THEATRE:
No current listings
FILM/MEDIA:
Opportunity: The Philanthropy Film Award
Deadline: Monday, January 30, 2012
The Philanthropy Film Award includes a $5,000 prize to the film that best captures the impact of philanthropy on North Louisiana. The winning film will be picked by a jury of five individuals from the film and arts industry and the local community. The top three films will be screened at the Robinson Film Center in April 2012. Download Guidelines and information from The Community Foundation website at http://www.nlacf.org/?page=FilmAward
LITERATURE:
No current listings – see ALL DISCIPLINES below
MUSIC:
Funding for Music: Guitar Center
Deadline: Open.
The Guitar Center Music Foundation’s mission is to support nonprofit music programs across America that offer instruction so that more people can experience the joys of making music. The Foundation accepts grant applications from music academies, schools, local music programs, and national music programs that teach people of any age who would not otherwise have the opportunity to make music. Online applications may be submitted at any time and are reviewed three times per year. For more information, and a link to the online application, please visit http://www.guitarcentermusicfoundation.org/grants/index.cfm?sec=info
Funding: Southern Arts Foundation Touring
Deadline: Rolling.
SAF Touring Grants: The Southern Arts Federation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts offers Southern Fast Track Touring grants. This program, through its rolling deadline, is designed to offer Southern presenters more opportunities throughout the year to apply for fee support. Aimed at smaller presenters, the Southern Fast Track Touring program seeks to establish an active arts environment in underserved communities. This program offers fee support to present performing artists and writers from outside the presenter’s state. These grants are limited to presenting organizations with operating budgets of $100,000 or less. Applications must be postmarked 60 days prior to the project start date. The maximum request is 50% of the artist fee, up to $2,500. Touring support is awarded to theatre, music, opera, musical theatre, literary, and dance projects that contain both a public performance or reading AND an educational component. For more information, please see: http://www.southarts.org
VISUAL ARTS:
Individual Artist Funding: Pollock-Krasner
Deadline: Open.
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation makes grants to painters, sculptors, and other visual artists working in two-dimensional media (excluding photographers) who demonstrate artistic merit and financial need. Grants are intended for a one-year time period.
For complete information on how to apply, visit www.pkf.org/grant.html.
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Bistro Byronz: Shreveport, LA
No Deadline
Bistro Byronz would like to support local artists & arts groups by providing a space to exhibit and sell your art. Each Third Thursday two artists will be featured. There is no charge to book the Bistro & promotion of your event is included on facebook & e-mail blast. SRAC is scheduling artists for each 3rd Thursday show. Artists interested please contact, Vickie Marshall @ SRAC, 318-673-6500 if you are interested.