Any info out there on Grants?
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Topic: Any info out there on Grants?
Posted By: Guests
Subject: Any info out there on Grants?
Date Posted: 4/19/00 at 9:23pm
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We are new and doing fairly well for only having 2 productions behind us. We need some large items quickly, Ie; lights, flats, platforms etc. Does anyone know how or where to get information on a possible grant? State-based or art-based or any-base!! Linda Klepac
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 5/16/00 at 11:20am
We're running a workshop, "The Performing Artist's Survival Kit" that deals with this in Amherst this summer.
It's part of the announcement below:
THE KO FESTIVAL OF PERFORMANCE AT AMHERST and
NEW WORLD THEATER
announce a summer of EXCITING WORKSHOPS and CUTTING-EDGE PRODUCTIONS in Amherst, Massachusetts:
WORKSHOPS: KO FESTIVAL OF PERFORMANCE
JUNE 19-24
HOPE IS VITAL: THEATRE & COMMUNITY DIALOGUE
Michael Rohd
A one-week exploration of theatre techniques and processes that offers participants new tools for envisioning theatre as both social change and dynamic art. Used in community, educational, and performance contexts, this unique blend of facilitation training and art-making is designed for theatre artists, educators, health care providers and community workers interested in creating innovative theatre that deals with group building, problem-solving, and dialogue. Rohd is a director/performance maker, the author of Theatre for Community, Conflict, and Dialogue, (a text used round the world by community based artmakers and activists), and the founder/ director of Hope Is Vital, an organization that is influenced by Augusto Boal, Viola Spolin, Living Stage, Cornerstone Theatre, Ping Chong and others in its work in a variety of settings that include theatre companies, schools, universities, and community organizations.
JULY 10-16
THE UNCHAINED VOICE
Richard Armstrong
This workshop is a study of the human voice as geiger counter to our states of being, as a mirror to the individual. Equally relevant for actors and singers, dancers and instrumentalists, composers and storytellers, this work also helps anyone, whatever the level of their experience, to develop their full potential. Building on existing vocal and musical skills, through intensive vocal, movement and acting training, Richard Armstrong assists in the development of the versatile performer, placing special emphasis on the connection between the voice and the personality of each student through both individual and group work. A master voice teacher whose students follow him around the world, Armstrong began this work with the Roy Hart Theatre in 1967, and has taken it to over 20 countries.
AUGUST 3-6
A PERFORMING ARTIST’S SURVIVAL KIT
Taught by Martha Richards and Sarah Browning of the Fund for Women Artists, and a team of other leading arts management professionals, this intensive workshop will cover (for individuals, duos, ensembles and fledgling not-for-profit companies) the following areas critical to artistic survival: organizational effectiveness, fundraising, grant research and writing skills, taxes, accounting, publicity and marketing, all geared to the needs of the individual participants. Students will work towards creating a comprehensive plan for your project or group.
To register or for further information call
(413) 586-6057, or go to the Ko website: http://www.kofest.com
PRODUCTIONS:Ko FESTIVAL OF PERFORMANCE
JULY 14-16
PILGRIM THEATER/KO THEATER WORKS
"The House Not Touched by Death," by Janna Goodwin
Doctors. Death. Denial. Bulgarian bagpipes…
A new theatrically-staged, musical radio play about death and dying in the context of contemporary American medical culture.
JULY 28-30
CYPHER COLLECTIVE
"47 Frames"
Imagine a world in which there is no time, only images...…From NYC, a multi-layered, multimedia train ride through a landscape of increasing uncertainty.
AUGUST 4-6
PONTINE MOVEMENT THEATRE
"Journey to Heaven: The Shaker Way"
Religious ecstasy. The eternal quest for union. The routine of daily life…
Six views of Shaker experience using Shaker texts, Shaker dance and music forms, and visual motifs taken from Shaker spirit drawings.
All performances are at 8 p.m. at the Experimental Theatre on the Amherst College Campus, in Amherst, MA. Box office will open July 1. For reservations call (413) 542-2277. Prior to July 1, and for all other information call (413) 586-6057.
NEW WORLD THEATER
New WORLD Theater presents the INTERSECTION INSTITUTE June 25-July 1 in Amherst, MA
Nobuko Miyamoto, Founder and Artistic Director of Great Leap, Inc. Los Angeles employs techniques form yoga and tai chi to guide participants to uncover the marriage between form and contend and free the creative instinct Paulina Sahagun, a graduate of Dell’Arte School of Physical Theater and UCLA World Arts and Cultures works in harmony with Miyamoto, adding masks and physical theater techniques.
In addition, as part of "New Works for a New World," on July 21 and 22, there will be a presentation of a new work by UNIVERSES. A fusion of Poetry, Hip-Hop, and theater brought to you straight from The Point in the Bronx. In their new untitled work, Universes breaks the bounds of traditional theater to create a powerful collision of storytelling, rhythm, performance poetry, and contemporary music.
For to register or for further information call (413) 545-1972, or go to the New WORLD website at www.newworldtheater.org
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 7/27/00 at 12:45am
You will find very quickly that most grants are available for
operating expenses for either a single production or a season of
productions. Check with your state arts commission or a local
arts council. If you can't locate them, contact any professional
group in the state. They surely know how to find them!
Two things - First, granting is a competition among all the small
arts groups in the state judged on how well you can write the
grant request. Second - Funded grant applications are a matter of
public record. Just ask the funding organization for copies of the
top 4 or 5 applications from last year and LEARN FROM THEM!
Oh, and a third thing. Unless the granting organization specifically
says that you can not do something, you probibly can. For instance,
you can send in more than one grant request for different events each
year (not 3 requests for funding of the same show). You can also
rent an item (such as extra lights) for a show with grant money and
then get the renter to apply the rent toward future purchase of the
item. (Most grants will not allow you to buy stock items for your
theater with grant money.)
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 7/27/00 at 7:39pm
Our town has a Community Foundation that makes grants back into the community. Our population is just 3,500 so Community Foundations are not limited to the big cities. Ours prefers to make grants for capital items - generally not operating expenses - ours makes grants that range from $1,000 to $3,000 - VERY occasionally more than that. If you have a local foundation look for several things:
1. Do they have "advised" endowments? (The donor gets to "advise" them about how to spend their money.) Are any of the advised funds dedicated to the arts? Some times these small foundations have trouble finding worthy causes for some of the directed and advised funds.
2. What is the range of grants they have made in the last two years? You want to ask for a grant in the right amount - not too big for them to afford and not too small to be worth the effort.
3. Most foundations want to give the last dollar not the first. In other words, make sure that their money will result in a successful project. They are leery of making a grant if you are not certain of getting the rest of the money so their money will not result in a successful project.
4. Find out who the foundation directors are and find someone you or someone associated with your group can talk to. It helps to have someone on the inside know about your group and your needs.
5. When you talk to the directors, don't ask for money - "educate" them about your organization - don't focus on how you want to buy a new XXXX - tell tham about all the good you are doing and your plans for the future - and your plans to get an XXXXX - they will get the idea.
6. Your community foundation might be able to steer you to an individual donor who can meet your needs.
Most community foundations make grants amounting to 5% of their endowments - Our Community Foundation has just reached the $1 million mark so they have about $50,000 to give out - about half advised and half general. When the grants are $1,000 to $3,000 that makes for a lot of different grants.
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