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Latest News

• COVID-19 Relief Grant applications are now closed. 
• For additional COVID-19 grants and resources for artists and arts organizations, check out our COVID-19 Resources page.
• Spring applications for Create and Develop grants closed on Monday, April 6.  These grants will re-open in September 2020 for public arts events/artwork or professional development projects occurring between December 15, 2020 – December 31, 2021. See grant program guidelines below for additional information.

Review Process

Grants applications are first reviewed and scored by volunteer grants panelists based on application responses and grants guidelines and criteria. Applications are then sorted in order of highest panel scores and utilized by the Arts Council’s Grants Committee to develop a funding recommendation. After the Arts Council’s Board of Directors reviews and approves the Grants Committee’s funding recommendation, Create and Develop grant awards for Spring applicants are announced in mid-July and for Fall applicants, in mid-December.

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Our Objectives

The objectives of the Arts Council’s Grants Program are to:

• support the creation and presentation of artistically excellent work
• increase the success of artists and the sustainability of arts organizations
• engage new audiences in the arts
• expand equitable access to the arts (improvement of disparities in representation and access in the arts)
• increase social impact through art (advancement of social and racial justice issues in our community)

Grant Opportunities

* Public schools interested in the SPECTRA Matching-Grant Program are not eligible for Create or Develop Grants, please visit: https://www.artscouncilsc.org/spectra/

COVID-19 Relief Grants Program

Who it’s for: One-time emergency support to previously funded arts organizations (anytime over the past 5 years) or active Create Grantees with an artwork/project impacted by COVID-19.

Award amount: $1,000-10,000 depending on grant criteria.

Eligibility and Criteria: available for download here.

Create Grant Program

Who it’s for: Individual artists and organizations seeking support for public arts and culture projects in Santa Cruz County.

Award amount: Up to $3,000, but may not exceed 50% of the total project budget.

Guidelines: For reference the Spring 2020 Create Grant guidelines are available for download here. The Fall 2020 guidelines and application will be available in early September.

Develop Grant Program

Who it’s for: Individual artists and arts organizations seeking support for professional development activities.

Awards: Up to $1,000.

Guidelines: For reference, the Spring 2020 Develop Grant guidelines are available for download here. The Fall 2020 guidelines and application will be available in early September.

Support Grant Program

Who it’s for: General operating support for 501c3 or fiscally-sponsored arts organizations in Santa Cruz County.

Award amount: Maximum award size is based on an organization’s previous year’s expense budget

Guidelines: For reference, the Winter 2020 guidelines are available for download here. Winter 2021 guidelines and application will be available in early January.

Support Grant Review Process

For arts organizations, a single application to both Arts Council and Community Foundation Santa Cruz County is accepted starting in January through our online portal. The Arts Council conducts application reviews and shares the results of our review process with Community Foundation Santa Cruz County.  Each organization will then independently, set award amounts and make grant awards based on the availability of funds. The review period will take place between February-March and award announcements will be made in early April. 

Questions for the Arts Council? Contact Hannah Garcia, Grants Program Manager at 831.475.9600 x16 or email hannah@artscouncilsc.org

Questions for Community Foundation? Contact Kevin Heuer, Director of Engagement and Impact at 831.662.2030 or email kheuer@cfscc.org

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¿Quieres solicitar para una beca?

Noticias:

• El próximo Ciclo de Becas del Otoño abre el 9 de marzo, 2020 al mediodía en nuestra sistema en línea.
• La fecha límite para solicitudes es viernes, el 6 de abril a las 5pm.
• Para entrar el portal o crear un nuevo perfil, visíta el sitio web aquí: http://bit.ly/artscouncilsc-grants.

Orientaciones de becas:

• En Watsonville: jueves el 12 de marzo, 5:30-6:30pm, en la biblioteca Pública de Watsonville
• En Santa Cruz: jueves el 19 de marzo, 5:30-6:30pm, en la sala de conferencias en la oficina del Consejo de Artes de Santa Cruz 

Proceso de evaluación

Las solicitudes serán revisadas por panelistas voluntarias y el Comité de Becas entre abril a junio. Después de la Mesa Directiva aprueba una recomendación de financiamiento, los premios serán anunciados a mediados de julio, 2020. El próximo ciclo de becas abrirá en septiembre, 2020.

Para más información sobre estas programas, descargue la guía correspondiente abajo.

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Oportunidades de becas

Para el próximo ciclo en primavera 2020, hay dos programas de becas que puede solicitar para financiar proyectos que ocurren entre el 10 de julio, 2020 al 31 de julio, 2021:

Proyectos Creativos

¿Quiénes?: Individuales o organizaciones, para proyectos o eventos públicos de arte/cultura. (Ejemplos: ¡murales, eventos culturales, y más!)

Oferta: Esta ofrece entre $1,000-$3,000

Guía de asistencia: Para más información sobre la Beca para Proyectos Creativos, descargue la guía de asistencia aquí.

Desarrollo Profesional

¿Quiénes?: Para todo tipo de artistas (bailarines, músicos, poetas, obras de teatro, etc.) o organizaciones de arte para el desarrollo profesional. (Ejemplos: apoyo para asistir conferencias, para aprender nuevas prácticas/habilidades, asesoría de negocio, materiales y equipo, y más!) 

Oferta: Esta ofrece máximo $1,000

Guía de asistencia: Para más información sobre la Beca para Desarrollo Profesional, descargue la guía de asistencia aquí.

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