Call for Pitches: Midwest Makers Video Series

 

Midwest makers are all around us. They are visual artists, chefs, community organizers, folk and traditional arts practitioners, musicians, oral historians, farmers, and next-door neighbors. They work in large and small communities, wear multiple hats, and add to the creative culture of the Midwest.

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If you’re all about capturing the people who make the Midwest special, we want to hear from you! Selected videographers will receive $3,000 each to create a short documentary video showcasing a Midwest Maker. Your creation will be featured on Arts Midwest’s platforms as part of our Creativity News Desk, amplifying the creativity of these incredible Midwesterners.

 

Applications due September 24, 2023.

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Re:Generation 2024 - Monument Lab 

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Monument Lab Re:Generation seeks applications from teams of two or more individuals working together. Each team may propose a new or expand upon an existing public art, public history, or public humanities project. We are committed to growing and sustaining our field by supporting and collaborating with grassroots artists, educators, organizers, researchers, and memory collectives while building purposeful relationships across locations.

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Monument Lab is hosting an informational webinar on September 15, 2023 at 5pm EST. The initial application will consist of basic contact information and a 500-1,500 word essay about your proposed project due before October 2, 2023. Teams that are selected to move forward after staff review will be asked for more information to round out the jury review in November. Re:Generation teams will be selected by a jury of Monument Lab staff, board, and advisors including external artists, educators, researchers, and practitioners.

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Applications due October 2nd, 2023. 

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NYC’s Women’s Fund for Media, Music, & Theatre

 

The NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre provides grants to encourage and support the creation of digital, film, music, and live or online theatre content that reflects the voices and perspectives of all who identify as women.

The NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre (“Women’s Fund”), administered by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) in partnership with the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), is a signature initiative that addresses the underrepresentation of women in the entertainment industry. The Fund provides grants to encourage and support the creation of content that reflects the voices and perspectives of all who identify as women.

 

Grants will be given in the following categories:

• Fiction Feature (running time of 60 minutes or more) – up to $50,000

• Fiction Short (running time of 59 minutes or less) – up to $25,000

• Fiction Webisode/Webseries (all forms) – up to $20,000

• Documentary Feature (running time of 60 minutes or more) – up to $50,000

• Documentary Short (running time of 59 minutes or less) – up to $25,000

• Documentary Webisodes/Webseries (all lengths and forms) – up to $20,000

• Music (all categories) – up to $20,000

• Theatre Production – up to $50,000

Applications due November 1st, 2023 at 11:59 PM ET.

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The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant

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The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant is one of the most prestigious grants available to emerging figurative artists, as well as one of the most substantial. It is one of the longest-standing foundations, with an illustrious history of recipients spanning more than half a century. It is also unique in its scope, in that it is available to students and artists around the world.

Applicants must work within a representational style of painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking. No other artistic activities or disciplines are funded. 

Applicants must be in the early stage of their career, either as a student or as an emerging artist in the process of launching their career. 

 

This grant has no application due date.