Ella Fountain Pratt Emerging Artists Grants

Ella Fountain Pratt Emerging Artists Grants

Overview: The Emerging Artists Program (EAP) is a project grant program that provides financial support to developing or established professionals by funding a project pivotal to the advancement of their careers as artists.

Program Focus: Pivotal projects may happen at different stages of a career, therefore Emerging Artists Grants are not restricted to unestablished artists.

Geographic Scope: Applicants must have resided in Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange, or Person Counties (North Carolina) for at least one year immediately prior to the application deadline.

Eligibility:

Individuals only (not ensembles or groups)

Artists practicing any art form are eligible

Must be at least 18 years of age

Cannot be currently enrolled in a degree or certificate program in their art form at the time of application deadline

Recipients of the previous year's grant may not apply

Definition of Emerging Artist: An artist that has mastered the basic techniques in their art form and who is attempting to launch a professional career in the arts, or an artist taking their established career in a new direction. No particular degree or type of education is required.

Project Timeline: Projects must be completed by December 31 of the funding year.

Eligible Project Types:

Promotion/Presentation: producing demonstration materials (CD, DVD, portfolio, editorial assistance, etc.)

Travel: to workshops, auditions, retreats, seminars, or research intrinsic to the art form

Services: rental of equipment or facilities for presentation or creation of new work

Supplies: purchase of supplies, materials or equipment necessary for completion or production of new work

Training: advanced workshops, master classes or coaching to enhance abilities (does not support degree programs)

Does Not Fund: Work towards a degree or certificate program

Selection Criteria:

Overall excellence of the applicant's artwork and demonstration of exceptional talent

Applicant's serious professional commitment to their art form

Contribution of the proposed project to the artist's professional development

Feasibility of the proposed project

Timeline feasibility

Funding Sources: North Carolina Arts Council (division of Department of Natural & Cultural Resources), The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, the Anika James Foundation, the Orange County Arts Commission, the Granville Education Foundation, the Person County Arts Council, the Chatham Arts Council, The Linda A. Ironside Fund for the Arts of the Triangle Community Foundation, Durham Arts Council Annual Arts Fund, the Ella Fountain Pratt Fund, the Ruth Carver Fund, the Wainwright Fund for New Works, and private & corporate donations.

Requirements After Award: Recipients must submit both a financial and narrative final report. Future awards are contingent upon submission of final report.

Contact: mdemott@durhamarts.org

Organization: Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris Street, Durham, NC 27701, Phone: 919.560.2787