Funding Amount

$130,000 total ($5,000 per artist average)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

ARTSassist

Status: Active (relaunched after hiatus)

Geographic Scope: Shelby County, Tennessee

Overview: ARTSassist is the only unrestricted grant program of its kind in Shelby County, providing crucial financial support to individual artists at various stages of their careers. The program supports artists in visual arts, dance, music, and film.

Award Details:

  • Total awarded: $130,000

  • Number of recipients: 26 individual artists

  • Average grant per artist: ~$5,000
  • Eligibility:

  • Individual artists at all stages of their careers

  • Disciplines: visual arts, dance, music, film

  • Must be based in Shelby County
  • Selection Process:

  • Rigorous juried process

  • Selected by out-of-market jurors panel (6 jurors)

  • Jurors include: Anthony Burrell (Boston Conservatory at Berklee), Melaneice Gibbs (Nashville), Karlota I. Contreras-Koterbay (Eastern Tennessee State University), Rodrecas Davis (Louisiana), Hastings Hill (Dance/NYC), Tina Fuentes (Texas Tech University)
  • Contact:

  • ARTSmemphis

  • 575 S. Mendenhall Road, Memphis, TN 38117

  • info@artsmemphis.org

  • 901.578.ARTS
  • How to Apply

    Application Process

    Detailed application instructions not provided in available materials. For specific application requirements and deadlines, contact ARTSmemphis directly or visit artsmemphis.org.

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    artsvisual-artists

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