Deadline to apply September 15, 2022!
Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Partners with Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art to Bring Capacity-Building Program to Local Artists
Creatives on Cape and Islands encouraged to apply for program which will include $1,000 capital grant
Serves artists of all mediums!
Through the program, participants receive one-on-one financial coaching; are guided in creating a business plan; have access to a community cohort of creative peers; and receive a $1,000 working capital grant at the end of program completion.
Participants will also attend several webinars, including “Making a Plan in a Time of Uncertainty,” taught by sculptor and artist Laura Baring-Gould; “The Basics of Building a Grant,” taught by poet, writer, and educator Yara Liceaga-Rojas; “Taxes and Money Management,” taught by artist Hannah Cole; and additional workshops as determined by the needs of the cohort.
An online application is now open:
Eligibility:
Artists of any medium who live on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket are eligible to apply. The deadline to apply is Thursday, September 15th. Awards will be announced at the end of October with onboarding beginning in November. The program will conclude with a graduation in September 2023.
About the AFCC
Now in its 35th year, the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod’s (AFCC) mission is to support, promote and celebrate the arts and culture of Cape Cod. It fulfills its mission by funding grants, fellowships, and scholarships; by increasing access to arts and culture in the region for all on Cape Cod; by advocating for more awareness on the impact the Cape’s creative economy has on our region and beyond; and by building a strong arts community network through membership and its Creative Exchange program.
Image above taken at 20 Summers in Provincetown, MA by Salty Broad Studios
The capacity-building program is made possible thanks to a $400,000 injection of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds through the state and a $50,000 investment from the Cape Cod Foundation that the AFCC received at the end of last year. That funding has bolstered AFCC’s Creative Exchange program under which this initiative falls.