FY25 Artist Project Grant

FY25 Artist Project Grant
This grant application form is for individual artists or artist collaborations to request up to $1,500 with 1:1 matching funds. Your total project budget may exceed $3,000, but you cannot request more than $1,500 from MAC.

Please read through the application guidelines before starting the application. Artist grant application guidelines can be found HERE
I have read and understood the artist project grant guidelines*

Yes
Project Grant Submission deadlines and project dates:

CLOSED: Q1 February 14: Project Dates May-July

CLOSED: Q2 May 15: Project Dates August - October

CLOSED: Q3 August 15: Project Dates November - January

Q4 November 14: Project dates February - April
Select which quarter you are applying for:

Q4
IF APPLICABLE: List previous awarded MAC grants (include dates, project titles and short description)

Contact Information
Artist Name

First NameLast Name
Primary Email
example@example.com
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.
Website (optional)
Instagram (optional)
Facebook (optional)
Are you applying as an individual or collaborative group?

IndividualCollaboration
*Additional Collaborator Name (if relevant)

First NameLast Name
*Collaborator Email (if relevant)
example@example.com
Primary Address (this will be used for mailing correspondence)

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Project Information
Project Title
Brief Project Description
Limit to 1 - 3 sentences
Start of Project Date

MonthDayYear
*Project dates are set for each quarter (see first page)
End of Project Date

MonthDayYear
Application Budget

Applicants must use the MAC budget template: Open link and click, File - Make A Copy, to create an editable document in Google Sheets. You can also download the template to your computer as an Excel doc.
Link To Budget Template
Total Project Budget
Note, artist grants require at least a 1:1 match to their grant request amount.
Grant Request Amount
Grant request may not exceed $1,500
Project Budget File Upload

Upload PDF or excel of the Budget Template
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Project Narrative
Artistry & Feasibility (60%)

Summarize the project activity and describe the goals of the project. Describe what will happen, where it will happen, and when. Provide information on why the project is important to you as an artist and how it will improve your artistic abilities.

*Please be as detailed as possible
Artistry & Feasibility

0/300
Public Impact (15%)

Provide a brief summary of your professional arts background and how the community is enriched by your work. Identify external support from the local cultural community and any target audiences and special populations that your project may serve. If the project is artistic development, will you have an opportunity to share any new creative knowledge with the public?

*Please be as detailed as possible
Public Impact

0/300
Project Management (20%)

Describe your plan for administering the project. Explain how you will market and publicize the project. Describe marketing, media, and other promotional activities. Clearly identify other sources of financial support including in-kind goods and services to be provided throughout the project. If the project is artistic development and you are able to share any new creative knowledge with the public, how will you?

*Please be as detailed as possible
Project Management

0/300
Additional Materials (optional)
Upload images, resume, CV, video, supplemental materials etc.

PDF, jpg, png, word doc, .mp3, .mpg
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Statement of Assurances
If this grant is answered in the affirmative, the applicant agrees that:
- The activities for which the grant is sought will be administered under the supervision of the applicant.
- The funds granted will be spent solely for the described projects and programs.
- No major budget changes will be made without consultation with the Metropolitan Arts Council.
- In conducting the said projects, the applicant will comply with Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 504 of Title V ofthe Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and any applicable South Carolina Law.
- All publicity and program information must contain the MAC logo and a statement of credit for funding as follows:
This program is funded in part by the Metropolitan Arts Council with funds received from the City of Greenville, BMW Manufacturing Company, SEW Eurodrive and the South Carolina Arts Commission.
- All social media posts pertaining to the project will contain the tag @macartscouncil and include #macartsgrant
Final Report

If awarded, a final report will be completed and submitted to MAC no later than six months after the grant contract date*. The final report will include a full financial accounting, a narrative outlining the project’s accomplishments with 5-10 documentation photos, and publicity samples that acknowledge MAC and its sources of funding.

*If the project is not completed by this point, the grantee will notify MAC in writing and request an extension which will include the projected completion date.

By signing this I affirm that I have read through the GUIDELINES, agree to the above outlined STATEMENT OF ASSURANCES, and I am providing a complete application.
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FY25 Artist Project Grant

Contact Information

Project Information

Application Budget

Project Narrative

Additional Materials (optional)

Statement of Assurances