The Arts Innovator Micro Grant program offers individual artists one-time grants of $500 and $1,000 for project support, career advancement, and or professional development support on a one-time basis. Artists must live and work in San Bernardino County. .
Join Arts Connection and help us build this important resource for the arts community – either as a micro grant sponsor or applicant. Together, we will lead the way for change!
Artists of all mediums and artistic experiences are welcome and encouraged to apply. This program intends to support artists working, residing in, and benefiting the communities of San Bernardino County. Artists must be current, full-time residents of San Bernardino County.
Proposed work should demonstrate innovative thinking and creative approaches to advance an individual, local, or community identified goal. This must be clearly stated in your project idea narrative in the application.
Proposed work does not need to be completed with this funding; this can be startup funding for a larger project idea, or contribute to a larger budget professional development or career advancement goal. Projects do not have to be new. They do not need to be large in scope.
Projects should:
– Demonstrate impact on the community served OR
– Demonstrate impact on the artistic practice, or project, in focus.
For example, proposed projects might be single events, or a series. Projects might include mentoring, or professional development, or research time. A “project” might include the pivotal purchase of specific equipment necessary for career or project support.
Artists of all mediums and artistic experiences are welcome and encouraged to apply. This program intends to support artists working, residing in, and benefiting the communities of San Bernardino County. Artists must be current, full-time residents of San Bernardino County.
Applications for this program are now open until March 6, 2022.
Complete and submit the Micro Grant Application online, in both English and Spanish.
Arts Connection – P.O. Box 1181 San Bernardino, CA 92402
These microgrants will support San Bernardino County artists to continue creating or working on career focused goals or starting new, innovative projects that may never happen without your generosity. Donations can be of any amount and donations of less than the average $500 micro grant will be combined with others. To ensure we identify the correct number of artist recipients, all donations must be received by March of every year before the awards are made. All sponsors will be recognized on the Arts Connection Website and at the micro grant awards event scheduled in April of every year.
To sponsor a micro grant, simply send a check in any amount to: Arts Connection – P.O. Box 1181 San Bernardino, CA 92402. Please be sure your check is made out to Arts Connection and includes a notation it is to be used for the Micro Grant Fund.
To make an online donation to this program you can donate here:
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