or summer activities. Projects must also meet a minimum of five (5) Indiana academic standards (from three required last year).

Applications will open in mid August with an application deadline of October 11, 2012. 

Arts IN Education grant information and guidelines will be available online in mid-August. Interested applicants should then refer to the IAC website Arts IN Education page.

If there are additional questions, please email Susan Britsch or call 317-232-1281.

Webinar: NEA media arts guidelines discussion

National Endowment for the Arts
Media Arts Guidelines
January 26th - 3pm

The Media Arts funding area of the National Endowment for the Arts continues to evolve in tandem with the dynamic nature of the media arts field. We would like the public’s feedback on our approach to this funding category.

In 2010, the National Endowment for the Arts changed the category of “Arts on Radio and Television” to “Arts in Media.” This change reflects the variety of media through which artists are now creating and the public are consuming art. On January 26, 2012 the Endowment will conclude its proposal review for Arts in Media. We are holding a webinar to capture the reflections of our proposal advisory panelists and the public to the Endowment’s shift from “Arts on Radio and Television” to “Arts in Media.” You’ll be able to hear directly from NEA staff and members of the Arts in Media panels and text to us your questions and comments.

The webinar will not focus on any individual proposal and no specific application will be identified or discussed. We will use this forum to hear reactions to our guidelines and what, in general terms, they yielded from the field. We’ll examine the expansion from radio and television to other distribution platforms including video games and web-based content, we’ll explore the impact of media as it is now being used in other artistic disciplines, and we’ll look for opinions on the state of the media arts field and what leadership the Endowment might provide in order to effectively foster artistic excellence and best serve the American public.

Instructions for joining the webinar: 
You do not need to register in order to attend the webinar. Simply go to this URL on January 26th. You do not need special software; make sure, however, that you have the latest version of Flash.

Click here and select "Enter as Guest." Type in your full name, then click "Enter Room" 

One Month Left for Individual Artists to Apply for an IAP Grant

The Indiana Arts Commission's Individual Artist Program (IAP) grant deadline is quickly approaching.

Indiana artists have until February 2, 2012 to apply for an IAP grant in the following disciplines: crafts, design, media arts, photography, visual arts, and folk arts as related to the disciplines listed here.

Individual artists living and working in Indiana may apply for up to $2,000 from the IAP grant, which requires no matching funds. The grants are intended to assist artists with specific project-related costs that will help them further their careers, and provide public benefit through the completed project. Applicants must be 18 years-of-age, must be an Indiana resident for at least one year prior to the application, and plan to remain in the state for the full grant period. Eligible artists may not be enrolled in a degree-granting program. All projects must be completed between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013.

Application guidelines and the online grant application system are currently accessible on the IAC website at http://www.in.gov/arts/individualartistprogram.htm.

Artists should be aware that the application for IAP grants will only be available through the online grant application system, and artists are encouraged to read through the guidelines before beginning the application process.

Applicants are encouraged to carefully read the grant guidelines. If there are additional questions, please contact Susan Britsch.

IAC: Individual Artist Program Workshops

Indiana Arts Commission staff will travel around Indiana in November & December to explain the Individual Artist Program grant, online application, and panel process. All workshops are FREE. Please note, additional workshops will be added as information becomes available.

Terre Haute 
Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. (EDT)

Fort Wayne 
Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. (EST)

Valparaiso 
Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. (CST)

Lafayette 
Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. (EST)

For RSVP and location details, as well as subsequent updates, please visit the IAC: Workshops page.

For more information on the IAP, visit our previous post:
Indiana Arts Commission: Individual Artist Program now open

Indiana Arts Commission: Individual Artist Program now open

The Indiana Arts Commission: Individual Artist Program (IAP) for 2013 is now open and accepting applications.

The IAP was created in 1999 to provide support to artists in all disciplines for career development projects. The program cycle runs from July 1 to June 30 and offers flexibility to respond to artists' needs and goals. Applicants must plan a project, or phase of a project, which can be realized within the requested budget and completed within the proposed timeline. Applicants may request a maximum of $2,000.

Applicants must:

• Be at least 18 years old 
• Reside in Indiana for one year preceding the application date 
• Remain an Indiana resident during the grant period 

The IAC cannot provide funding if the artist: 

• Is enrolled in a degree-granting program 
• Received an IAC grant in the prior Fiscal Year
• Is part of a collaboration for which another artist is applying for IAC support in the same year

Deadline is February 2, 2012.

Guidelines can be found at the IAC website or by clicking here.


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From IAC ArtsEye: The Individual Artist Program Grant from a Past Recipient's Point of View

From IAC ArtsEye: The Individual Artist Program Grant from a Past Recipient's Point of View

In light of the Individual Artist Program (IAP) grant opening on November 1st, we thought it'd be a good idea to catch up with one of our past IAP recipients. This month, we're speaking with Daren Pitts Redman, a fiber artist from Brown County and a FY11 IAP grant recipient in crafts.

Daren used her grant to create a body of work using fabric manipulated with the arashi shibori technique. The fabric was then used to create a 3D interactive art installation at Wonderlab in Bloomington, Indiana. Viewers are able to touch and reshape the installation to create their own artistic composition.

Indiana Arts Commission (IAC): Tell us a little bit about your work as an artist.

Daren Pitts Redman (DPR): I hand dye cottons in solid colors and by using the traditional Japanese tie and die technique, shibori. I use my photographs as inspiration for abstract quilted wall hangings.

IAC: Why did you apply for a grant in FY2011?

DPR: This is a way to challenge myself to create a new body of work. It gets finished and viewed by the public. The process allows me to design and create my art while coordinating an exhibit with curators and gallery directors that might not be possible without the IAP grant.

IAC: You have received more than one IAP grant, what made you apply often?

DPR: I enjoyed the process and creative time so much when I made the 3 large quilts series based on what I saw at the Eiteljorg Museum. Two summers ago, I took a 3D textile class through the Split Rock Arts Program at the University of Minnesota and wanted to use my new skills to make an installation. This was a way for me to present an exhibit in my community.

Save the Date!: October 13 & 14

Creating Vibrant Communities through the Arts

October 13 - 14th - Monon Community Center, Carmel, Indiana

Looking to advance your arts initiative at a community level? Want to infuse innovation and growth through the arts in your community? Don't miss this exciting learning opportunity for civic leaders, educators, business leaders, arts organization leaders and local elected officials, brought to you by Ball State University Building Better Communities and the Indiana Arts Commission!

This two-day colloquium will feature educational tracks on creating artist live-work communities, establishing cultural districts, and developing community arts education centers. Featuring sessions like "Creating Art Communities" presented by Steve Doolittle of the Paducah Riverfront Development Authority in Kentucky and "Establishing a Cultural District" presented by Andy Vick of the Allegany Arts Council in Maryland, national and local experts will share best practices while providing guidance, insights, and new ideas. Community teams are encouraged to attend this excellent educational and networking opportunity.

Registration: $75 per person or $175 for three people from the same community. Includes evening reception on October 13 and lunch and refreshments on October 14.

Click here for additional information. This web page will be updated with information periodically. (Click on the red exclamation point icon at the top of the page to subscribe to page updates.)

Deadline Nears for IAC's Technical Assistance Grant Application

From the Indiana Arts Commission: Arts:92:

Organizations interested in applying for the IAC's Technical Assistance Program (TAP) grants have until July 18, 2011 to complete the application process.

This is a two-year grant program which provides up to $5,000 each year to assist organizations in providing services to their constituents that would help strengthen them as community arts providers.

The TAP grants provide resources to eligible organizations with appropriate, realistic strategies for developing individual and

organizational skills that would strengthen the capacity to meet at least one of three core objectives: build stronger arts organizations; develop stronger communities through arts partnerships; or advance the role of the arts in public and private education and personal development.

Organizations are strongly encouraged to review the program guidelines by clicking here.

Applications must be submitted through the Indiana Cultural Grants Online no later than 4:30 p.m. (EDT) July 18, 2011.

NEH Fellowships: Deadline May 3, 2011

Fellowships support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources in the humanities. Projects may be at any stage of development.

Fellowships support continuous full-time work for a period of six to twelve months.

Fellowships may not be used for:

• projects that seek to promote a particular political, religious, or ideological point of view;
• projects that advocate a particular program of social action;
• specific policy studies;
• research for doctoral dissertations or theses by students enrolled in a degree program;
• the preparation or revision of textbooks;
• curriculum development;
• the development of pedagogical tools (including teaching methods or theories);
• educational or technical impact assessments;
• the creation or enhancement of databases, unless part of a larger interpretive project;
• empirical social science research, unless part of a larger humanities project;
• inventories of collections; or
• works in the creative and performing arts, i.e., painting, writing fiction or poetry, dance performance, etc.

More information & full guidelines: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships.html

While applicants need not have advanced degrees, individuals currently enrolled in a degree-granting program are ineligible to apply. Graduate students seeking support for a degree in the humanities should consider the Department of Education’s Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program.

Interested? Please contact your department or unit's Proposal Manager in the Sponsored Programs Office.

Dates Announced for IAC Individual Artist Program Grant Workshops

The Indiana Arts Commission recently announced dates for Individual Artist Program (IAP) grant workshops.
Artists interested in applying for an IAP grant may attend a workshop to learn more about the application process. Dates scheduled so far include:

December 13, 2010 - Terre Haute
4:30 - 6:30 (EST)
Arts Illiana
23 North 6th Street, Terre Haute
Hosted by Arts Illiana
To register: contact Sherri Wright at (812) 235-5007

December 15, 2010 - Bloomington
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. (EST)
Bloomington City Hall, McCloskey Room
401 N. Morton St., Bloomington
Co-hosted by Bloomington Dept. of Economic & Sustainable Development and ArtsWORK South Central
To register: contact Miah Michaelsen at (812) 349-3534

December 20, 2010 - Lafayette
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. (EST)
Tippecanoe Arts Federation
638 North Street, Lafayette
Hosted by Tippecanoe Arts Federation
To register: contact Paige Sharp at (765) 423-2787

December 21, 2010 - Indianapolis
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. (EST)
Phoenix Theater
749 N. Park Ave., Indianapolis
Hosted by Phoenix Theater
To register: contact Sharon Gamble at (317) 635-7529

January 10, 2010 - Fort Wayne
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. (EST)
Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne
303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne
Hosted by Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne
To register: contact Dan Swartz at (260) 424-0646

This information can also be accessed on our website at http://www.in.gov/arts/2659.htm.

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IAC: Individual Artist Program: February 14, 2011

IAC: Individual Artist Program: February 14, 2011

Follow up to previous post: IAC Individual Artist Program 2102 to be announced soon

The fiscal year 2012 Individual Artist Program (IAP) program is now accepting applications in dance, literature, music, theatre and folk arts related to the traditional disciplines listed here. Artists working in visual arts, crafts, design arts, media arts, and photography will have the opportunity to apply again next year.

IAP applicants must be at least 18 years old; reside in Indiana for one year preceding the application date; and remain an Indiana resident during the grant period. The IAC cannot provide funding if the artist is enrolled in a degree-granting program; has received an IAC grant in the prior fiscal year; or is a part of a collaboration for which another artist is applying for IAC support in the same year.

IAP applicants may apply for up to $2,000 for projects that may include, but are not limited to: supplies; rental/purchase of equipment; time for the development, completion or presentation of a work; documentation of a work; travel essential for artistic research or to present or complete work; or advanced workshops that further career development.

Guidelines can be found here: IAC Individual Artist Program

IAC: Individual Artist Program 2012 to be announced soon

Beginning mid-November, the fiscal year 2012 Individual Artist Program (IAP) program will accept applications in dance, literature, music, theatre and folk arts related to the traditional disciplines listed here. Artists working in visual arts, crafts, design arts, media arts, and photography will have the opportunity to apply again next year.

IAP applicants must be at least 18 years old; reside in Indiana for one year preceding the application date; and remain an Indiana resident during the grant period. The IAC cannot provide funding if the artist is enrolled in a degree-granting program; has received an IAC grant in the prior fiscal year; or is a part of a collaboration for which another artist is applying for IAC support in the same year.

IAP applicants may apply for up to $2,000 for projects that may include, but are not limited to: supplies; rental/purchase of equipment; time for the development, completion or presentation of a work; documentation of a work; travel essential for artistic research or to present or complete work; or advanced workshops that further career development.

We will post when the application becomes available or to be notified directly, please visit http://www.in.gov/arts/individualartistprogram.htm and click on the red exclamation point icon to be added to the subscriber list for that page.