STONE QUARRY HILL ART PARK
http://www.stonequarryhillartpark.org/artist_artist.htm
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Applications to the Artist in Residence program are accepted on an ongoing
basis. Residencies typically last from 2-4 weeks. Artists are provided with
a room in the residency lodge, a 4-bedroom house with kitchen, 2 baths and
laundry room. Artists in residence have access to the unfinished Art Barn to
use as a studio if needed, as well as studio equipment. Artists have the
opportunity to get involved with the community during residency, whether
through collaborative projects, working with high school and/or college
students, community performances or artist lectures. In some cases the
residency is concluded with an exhibition; however artists should not feel
pressure to create new works specifically for show during residency. A
moderate stipend is provided to artists in residence. To apply please send:
artistic resume, 10 images of work (slide or digital format), artist
statement, project proposal narrative, and a $20 application fee.
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WOMEN WRITERS' FELLOWSHIPS IN ITALY
http://www.creativityworkshop.com/writeraward.html
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NO ENTRY FEE
Two Creativity Workshop Fellowships for Women Writers will be given to two
women fiction writers, poets, or playwrights for attendance at the
Creativity Workshop in Florence, Italy, July 13 - 22, 2007. The two
fellowships will be given on the
basis of a 500 word proposal to develop a new piece of writing in the
applicant's field. The proposal should include a
statement of how being in Florence and attending a workshop that includes
creative writing, drawing, storytelling and memoir would help develop the
project. The chosen writers will spend 10 days in the city of Florence,
Italy and attend the
Creativity Workshop.
1st PRIZE: Free tuition and 9 nights accommodations in a private room in
Florence, Italy to attend a Creativity Workshop July 13 - 22, 2007. (Airfare
is not included).
2nd PRIZE: Free tuition to attend a Creativity Workshop July 13 - 22, 2007
in Florence, Italy. (Airfare and accommodations are not included).
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MILENA JESENSKA FELLOWSHIPS FOR JOURNALISTS
http://www.iwm.at/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=255
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The Milena Jesenská Fellowships are awarded to enable experienced European
journalists in print, broadcasting, and electronic media to work in Vienna
for three months on projects of their own choice, free of daily duties and
obligations. The projects typically have not only local, but also European
relevance. Recent calls for applications have been directed towards cultural
journalists, with the term ‘cultural’ interpreted in a broad sense to
encompass all kinds of artistic and intellectual disciplines. Next call for
applications in Spring 2007.
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NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES DIGITAL START-UP GRANTS
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=11651
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NEH invites proposals for the planning or initial stages of digital
initiatives in all areas of the humanities. Digital Humanities Start-Up
Grants should result in plans, prototypes, or proofs of concept for
long-term digital humanities projects prior to implementation. These grants
support full-time or part-time activities for periods up to eighteen months.
Support is available for various combinations of scholars, consultants, and
research assistants; project-related travel; and technical support and
services. Up to 20% of the total grant may also be
used for the acquisition of computing hardware and software. All grantees
are expected to communicate the results of their work to appropriate
scholarly and public audiences. Deadline April 3, 2007.
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YOUTH DIGITAL FILMMAKER GRANTS
http://www.calhum.org/guidelines/guidelines_ydf_intro.htm
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The California Council for the Humanities is pleased to announce a new grant
line, Youth Digital Filmmakers. Youth Digital Filmmakers will support
projects that engage California youth in creating short films about how they
see California. The grant line is connected to
the Council’s upcoming youth-based campaign, “California Stories How I See
It.” The application MUST be filed between March 1, 2007 and April 2,
2007, with all supporting materials received by April 2, 2007. Each
project will involve a local filmmaker, a humanities scholar and a
community-based organization in an effort to create humanities-based media
that will be used for community screenings and wider distribution. CCH will
grant up to $30,000 per project. Grants will be awarded by June 30, 2007,
and final film/s must be completed by June 30, 2008. The Council will select
projects statewide that represent diverse populations, stories and areas of
California. Must involve teen(s) between 14-19.
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SANTA FE ARTS INSTITUTE EMERGENCY FUNDS
http://www.sfai.org/applications.html
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As an outgrowth of our original Emergency Relief Residencies, SFAI has
instituted an ongoing Emergency Relief Residency to provide residencies for
artists and writers whose lives and work are compromised by domestic strife,
political upheaval or natural disasters. Residencies are by application
only.
In response to the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina, SFAI is ready
to make available its facility to artists, writers and crafts people who
lost homes, studios, art work or jobs.
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CHANGE EMERGENCY FUNDS
Change, Inc.
P.O. Box 54, Captiva, FL 33924
Phone: (212) 473-3742
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Awards of up to $1,000 for medical, living, or other emergencies. Open to
artists of all disciplines, with no U.S. geographical restrictions; students
are not eligible. Each applicant must submit a detailed letter describing
the financial emergency, copies of outstanding bills, medical fee estimates,
etc., and current financial statements, along with a career resume,
exhibition or performance announcements, slides or photos of work and two
letters of reference from someone in the affiliated field (no video tapes).
Only complete applications will be accepted. Change, Inc does not issue more
than one grant per person.
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LUDWIG VOGELSTEIN FOUNDATION
Diana Braunschweig, Exec. Dir.
4001 Inglewood Ave. Suite 101-309
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
E-mail: lvf@earthlink.net
(e-mail inquiries are preferable and can be responded to most quickly)
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No telephone inquiries. We do not consider performing arts categories but
grants in the fine arts (painting, sculpture, printmaking, etc. – NO
digital/film/video/photography) and various literary arts (fiction,
including playwriting, prose, poetry, and creative nonfiction) and for
certain unaffiliated scholarly and/or research projects. These are
one-time grants to individuals only. Deadlines are in mid-spring for
submissions.
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PEN AMERICAN CENTER WRITER'S FUND
http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/251
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The PEN Writers Fund is an emergency fund for professionally published or
produced—writers with serious financial difficulties. Depending on the
situation, the fund gives grants or loans of up to $1,000. The maximum
amount is given only under especially dire circumstances and when monies are
available. The PEN Fund for Writers and Editors with HIV/AIDS, administered
under the PEN Writers Fund, gives grants of up to $1,000 to professional
writers and editors who face serious financial difficulties because of HIV
or AIDS-related illness. The Writers Fund does not exist for research
purposes, to enable the completion of writing projects, or to fund
publications or organizations. The Writers Fund Committee meets
approximately every two months to review applications.
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AUTHORS LEAGUE FUND - EMERGENCY FUNDS
31 East 28th Street
New York, NY 10016
Main Phone: (212)268-1208
Main Fax: (212)564-5363
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The Authors League Fund was established by the Authors League of America,
Inc., to help career authors and dramatists in the United States and in
financial distress due to an urgent situation. The Fund makes interest-free
loans to professional writers in need; for example, writers with health
problems and inadequate health insurance, or older writers whose income has
ceased. Loan-seekers must show need and documentation of their professional
status.
Method of contact: telephone, letter or email.
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CLAYTON MEMORIAL MEDICAL FUND
c/o OSFCI
P.O. Box 5703
Portland, Oregon 97228
http://www.osfci.org/clayton/index.html
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The fund helps professional science fiction and fantasy writers living in
the Northwest states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska deal with the
financial burden of illness.
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AMERICAN POETS FUND - EMERGENCY FUNDS
The Academy of American Poets
584 Broadway, Suite 604
New York, NY 10012-5243
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Assists poets of demonstrated ability who are in a state of urgent financial
need. Grants cannot be used to promote or otherwise enhance literary talent
or reputation, and applications are not accepted. Academy Chancellors,
Fellows, and prize winners may bring the circumstances of qualifying poets
to the attention of the American Poets Fund committee by sending a letter of
nomination, including specifics about the nominee's current financial
situation, to the Executive Director of the Academy.
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WRITERS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND
(Formerly The Llewellyn Miller Fund of the American Society of Journalists
and Authors Charitable Trust )
1501 Broadway, Ste. 302
New York, NY 10036
Tel: (212) 997-0947
FAX: (212) 768-7414
http://www.asja.org/weaf.php
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Financial relief assistance to established, professional freelance writers
of nonfiction books and magazine articles. Must be 60 years of age or older,
disabled, or who face crisis.
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WRITER'S TRUST WOODCOCK FUND - EMERGENCY
FUNDS
90 Richmond Street East
Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario
M5C 1P1
416-504-8222 / F- 416-504-9090
http://www.writerstrust.com/
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Provides emergency funding for established writers in mid-project who are
facing financial crisis. Since its inception, the Woodcock Fund has
supported 103 Canadian writers in financial difficulty. The total amount
dispersed to date is $380,000.
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JOHN ANSON KITTREDGE EDUCATIONAL FUND.
c/o Key Trust Company of Maine, P.O. Box 1054,
Augusta, ME 04332
Application Address, P.O. Box 382203, Cambridge,
MA 02238-2203
Grants awarded to artists in very special
circumstances. $1,000 - $10,000. Initial contact by letter stating purpose,
amount requested, period of funding, supporting letter.
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