Career Opportunity Grants Call Shannon Planchon, 503-229-6062 for more information Career Opportunity Grants for Artists provide financial support to enable Oregon artists to take advantage of opportunities to enhance their careers through the development of arts, business or professional skills to expand marketing capacity and/or to further develop the nature or quality of their artwork.Grant amounts may range from $300 to $1,500. The Oregon Arts Commission has allocated $50,000 for the FY2009 grant cycle. Applications are reviewed on a quarterly basis, and the Commission may award up to the full amount available at any quarter, so please check here at this website or call our office to see if there are funds available. The next application deadline is August 13, 2008. There are funds available for the August 13, 2008 deadline.
Final reports for career opportunity grant awards are due 30 days after the close of the grant period. Download the form here
Arts Recognition Grants Call Shannon Planchon, 503-229-6062, for more information
FY2009 Deadlines: September 11, 2008 and January 15, 2009 Arts Recognition grants are $1,000 awards made to exemplary arts organizations that have a record of excellence in programming, service and organizational capacity, but have not received other Arts Commission funding. Arts Recognition grants are a visible indication of Commission support and assist in raising an organization's profile and in leveraging other funds and resources. These awards are not for operating support.
The final report form required by all organization who have received Arts Recognition funding is available here, and is due 30 days after the close of your grant award period - the date can be found in the award letter. Please contact the Arts Commission if you have any questions. Arts Recognition Final Report Form (Word)
Individual Artists Fellowship Grants Call Shannon Planchon at 503-229-6062 or shannon.planchon@state.or.us
for more information
Deadline: October 15, 2008 The Commission recognizes the achievements of Oregon artists and the contributions they make to the cultural health of the state through its annual Artist Fellowship grants- non-matching $3,000 stipends to a select group of the state's most innovative creators. The Commission will consider applications annually according to artistic discipline.
In 2009, Oregon artists working in Literature (creative non-fiction, fiction, play writing and poetry) and Performing Arts (choreography, dance, music composition, music performance, theater and performance art) will be considered. Download the Individual Artist Fellowship Application here.
Oregon Media Arts Fellowship Deadline: October 1, 2008The Oregon Media Arts Fellowship(s) provide financial and other support for production expenses to enable Oregon film or video artists to create or complete new work or works in progress. The Media Arts Fellowship(s) recognize and assist media artists whose work shows exceptional promise and who have demonstrated a commitment to film or video art. The Oregon Arts Commission, the Gordon D. Sondland and Katherine J. Durant Foundation and Oregon Public Broadcasting fund the program. The Media Arts Fellowship program is administered by the Northwest Film Center/Portland Art Museum. Additional support is provided by the Oregon Film and Video Office and Chambers Communications. Contact the Northwest Film Center at
thomas@nwfilm.org.
Arts Build Communities Call Brian Wagner 503-986-0083 for more information
Deadline: October 1, 2008
Arts Build Communities grants recognize and support both the arts in local communities and the involvement of the arts and artists in community development. The program recognizes the expanding role arts organizations are taking in the broader cultural, social, educational and economic areas of community life. Support will be provided to arts and other community-based organizations to form alliances and partnerships to strengthen communities through projects that connect the arts with local issues and opportunities.
Cultural Tourism Grants Call Shannon Planchon 503-229-6062 or shannon.planchon@state.or.us
Postmark Deadline: Deadline Passed Purpose of the Cultural Tourism Grants The Oregon Arts Commission established the Cultural Tourism Grants to support projects and partnerships that positively impact arts-based cultural tourism activities. This effort advances the Commission’s long-range plan calling for stronger links between the arts, culture, the tourism industry and local economic development. This grant program will support activities undertaken by arts or tourism groups – and especially projects in which both groups collaborate – designed to increase tourism motivated entirely or in part by the arts -related offerings of a community or region.
Arts Learning Grants Call Deb Vaughn at 503-986-0085 for more information Electronic Application Deadline: Deadline Passed Grants for arts learning support teaching and learning in and about the arts in K-12 schools and communities. The grants also support programs and activities that promote the arts as an integral part of K-12 education.
If you received an FY09 Arts Learning grant, and you need to revise your budget [it shows up as an interim report], open your electronic application here: FY09 Arts Learning Interim Report (Revised Budget)
Arts Services Grants Call Brian Wagner, at 503-986-0083, for more information Postmark Deadline: Passed The Oregon Arts Commission’s Arts Services grants provide operating support primarily for local and regional art councils (or other arts organizations) that offer:
Regular, ongoing arts services to a broadly representative population;
Information, programs and services that encourage all people to participate in arts activities;
Opportunities that enhance the capacity of artists to contribute to the economic, social and cultural well being of their communities.
Arts Services Grants are not project grants; they are operating support for arts organizations that offer a menu of quality arts services on an ongoing basis to a broadly representative population. FY09 Arts Services Revised Budget Form
Operating Support Grants Call Shannon Planchon, 503-229-6062 for more information Postmark Deadline: Passed Operating Support grants support the operations of and public access to the programs of Oregon's medium and large not-for-profit arts organizations. The Oregon Arts Commission encourages applications that demonstrate the inclusion of creation, exhibition or performance of work created by Oregon artists of demonstrated artistic excellence. They are intended for arts groups whose prior year cash income totaled at least $75,000.
FY08 Final Reports Due July 31, 2008 FY2008 Operating Support Final Report Form (Word) FY2008 Operating Support Final Report Form(PDF) National Standards The Oregon Arts Commission collects statistical information using the National Standard for Arts Information Exchange with every grant application. We use the information for the required reporting to the National Endowment for the Arts and for our important advocacy work. Download the form below for the codes needed to complete the application. National Standards
Poetry Out Loud Call Deb Vaughn 503-986-0085 or deborah.vaughn@state.or.us
Deadline: November annually The Oregon Arts Commission, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Poetry Foundation, announces “Poetry Out Loud”, a national initiative that will involve students in the study and public recitation of classic poetry. Recitation contests will take place at participating high schools across Oregon this fall and winter. Winners from each high school will participate in a statewide competition in Salem in Spring, 2008. Oregon’s winner will receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington D.C. to participate in the National Finals. The “Poetry Out Loud” National Champion will be awarded a college scholarship of at least $20,000.
National Standards The Oregon Arts Commission collects statistical information using the National Standard for Arts Information Exchange with every grant application. We use the information for the required reporting to the National Endowment for the Arts and for our important advocacy work. Download the form below for the codes needed to complete the application. National Standards
