1. Grants & Services

3.  Supply  Professional Development  Performing Artist Travel  Film Finishing Funds  The Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Memorial Fund for Research & Development

4.  Supply Grant  Professional Development Grant  Performing Artist Travel Grant  Film Finishing Funds  Research & Development Grant  $500  $1,000  $1,500  $2,500  $1,000

5.  All Artist in the Community (AITC) Grants open and close the first Monday of the month.  Grants are “first come first serve”.  All grants are distributed until funds run out.

6.  This is not a competition.  Make sure you present the best application possible.  The Grants & Services team offers draft reviews up to a week before the deadline.  Applications close at 5pm sharp on the deadline. If your application is not submitted, there’s nothing we can do.  Even though grants are awarded monthly, it’s really a 3 month process; you will hear about the grant decision by the end of the following month. *For example: January applications will be awarded at the end of February and paid out in March.

7.  NO paper applications/proposals are accepted. All applicants must apply online at http://goarts.gcaconline.com/.  Artists can only apply for one (1) Supply Grant per calendar year. {Keep your receipts!}  Film Finishing Funds are for film projects in the post-production stage ONLY.  Make sure your contact information on your GoArts account is correct.

9.  OPPArt (Opportunities for Artists) is a monthly series aimed toward helping individual artists and small arts organizations connect with each other and further themselves and their work.  The series includes professional development workshops, roundtable discussions, social events and more. Most events are free, and all events are open to artists of any discipline or level.

10. Fellowships: The Arts Council partners with local art and cultural organizations to offer fellowships in Choral Composition, Dance, Literary Arts, Media Arts, Playwriting and Visual Arts. Artist Exchange: A two-to-three-month residency that includes a pro-rated stipend, airfare, studio space and housing in Dresden, Germany.

12.  Operating Support: Unrestricted support to nonprofit arts organizations that meet rigorous artistic, administrative and financial benchmarks.  Project Support: Special, short-term funding for professional, cultural activities. {Individual Artists must seek a fiscal agent to apply for project support.}  BOOST (Technical Assistance): Special, short-term funding for professional, cultural activities.

13.  The Greater Columbus Arts Council (Arts Council) and the Columbus Bar Association (CBA) have partnered to offer pro bono legal assistance for Franklin County artists and small arts organizations. The Arts Legal Assistance Program is offered for arts related issues based on CBA defined areas of legal support (i.e., contracts, copyright and trademark issues, and lease agreements). Some assistance is provided for business structure or 501(c)(3) applications for a fee. Please call Grants & Services staff to discuss.  To ensure pro bono services are available to the broadest group, it is expected that program participants will be limited to using the program twice over a 12-month period.  Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Artists and organizations seeking assistance should submit a completed form with necessary support materials to the Grants & Services Department. Arts Council Staff will do a preliminary evaluation of the request to ensure it is within the program scope. Your request will be sent to the CBA for assignment to a volunteer attorney. It can take up to three weeks to be contacted by an attorney.  Please note: No results are guaranteed. Also, the volunteer attorney facilitating your case may limit the scope of legal services provided.

14.  An online crowd funding platform that allows nonprofit organizations (501c3) to post and promote their arts and culture projects in need of funding, inviting donors to contribute directly to the projects that are most intriguing to them.

15. Alison Barret, Grants and Services Director -Organization Grants -Power2Give abarret@gcac.orgabarret@gcac.org; 614-221-8406 Keya Crenshaw, Grants and Services Coordinator, Individual Artists -Individual Artist Grants -Artist OPPArt kcrenshaw@gcac.orgkcrenshaw@gcac.org; 614-221-8746