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Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant

Greater Rochester Community

Funding Amount

Up to $25,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant

Award Amount: Up to $25,000 for primary recipient; $1,500 for finalists

Geographic Scope: Seacoast region (visual artists)

Focus Areas:

  • Support for individual visual artists

  • Artistic development and career advancement

  • Unrestricted funding for artists' projects
  • Eligibility:

  • Visual artists living and working in the Seacoast region

  • Demonstrates artistic vision

  • Must have a plan for how grant will be used to grow artistic development
  • Funding Sources:

  • Artist Advancement Initiative Fund, created by Seacoast philanthropist Tom Haas and his family

  • Joan Dwyer and Jayne Dwyer Charitable Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
  • About the Program:
    The grant recognizes the importance of artists in the region and aims to show respect for artists, create meaningful substantive support, help artists advance their work and career, and mutually benefit individual artists and the region. The first grant was made in spring 2002. It is one of the country's largest unrestricted grants to an individual artist.

    Contact:

  • New Hampshire Charitable Foundation

  • 37 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301-4005

  • Phone: 603-225-6641 or 800-464-6641

  • Website: nhcf.org
  • How to Apply

    Application Process

    Selection Criteria:

  • Artwork demonstrating artistic vision

  • Plan for how grant will be used to grow artistic development

  • Two independent juries review submissions
  • Required Materials:

  • Artwork submission

  • Written plan for artistic development
  • Note: Specific application procedures and detailed requirements not provided in source materials. Contact foundation for current application guidelines.

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    visual-artistsarts

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