PASEO FEAST 2025 - Call for Proposals

FEAST is the Paseo Arts Association's annual micro-grant program open to all Oklahoma artists and creative thinkers!

Artists may submit proposals to receive funding for any artistic endeavors or creative projects. FEAST funding can be used for any costs associated with your proposal, for example, paying rent for a theatre or gallery space for a performance, buying art supplies for a series of artworks or paying design and printing costs, or fees for an artist-led community action or event. (open to interpretation!)

All fields of art are eligible! Visual arts, music, film, poetry, dance and performance and community arts-minded projects.

If you have any questions about eligibility or any part of the application, please contact theresa@thepaseo.org and she will be happy to help! You can also call 405-525-2688

Important Dates:

• Proposals Due - Tuesday, September 9 by 11:59pm
• Artist Notifications via email - Friday, September 19 by 5pm
• FEAST Event - Tuesday, October 14, 5-7pm

How Paseo FEAST works:

1. A selection committee comprised of arts professionals reviews all proposals and selects up to five finalists.
2. Finalists give a 5 minute presentation about their proposal to the FEAST audience, and guests will cast their votes.

3. Each guest purchases a ticket to attend the FEAST event, which provides food and a vote.

4. The winner is announced at the end of the event and will receive funding provided by half of the ticket sales for their proposal with the possibility of additional donations (the winning artist/group will receive a check within 2 weeks of the event).

REQUIRED MATERIALS

1. Four work samples - You can either upload images or include links below. These are examples of the project or visual references!

2. Reference sheet - This helps identify the samples you've included above -- If for visual art images, please include title, media, and size for each image uploaded. For a performance link, please include a one-sentence description (including title and date) of each URL. If visual references of a public project or miscellaneous, please provide date, location, and a short description of what is shown.

3. Resume(s)

4. Proposal - this can be as simple or as stylized as you wish, but it must include the following sections:

   1. Summary

      1. A 1-2 sentence summary of your creative proposal/artistic endeavor. This summary will be printed on the ballot for attendees and used in marketing the event.

   2. Description

      1. Describe your creative proposal/artistic endeavor. Please be as specific as possible and describe all aspects. If your creative proposal/artistic endeavor includes a public event (such as an exhibition or performance), please indicate your plans for it. Max 500 words.

   3. Relevance

   1. What makes this creative proposal/artistic endeavor important to your artistic career or to the community? What is the project’s historical, personal or contextual importance? Max 500 words.

   4. Use of Funds

      1. How will you specifically use the money if you are funded? Be specific!

Am I eligible to apply for Paseo FEAST?

• Paseo FEAST invites all Oklahoma-based artists and creative thinkers, working in all disciplines and at any stage in their career to apply.

What kinds of proposals will the selection committee be looking for?

• Some of the qualities that the selection committee will be considering in artist proposals include - innovation, quality of proposal, use of funds, creativity and feasibility.

• The proposal can be anything from rent for a theatre space or gallery space, for a performance or art supplies for a series of artwork, design or printing costs, or fees for an artist-led community action or event. (open to interpretation!)

• All fields of art are eligible! Visual arts, art history/curation, music, film, poetry, dance and performance.

How large will the FEAST grant be?

• This depends. Paseo FEAST grants are funded directly by the patrons who come to each Paseo FEAST event. The more people who attend, the larger the grant will be, the maximum attendance is usually around 100 people. Past grants have ranged $700-$2,000. Recipients are advised to consult a tax professional regarding the appropriate treatment of the Paseo FEAST grant for IRS purposes.

Are there any “strings” attached to receiving a Paseo FEAST grant?

• Paseo FEAST winners are required to return to the next Paseo FEAST event to share progress on their winning project.

If I'm selected as a presenting finalist, do I still have to buy a ticket to Paseo FEAST?

• Yes. We’re all in this together. Everyone who attends FEAST, including presenting artists must buy a ticket. Artists are able to vote and the ticket helps offset the costs of food at the event and provides funds for the winning project. Tickets are $40.

How often do Paseo FEAST events take place?

• Paseo FEAST happens once a year!

I can’t make it to the event, can I still apply?

• No — You MUST be present at Paseo FEAST to present your proposal.

I applied for Paseo FEAST but was not selected. May I apply again?

• Yes – We receive many proposals and can only accommodate five selected artists per event. Unless you have received a Paseo FEAST grant in the past, even if you have been selected as a presenting finalist, you may apply for another FEAST grant.

If I win FEAST, when can I apply again?

• Winning artists can not apply for the FEAST immediately after the event they win. For example, if you won FEAST 2023, the next time you could apply is FEAST 2025.

If you have any questions when compiling your proposal, please contact theresa@thepaseo.org and she will be happy to help you!

Past Winning FEAST Projects:

2024 - Amber Andersen, The Grand Unseen - Installation art project focusing on immersing the audience in nature, displayed at the Josie Adams Cultural Arts Center in Woodward, OK.  

2023 - Paige Chance - MiLK HOUSE CRMX - Funding to restore a 100-year-old milk house in Guthrie, OK to curate a ceramics studio through the Clean Green Ceramics Certification.

2022 - Kris Newlin - People of the Prairie - A portrait project of commissioned art made free to represent diversity of people of all ages and backgrounds that call Oklahoma home.

2019 - Angie LaPaglia + Emma Difani - Just In Case - A collaborative art project with the Oklahoma City Girls Art School.

2018 - Marilyn Artus - Her Flag - The 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote is in 2020; Marilyn travelled to all 36 states and collaborated with female artists to create a 36 stripe 18’ x 26’ interpretation of the American flag called “Her Flag.”

2017 - LaQuincey Reed - Freed and Western - Creation of bronze sculptures in project exploring the similarities in attitudes, culture and entrepreneurship of African-Americans in "Western" culture and urban African-American culture.