Superior-Douglas County Arts Fund Grant

Overview

Mission

The mission of the Superior-Douglas County Arts Fund is to support projects and programs which help people develop an appreciation of the arts, make the arts accessible to all people, and expose people to a variety of multicultural arts experiences. The objective of the fund is to provide assistance to visual, literary and/or performing arts projects. Preference will be given to programs or projects which provide performance and/or artistic opportunities for children or youth in grades K – 8. Requests for capital projects will not be considered.

Examples of possible projects

The following are representative, but not exclusive examples of projects which could be recipients of this fund:

* Costs to bring arts programs to new audiences, especially K-5 students in the school systems;
* Collaborative projects which involve schools, families, and the broader community;
* Support for teacher training;
* Support for art supplies or musical instruments;
* Exhibit or performance costs;
* Artist in residency programs, workshops, or master classes;
* Subsidized performance tickets to encourage audience development;
* Soloist or guest artist fees;
* Costs for visiting, innovative, experimental, or outreach presentations or programs;
* Costs to develop new arts programs.

Examples of possible grant recipients

The following are representative, but not exclusive, examples of possible grant recipients to implement the objectives of this fund:

* Area schools and school districts;
* Bong Heritage Center;
* City of Superior.

Please see FAQs for additional guidelines.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* To be eligible to apply for funding, an organization must:
* Be classified as one of the following:
* Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (i.e., traditional nonprofit)
* Section 170(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (e.g., governmental entities and schools)
* Section 7871 Tribal government
* Church
* Organization with a fiscal agent that is classified as one of the above
* Be located in or provide service to residents within Douglas County and the community of Iron River, Wisconsin.