Cultural Equity Grant Opportunities for San Francisco Artists

Deadline: August 2nd, 2013

Cultural Equity Grants - Now accepting applications for Cultural Equity Initiatives Levels I & II,  Individual Artist Commissions,  and Arts for Neighborhood Vitality.

Cultural Equity Initiatives grants are investments in capacity-building initiatives that ensure the artistic and cultural vitality and the sustainability of San Francisco’s arts organizations that are deeply rooted in historically underserved communities, such as African/American, Asian, Disabled, Latino, L/G/B/T, Native American, Pacific Islander, and Women. http://www.sfartscommission.org/ceg/grant-programs/organizations/cultural-equity-initiatives-cei/

Individual Artist Commissions grants award up to $10,000 to individual artists living and working in San Francisco, to stimulate the creation and presentation of high-quality works of art throughout the city’s neighborhoods. The program considers proposals for projects in alternating disciplines each year. We will consider proposals in fiscal year 2013–14, for performing arts – dance, theater, and music. Support for multi-disciplinary projects (within the disciplines being offered) are available each year. http://www.sfartscommission.org/ceg/grant-programs/individual-artists/iac/
Arts for Neighborhood Vitality supports publicly accessible neighborhood-centered art walks and festivals where art and culture are main components. Applicants may not apply for multiple grants. Grants are awarded directly to the applicant or fiscal sponsor responsible for managing the project and the budget. http://www.sfartscommission.org/ceg/grant-programs/organizations/arts-for-neighborhood-vitality-anv/

About San Francisco Arts Commission Cultural Equity Grants: These grants are offered in the spirit that all people who make up the city ought to have fair access to information, financial resources and opportunities for full cultural expression, as well as opportunities to be represented in the development of arts policy and the distribution of arts resources; that all the cultures and subcultures of the city are represented in thriving, visible arts organizations of all sizes; that new large-budget arts institutions, whose programming reflects the experiences of historically under-served communities, flourish.Website: http://www.sfartscommission.org/ceg/