1. 2019-2020 Artist Opportunity Grant
Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District (MCACD) and Culture Works

2. WHAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY? Invitation to exhibit at a prestigious gallery
Audition for a major dance company
Opportunity to study with a mentor or renowned teacher
Create/complete a new work that advances an artist’s career
Courtesy of the Downtown Dayton Partnership

3. WHAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY? Unique and imminent
Leads to professional growth
Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2020
$500-3,000

4. ELIGIBILITY Montgomery County resident At least 18 years old
Professional artist; not a student
INELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
Ongoing work or supplies
Activities that have already taken place
Equipment of $500+
Commercial or commissioned work

5. TIMELINE
October 1, 2019 – Application deadline, 11:59p.m. cultureworks.org/apply-for-funding November 2019 – Public Grant Panel Meeting, date and location TBD January 2020 – Funding distributed to grantees December 31, 2020 – Project must be complete January 31, 2021 – All final reports are due

6. Writing the application

7. SCORING CRITERIA
Artistic Merit Potential Impact Quality of Proposed Project Administrative Capability Public Benefit
Courtesy of Rosewood Arts Centre

8. APPLICATION COMPONENTS
Artist Statement Work Sample Artist Resume Description of the Opportunity Impact of the Opportunity on Your Work Public Benefit Project Budget

9. ARTIST STATEMENT
Aesthetic + Style
2. Current Body of Work
3. Vision

10. ARTIST STATEMENT “My work is…” …whimsical, dry, raw, stark, colorful
…informed by my experience growing up on a farm
2. “My current body of work is…” …oil paintings on clapboard …concerned with the erosion of our connection to nature
3. “My primary goal as an artist is to…Next, I want to achieve that by…”

11. DESCRIPTION OF OPPORTUNITY
Don’ts
Dos
Overextend
Focus
Assume
Educate
Generalize
Be specific

12. DESCRIPTION OF OPPORTUNITY
Don’ts I’ve been writing short stories for more than a decade and have participated in dozens of workshops and conferences as a reader, panelist, and moderator. Recently, I attended the Audio Wow conference, and after meeting Ira Glass, I started thinking about how I could use radio as a storytelling tool. I want to attend Pod People in 2019 to help make this dream a reality.

13. DESCRIPTION OF OPPORTUNITY
Dos
Author Tim O’Brien wrote: “Storytelling is the essential human activity.” But while stories aren’t going away any time soon, the way they’re consumed is changing. Nearly one in five Americans now listen to audiobooks, and half of US homes are podcast fans. In order to stay competitive as a writer, I need to adapt my work for digital media. As a first step, I want to attend Pod People 2019—a weeklong workshop that teaches writers how to translate written work for audio and record, edit, and market podcasts. I’m requesting $1,200 to cover the costs of registration ($600), travel ($400), and lodging ($200) for this year’s workshop. Following my completion of the workshop, I will…

14. PROJECT BUDGET

15. PROJECT BUDGET

16. Impact on you as an individual Benefit for community as a whole
IMPACT + BENEFIT
Impact on you as an individual +
Benefit for community as a whole

17. WORK SAMPLE
Images Video/Audio ≤6 minutes Manuscript ≤ 10 pages single spaced/20 pages double spaced

18. ARTIST RESUME

19. Cultureworks.org