Deadline: 2 January 2025
The Delaware Division of the Arts is excited to announce its Artist Opportunity Grants Program which is awarded on a competitive basis to support unique professional and artistic development and presentation opportunities for artists.
Grant Categories
- Professional and Artistic Development
- Artists may apply for funding for unique, short-term opportunities that will significantly advance their work or careers, such as: study with a significant master available for a limited time, or participation in a residency or exchange program.
- Presentation Opportunities
- Artists may apply for funding for unique, short-term opportunities that will significantly advance their work or careers such as: materials to complete work committed to an exhibition, performance, or publication; contracting of professional services; or rental of equipment, instruments, or work space for a specific performance, exhibition, or publication opportunity.
Funding Information
- Professional and Artistic Development: An individual or collaboration may request up to 80 percent of the cost of the opportunity with requests not to exceed $1000.
- Presentation Opportunities: An individual or collaboration may request up to 80 percent of the cost of the opportunity with requests not to exceed $1000.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for an Individual Artist Opportunity Grant, applicants must be:
- Eighteen (18) years of age or older
- Delaware residents for at least one year at the time of application
- Not enrolled in a degree-granting program
- Not a current Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship recipient
Evaluation Criteria
- Applications are evaluated on the following criteria as applicable to the category selected:
- Anticipated impact on the artist’s work or career
- Proposal’s financial feasibility and need as demonstrated in the submitted budget
- Plans for marketing the project to attract an audience or participants
- Immediacy and uniqueness of the opportunity
Application Requirements
- The Opportunity Grant application includes:
- Individual contact information
- Narrative questions describing the project and how it meets the evaluation criteria
- Conference/workshop brochure, mentor bio, or invitation from sponsoring entity, as applicable to the specific opportunity
- Project budget
- Professional résumé
- Work samples
For more information, visit Delaware Division of the Arts.
