[The following is reposted from mail sent to BCWA, members-announce and other local lists on March 18. Any questions regarding art grant submissions for Critical Massive 2009 should be sent to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ]
Howdy folks!
So, it’s March 18th. As of 9AM, we’ve been officially open for accepting art grant applications for Critical Massive 2009. Here are the quick highlights of what you need to know (please read this entire mail for details):
- Accepting applications for art grants and microgrants
- Submission period opened: March 18th, 2009 – 9am
- Submission period closes: March 31st, 2009 - 7pm
- Recipients announced: April 10th, 2009
To apply, fill out and submit the following application forms...
Grant application form (MS Word document)
Again, please read this entire email. If you have any unanswered questions about the grant process, please send email to
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Looking forward to seeing what you mad, wonderful people come up with!
Yours in artlust,
Stuart Updegrave
Ignition Northwest Art Committee Chair
On 3/12/09 6:34 PM, "Stuart Updegrave" wrote:
Hello again, pretty people!
I'm pleased to announce the details of the CM'09 Art Grants application process. There is a lot of information here, so please read through this entire email.
Critical Massive is a multi-day regional event sponsored each year by Ignition Northwest as a venue for community members and friends to meet and develop collaborative relationships through the creation and experience of music, art, interactive projects, and workshops.
Critical Massive strives to be the Northwest's premier pre-playa experience and therefore welcomes the idea of providing grants for art centered in the Northwest. This grant process is open to on and off playa art, the only restriction being that all or a completed significant portion of the project must be displayed at Critical Massive 2009. Please note the grant is intended to be assistive, covering materials and costs of installation, not artists’ time.
This year the Ignition Northwest Art Committee will offer both our standard art grants and microgrants once again.
* Art grants are intended for larger pieces (typically sculptural, interactive or both, but we're open to hearing the creative ideas you have). Art grant awards are capped at 20% of the entire art grant budget. This year's budget isn't set, but if inline with the last few years, the cap will be somewhere around $1500. Last year, our largest grants were for $1000. Please keep this in mind as you develop the budget for your project.
* Microgrants, limited to $100, are intended to encourage art throughout the event, in ways not typically thought of for art grants. Last year's Umbrella Favela is a delightful example of the kind of project we're interested in for microgrants: inexpensive, with high wow factor.
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Key Dates:
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Submission period opens:
March 18th, 2009 - 9am
Submission period closes:
March 31st, 2009 - 7pm (art grants)
June 31st, 2009 (microgrants*)
Recipients announced (art grants and early-submission microgrants):
April 10th, 2009
* Please note that microgrant submission requests close once the entire microgrant budget is allocated, but no later than June 31st. Given the expectation of a smaller time commitment for these projects, we're going to accept microgrant applications up to two weeks prior to the event, as long as the microgrant budget is not entirely allocated. Any microgrant applications submitted during the initial submission period will be reviewed in that same time frame, with submissions after the initial period being reviewed as they come in.
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Application Process:
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Art Grants:
Fill out the grant application (download here: http://tr.im/hh3L) starting now.
Once the submission period opens (March 18th), fill out form http://tr.im/hh3A, and email your grant application document to
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If you receive requests for additional information from the Art Grant Committee, reply as promptly as possible.
Microgrants:
Email a brief description and budget (no more than one page required) to
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Application Criteria:
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Before submitting an art grant request, please note the following criteria that will be used as guidelines as the Art Grant Committee reviews applications.
The CM'09 art grant commitee:
* Will give priority to projects that demonstrate ability to complete by the event (via thoroughness of application)
* Will not provide grants for sound projects. All requests for sound installations must be coordinated through the event producers or their designate.
* Will not provide grants for workshops or performances. It is likely that there will be a workshop coordinator again this year, though that is not yet determined.
The following points from the introduction bear emphasis:
* Art grant awards are intended to be assistive, covering materials and costs of installation, not artists’ time or outside labor costs.
* Art grant awards are capped at 20% of the overall grant budget. Please keep this in mind as you develop project budget, and plan accordingly if your project is going to be significantly more expensive. Let us know what other funding sources you anticipate using.
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As you might have guessed by now: if you have any questions about the process, please send email to:
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There’s a live version of this document (which may be updated between now and CM’09) living here:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcr5wcdr_82zg9zxdj
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We look forward to seeing what you brilliant, beautiful people are going to bring to bear!
Thanks,
Ignition Northwest Art Committee
Critical Massive 2009 Art Grant Committee
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