Idea Capital grants
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Idea Capital
Small, yet important idea grants for Atlanta artists.
A work in progress.
Continuing its innovative pilot project for a second cycle, Idea Capital will grant a Metropolitan Atlanta artist a minimum of $500 to encourage an experimental and investigative art project. We seek to foster a new tone of experimentation and support in the Atlanta art world, as well as encourage a larger framework of support.
Idea Capital is investigating a support structure to encourage new ideas in art production across all genres of the arts; including visual, dance, literary, performance, new media, music, critical writing, film, and video. The grant is to encourage experimentation and investigation with funds designed to give artists permission to pursue new ideas.
As funding for individual artists from private and government sources has declined, Idea Capital seeks to reassert the role of the artist and to establish a new model for support outside of typical institutional models.
Emerging artists, as well as established artists and cultural workers, are encouraged to apply for these funds. We are seeking exciting ideas that foster a culture of change and create dialogue.
How does your idea need a small yet important boost?
Selection
The Idea Capital team will review the submissions. Our goal is simple: We want to foster our community and support innovative work. We are interested in new ideas, new artists and supporting emerging and established artists.
Eligibility
Open to artists of all disciplines eighteen years of age or older. For the current cycle, the Idea Capital committee will select at least 1 recipient. Additional recipients may be selected based on availability of funds. The grant is open to artists in the metropolitan Atlanta region.
Who is Idea Capital
Idea Capital is composed of Stuart Keeler, Susan Todd-Raque, Louise Shaw, Cinque Hicks, and Pam Rogers. We view this as the start of a movement. Idea Capital will continue to grow, as others contribute to the effort.
Calendar
Entries Due: Postmarked Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Notification: November 17, 2008
Submissions
All entries must supply the following in printed hardcopy form and also composed into a CD readable on both Mac and PC. No email submissions will be accepted. Any submissions that are not formatted correctly or do not open will not be reviewed. Slides are acceptable but not encouraged.
- One typed page (your name at the top) answering all of these questions:
a) What is your idea?
b) How would an Idea Capital grant assist you with the production of your work? Or how would the grant support your work in progress?
c) How do you want to be held accountable for the grant?
- Work sample description. Please provide the following information for each work sample:
Year
Title
Media (if applicable)
Dimensions (if applicable)
Duration of entire work (if applicable)
- Work samples
- Visual art—Five (5) Images on CD at 150 dpi resolution, with your name on the CD. Files must be in jpeg format only, named with last name and a number in sequence. High resolution or other format files will not be reviewed due to time constraints.
- Performance, audio, dance, new media, film, and video—1 sample of no greater than 3 minutes as a multimedia presentation on CD or DVD. List URLs and active links.
- Literary, criticism—No more than 5 pages of writing.
- Artist resume with your mailing address, email, and phone contact information no more than 2 pages in length.
PLEASE NOTE: Email submissions will be not reviewed.
Please do not contact the committee.
If you have questions, please email ATLartgrant@gmail.com
Please send submission package by the postmark deadline to
Idea Capital
c/o Susan Todd-Raque
P.O. Box 550911
Atlanta, Georgia 30355
Submissions will not be returned. All entries will be recycled. Do not send original artworks or other formats; they will not be reviewed.
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