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Artist Participants Sought for 2022-23 Religion, Spirituality, and the Arts Program

Film ; Literary ; Performing ; Professional Development ; Social Practice Art ; Visual

Posted: May 16, 2022

Religion, Spirituality, and the Arts (RSA) is a program of the IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute that brings together artists, religious leaders, religious communities, humanities experts, and a broad range of publics from diverse backgrounds and disciplinary perspectives for sustained study, analysis, and discussion of religious texts in a classroom environment. Directed by Rabbi Sandy Sasso, these textual discussions, which explore the varieties of religious experience and understanding, provide the inspiration for creating new artistic works (e.g. music, poetry, fiction, drama, visual art, dance). Artists share their creations through exhibitions and presentations to members of the Central Indiana community, including religious organizations, congregations, schools, libraries, and community groups. Discussion sessions will be held for 2 1/2 hours each session for a total of eight sessions, and will meet evenings from 6:00–8:30 p.m. on 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 10/6, 10/20, 11/17, 12/1, 1/5. Sessions will be held at the Jewish Community Center, 6701 Hoover Road in Indianapolis. Artists who participate in the program to completion earn a $500 stipend. Approximately 12 artists are selected for participation each year. Artists who participated in previous years are eligible to participate again. Applications will be accepted from May 1 to June 15, 2022. Applicants may be anyone in the community who is active (as a professional or amateur) in the artistic disciplines. Selected applicants must be able to make a commitment to attend all seminar sessions and engage in open and respectful dialogue. 2022-23 Theme: “I Will Not Let You Go Until You Bless Me” This year’s theme invites artists to be interpreters of Jacob’s dreams. From the ladder that reaches to the heavens to the lonely night of wrestling, these iconic narratives challenge us to ask hard questions: what are our struggles, personal and communal, and which do we avoid? What would it mean to find a way to blessing? Reflecting on our climate crisis, what does it mean when Jacob says, “God is in this place, and I did not know it”? What do we fail to take notice of at our own peril? 2022-23 Faculty Daniel Cueto, Composer, Performer, Associate Instructor, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Dr. Andrew Findley, Associate Faculty in the IU School of Liberal Arts and Adjunct Instructor in the Herron School of Art and Design at IUPUI Dr. Jason M. Kelly, Professor of History in the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI Franklin Oliver, Educator, poet, podcaster, history teacher at University High School Dr. Sandy Sasso, Rabbi Emerita of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck Shari Wagner, Author and Indiana Poet Laureate (2016-2017) How to Apply: Complete the online application form. You will be asked to provide your contact information, link to your website (if applicable) and several samples of your work. There are also two questions to answer regarding your goals for participating in the program, and a demographic survey. QUESTIONS? Contact Rabbi Sandy Sasso, ssasso@gmail.com

Anonymous Was A Woman Opens Environmental Art Grants

Film ; Funding / Grants ; Literary ; Performing ; Public Art ; Social Practice Art ; Visual

Posted: Mar 31, 2022

This program provides up to $20,000 for projects led by women-identifying artists in the United States and U.S. Territories. The Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants (AWAW EAG) program, administered by NYFA, will distribute a total of $250,000 in funding to support environmental art projects led by women-identifying artists in the United States and U.S. Territories. PROGRAM OVERVIEW The AWAW EAG will support environmental art projects that inspire thought, action, and ethical engagement. Projects should not only point at problems, but aim to engage an environmental issue at some scale. Proposals should illustrate thorough consideration of a project’s ecological and social ethics. Projects that explore interdependence, relationships, and systems through Indigenous and ancestral practices are encouraged to apply. The intended impact of the project is an important factor in the selection process. Environmental art projects that qualify for this program may focus on the following themes, but are not limited to: Regeneration Eco-social engagement Decarbonization as decolonization Ecofeminism Climate change / climate collapse Systems-restoration Interspecies relationships Natural or built systems Recycling and repurposing Clean energy production Bioplastics Selected projects must benefit the public in some way, and are required to have a public engagement component by June 30, 2023. The public engagement component must be free to attend, open to the general public, and must add value to the public sphere rather than solely benefiting the artist’s private gain. Online events are acceptable as long as they are attended by a live audience. This grant is funded by Anonymous Was A Woman. If you would like to contribute to this initiative, please email awaw@nyfa.org. GRANT TIMELINE Applications Open: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 10:00 AM ET Applications Close: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:00 PM ET Applicants Notified: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 WHO CAN APPLY? Applicants must be women-identifying artists Applicants must be 18 years or older on or before April 12, 2022 Applicants must be the project lead, but collaborative projects are eligible and encouraged to apply Applicants must have residence in one of the 50 states, a Tribal Nation, a U.S. Territory, or the District of Columbia on the grant deadline Applicants must be a US citizen, permanent legal resident, or O-1 visa holder Applicants cannot be enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind Applicants can be past recipients of any of NYFA’s and AWAW’s grant programs Recipients of the grant are open to accept additional funds from other donors NYFA and AWAW employees, members of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, and/or an immediate family member of any of the above cannot apply HOW TO APPLY NYFA only accepts applications online via apply.nyfa.org/submit. Please click here to view application guidelines. Please click here for FAQs. ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT NYFA is committed to supporting artists from every background, and at all stages in their creative careers. We strongly encourage artists of color, LGBTQ+ artists, artists with disabilities, and artists living outside of the East and West coasts to apply. To request an accommodation or assistance in applying, please email awaw@nyfa.org. We ask that requests for accommodation be made as soon as possible, preferably two weeks prior to the deadline, to allow adequate time for staff to support you in submitting an application on time.

Applications Open for Queer|Art Illuminations Grant

Film ; Funding / Grants ; Social Practice Art ; Visual

Posted: Apr 13, 2022

Applications for the Queer|Art Illuminations Grant, a $10,000 annual award given to a Black trans woman or trans femme visual artist, are open through June 12. This is the grant’s third year. Queer|Art is a New York nonprofit founded in 2009 to “support a generation of LGBTQ+ artists that lost mentors to the AIDS Crisis of the 1980s,” according to the organization’s website. In addition to giving a variety of awards, Queer|Art provides a year-long mentorship program and holds events like exhibitions, film screenings, performances, and panel discussions that highlight the work of LGBTQ+ artists. “The Illuminations Grant not only highlights the lacking representation of Black trans women in the visual arts but also seeks to confront the systemic barriers that deny them artistic opportunities and a sustainable craft,” said Aaryn Lang in a statement. Lang, a vocal champion of the Black transgender community, helped develop the Illuminations Grant alongside artist Serena Jara and the grant’s funder, photographer Mariette Pathy Allen. In 2020, Brooklyn-based artist Keioui Keijaun received the Illuminations Grant and last year, New Orleans-based artist Lee Laa Ray Giullory won the award. Giullory uses meticulously staged and altered photography to explore Black mysticism and Black femme identities in rural Louisiana. The winners are selected by a panel of three judges, which this year included artist Jonathan Lyndon Chase, curator and author Kimberly Drew, and performer and fashion illustrator Connie Fleming. Qualifying mediums for the Illuminations Grant include painting and drawing, sculpture and ceramics, printmaking, photography, and fiber arts, but video mediums will also be considered. The winner will receive $10,000 and career development resources, and four finalists will receive $1,250. The winner will be announced in September. The application can be accessed on Queer | Art’s website, here.

New York Foundation for the Arts Opens Emergency Grants Applications

Film ; Funding / Grants ; Performing ; Visual

Posted: May 11, 2022

Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants are open for Cycle 3. These are one-time grants of up to $5,000 to professional dancers who have experienced dire financial emergencies due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including lack or imminent endangerment of essentials such as housing, medicine/healthcare, utilities, and food. Cycle 3 has a deadline of May 20, for emergency expenses between January 1 and September 30, 2022. Program guidelines, an informational video, and the online application are here: https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/rauschenberg-dancer-emergency-grants/. Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants Cycle 13 is now open. These grants of up to $5,000 support direct treatment expenses for medical, dental or mental health emergencies that occurred October 1, 2021 or later; the deadline is June 7. Artists practicing in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts and choreography are eligible; guidelines, an informational video and the online application are here: https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/rauschenberg-medical-emergency-grants/. Both of these programs are open to artists living anywhere in the U.S, its territories, tribal nations, and the District of Columbia. Artists with disabilities, artists of color, and artists living outside of New York and California are particularly encouraged to apply. For more information, email emergencyfunds@nyfa.org, or call 212/366-6900 x 239.

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