COMMUNITY ARTS GRANTS PROGRAM
Guidelines and application for Individual Artists
2000-2001
Meridian Arts
Council
P. O. Box 1405
Meridian, MS 39302
Deadline to apply: Nov. 3, 2000
For more information contact
The Meridian Arts Council
At
(601) 693-2787
The Meridian Arts Council's Community Arts Grants Program
The Community Arts Grants Program offers financial and technical assistance to arts organizations and individual artists in Meridian and Lauderdale County. Goals of the program are:
The Community Arts Grants Program provides grants to nonprofit organizations such as arts organizations , schools, colleges, universities, and public and social service agencies. Grants are awarded for program support and special project support, such as collaborations with organizations and artists, neighborhood celebrations, programs reaching low-to-moderate income audiences and other special needs. Grant applicants compete on the basis of the criteria presented in this package.
In addition to issuing grants, the Community Arts Grants Program provides assistance to artists, arts administrators, and volunteers through workshops, published materials and consultations.
Funding for the Community Arts Grants Program is provided by the Arts in the Park Festival, the City of Meridian, the Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors, and the Mississippi Arts Commission.
Grant Period and Key Dates Key dates
Eligibility
Who may apply?
Individual artists, art instructors, and art groups with at least one year of performing experience in music, theater, dance, literature, storytelling, or visual arts (art media). All applicants must be 18 years of age and permanent legal residents of Lauderdale County, Mississippi. Applicants may apply for up to $500.
Types of Grants
What you may apply for?
Artists Fellowships. Support training and professional development or help underwrite the costs of creating new works of exceptional quality.
Instructor/Student Support. Art instructors may apply for funding for students. You must submit (on a separate sheet of paper) verification of student's participation in your class, including the student's name, address, telephone number, and amount of request per student.
Project Support. Support of a specific program or endeavor. Projects with an emphasis on education are strongly encouraged.
For all grants, funds must be matched dollar for dollar in cash and contributions
How to apply
Applicants are required to submit an original plus five copiers
of the following typed materials:
Work Samples. One copy of any work sample (s) should be submitted in the following formats:
Video: Standard VHS tapes only. The tape must be cued. No more than five minutes will be viewed by the panel. Film must be transferred to videotape.
Audio tape. Cassettes only. They must be cued. . No more than five minutes will be viewed by the panel.
Slides or photos: No more than six per artist. Must be 35mm (suitable for carousel projection). Number all submitted slides and indicate on a separate sheet of paper, the name of the artist, title of work, date of work, dimensions, and materials for each numbered slide. No glass slides permitted. Photographs are acceptable.
Scripts: 20 pages maximum. Scripts longer than 20 pages cannot be reviewed in their entirety.
Support materials. Support materials such as newspaper clippings, programs, and fliers should be included with your application.
Please note:
Mail the completed proposal to the Meridian Arts Council, P. O. Box 1405, Meridian, MS 39302. Proposals not postmarked by November 3, 2000 will not be considered. No exceptions will be made.
Criteria for Selection. Each application will be evaluated on:
Restrictions
The Meridian Council for the Arts will not fund the following:
What Happens to Your Application
The application review process
Funding Recommendations. After completed applications are received and verified, they are reviewed by an appropriate review panel. The panel discusses applications and supporting materials and ranks the applications. The Arts Council Grants Committee will review the work of the panel, checking for incorrect reporting, potential conflicts of interest, and other potentially prejudicial information. After reviewing and discussing each proposal, the Grants Committee and the MAC Executive Committee will make funding recommendations to the Meridian Arts Council's Board of Directors, which will determine the awards.
Review Panels. Applications are reviewed by a panel of independent and objective experts in the arts. The panel may include experts from outside Lauderdale County. Every effort is made to ensure impartiality during the entire application review process. Panelists with a conflict of interest will not be permitted to discuss or vote on the applicant in question. The names of the panelists will be publicly disclosed. Contact with panelists clearly intended to influence their decisions is unacceptable.
Notification. The Arts Council will notify all grants applicants of a decision by letter on or before December 1, 2000.
After Receiving Grant. Grantees will receive 90 percent of the award within 30 days of notification. The final 10 percent will be paid after the MAC's approval of the final report, which must be filed within 30 days after completion of program, or no later than May 31, 2001, whichever comes first. Any individual artist who has not completed and returned a final report for a grant will not be eligible to apply for another grant until the outstanding final report is received. MAC reserves the right to refuse to pay the final 10% due on a grant if the final report is 6 months or more overdue.
Acknowledgement. In all published materials and announcements regarding the funded activity, grantees must acknowledge that the activity is supported in part by the Meridian Arts Council. Failure to do so may jeopardize funding under the grant contract. The MAC will supply its logo.
Program Changes. Grantees may be asked to refund the grants initial payment and forfelt the final payment if: 1). Major changes are made to the grant without prior approval; 2). A grant is not completed on time without receiving an extension on the grant timetable.
About the Meridian Arts Council
The mission of the Meridian Arts Council is to foster and promote arts organizations,
arts events, arts education and individual artists in Meridian/Lauderdale
County Mississippi. The Meridian Arts Council is the official arts agency
for the city of Meridian and for Lauderdale County. It is chartered as a 501
(c) (3) nonprofit corporation with tax-exempt status.
Meridian Arts Council's programs include:
The Community Arts Grants Committee. The Arts Council's Grants Committee is composed of citizen volunteers. The committee establishes policy for the granting of funds to the arts, selects review panelists, reviews panel recommendations and makes funding recommendations.
| Meridian Arts Council | Application for Individual Artists |
| Community Arts Grant |
(page 1 of 2)
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| 1. Name and address of Artist | County District _____ |
| __________________________ | City Ward _____ |
| __________________________ | |
| __________________________ |
Phone number (home) ______________________ (work) _______________________
2. Project title ___________________________________________
3. Project dates __________________________________________
4. Total amount of project expenses $ _________________________
5. Amount of funds requested $ __________________ Amount of matching funds
& in kind donations $__________________ 6. Description of audience/artist
for project:
|
American Indian
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Asian
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Black
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Hispanic
|
White
|
||
| Audience | ________ + | _______ + | _________ + | _________ + | _________ + | = 100% |
7. Material
(s) enclosed ___________________________________________
8. Material (s) to be returned _______________________________________
I certify that the information contained in this application, including all attachments and supporting materials, is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
NOTE: Include the resume (s) of any collaborator (s), and a signed statement detailing how collaborators will be involved in this project.
Office use only:
| Proposal No. ___________ | Amount requested $ ________________ |
| Date received __________ | Amount awarded $ _________________ |
| Meridian Arts Council | Application for Individual Artists |
| Community Arts Grant |
(page 2of 2)
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Grant Budget Form
Expenses
| 1. Personnel | |
| Salaries, Wages | ____________ |
| FICA (Social Security) | ____________ |
| Other personnel expenses (itemize on a separate sheet) | ____________ |
|
SUBTOTAL of all personnel expenses
|
$ _____________
|
| 2. Artistic Fees | ____________ |
| 3. Supplies and materials (itemize on a separate sheet) | ____________ |
| 4. Postage | ____________ |
| 5. Publicity | ____________ |
| 6. Tuition | ____________ |
| 7. Insurance (Building, liability, etc.) | ____________ |
| 8. Space/Equipment Rental | ____________ |
| 9. Travel/Mileage | ____________ |
| 10. Printing/Copying | ____________ |
| 11. Other (itemize on a separate sheet) | ____________ |
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TOTAL PROJECT EXPENSES
|
$ ________________
|
Income
Sources of Project Income and Amounts
| 1. Arts Council (Community Arts Grant) grant requested |
$ ___________
|
| 2. Other Income | |
|
a. Applicant cash
|
___________ |
|
b. Contributions
|
___________ |
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c. Project Revenue
|
___________ |
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d. Other (in-kind) (itemize on
a separate sheet)
|
_________ |
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Total other income
|
$ ____________ |
| (NOTE: Total other income must be at least equal to the grant request) | |
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TOTAL PROJECT INCOME
|
$ ________________
|
(Total project income (including Community Arts Grant must equal project expenses).
The completed application and attachments must be postmarked by November 3, 2000. If you have questions, please call the MAC at 693-2787.