Art Works Guidelines Webinar Wendy Clark Acting Director Meg Brennan Visual Arts Specialist Apply httpartsgovgrantsorganizationsapply NEA QUESTIONS VISUAL ARTS ART WORKS The National Endowment for the Arts ID: 214751
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NEA Visual Arts ProgramArt Works Guidelines WebinarWendy Clark, Acting Director Meg Brennan, Visual Arts Specialist
Apply: http://arts.gov/grants/organizations-applySlide2
NEA
QUESTIONS
?
VISUAL ARTS
ART WORKSSlide3
The National Endowment for the Arts
© M.
HoltmanSlide4
Visual Arts
Project Types
– Public Art Commissions
Visual Arts
Open Air by artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. Photo by James Ewing © 2012 courtesy Association for Public ArtSlide5
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Project Types – Residencies
Artist Rick Bartow and staff assistant, photo by Russell Johnson
©
Pilchuck
Glass SchoolSlide6
Project Types - Exhibitions
Visual Arts
ADA
, 2012, Karina
Smigla-Bobinski
.
Seeking Silicon Valley
exhibition 2012 ZERO1 Biennial. Image courtesy of Patrick
Lydon
© Zero1 BiennialSlide7
“Art Works” means ...
Works of art
Art works on audiences
Art
is
work for the artists and professionals
ARTWORKSSlide8
CreationLearningEngagement
Livability
ART WORKS supports four outcomes
ARTWORKSSlide9
ARTWORKSART WORKS encourages INNOVATION
NEA Arts Volume 4, 2011. Cover by Brooklyn-based cartoonist Josh Neufeld. Download this issue at www.arts.gov. Slide10
Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizationsEligible applicants are…
Units of state or local government
Federally recognized tribal communities or tribes
And
have
a 3-year history of programming
ART WORKS Eligibility Requirements
ARTWORKSSlide11
Organizations may submit only one application under the Art Works category, except for:Applicants to Media Arts (July deadline
)Applications to Our Town (January deadline)
ART WORKS Application Limits
ARTWORKSSlide12
Grants range from $10,000 to $100,000Grants require a one-to-one matchAverage Design grants
range from $30,000 to $40,000
Grants must be at least $10,000
ART WORKS Grant Amounts
ARTWORKSSlide13
General operating or seasonal supportIndividual schoolsIndividuals
Facility construction, purchase, or renovation
Commercial,
for-profit enterprises
Academic degrees
Creation of new organizations
Re-granting
Projects that replace arts instruction in schools
ART WORKS Does
NOT
Fund
ARTWORKSSlide14
Step 1: Panel Review Step 2: National Council on the Arts
Step 3: NEA Chairman
ART WORKS Grant Review Process
ARTWORKSSlide15
Artistic ExcellenceArtistic Merit
ARTWORKS
ART WORKS Grant Review CriteriaSlide16
ART WORKS Processing Timeline
Application
Deadline
Feb. 2014
Jul. 2014
Council Approval
Oct. 2014
Mar. 2015
Award
Notification
Nov. 2014
Apr. 2015
Project
Start Date
Jan. 2015
June 2015
Panel Review
Summer 2014
Winter 2014
ARTWORKSSlide17
HOW TO APPLY TOART WORKSSlide18
Find our guidelines online at arts.gov in the “Apply for a Grant” section.Slide19
Select “Grants for Organizations.”Slide20
Select “Art Works” to learn more about the category.(Browse through “Key Information for Applicants” for other important information.)Slide21
After you read about the Art Works category, select “Visual Arts” to apply.Slide22
After you read about the project types supported at each deadline, select “How to Prepare and Submit an Application” (and the instructions) to get started.Slide23
SF-424 (Application for Federal Domestic Assistance)
This is the
only
item you submit through Grants.gov.
If it is not successfully
submitted by the deadline, you will be unable to submit your other materials
in NEA-GO.
Submit through Grants.gov
(Feb. 20 deadline – earlier
!!!)
(Jul. 24 deadline – earlier!!!)
Step 1 of 2Slide24
Online, government-wide electronic application system through which all applicants must submit.
You are required to change your password every 60 days
.
Obtain a DUNS number and
register with SAM
(System for Award Management) in order to use Grants.gov—allow at least 2 weeks for registration or renewal.
Don’t wait until immediately before your deadline
; submit no later than 10 days prior to the deadline.
See
www.grants.gov
for more details or call 1-800-518-4726.
About Grants.govSlide25
NEA Grant Application Form (including answers to narrative questions, financial info, bios)Items to Upload
(Programmatic activities list, statements of support, special items, and work samples)
Submit through
NEA-GO:
(March 6-20) for the February Deadline
(Aug 7-21) for the July Deadline
Step 2 of 2Slide26
You will submit the Grant Application Form and electronically upload other items using the NEA-GO system two weeks after your Grants.gov application deadline.
Prepare these materials well in advance
of the application deadline and have them ready to upload once NEA-GO becomes available to you.
NEA
GrantsOnline
™ System (NEA-GO)Slide27
Accessing the system:Go to “Track My Application” at Grants.gov
The notes box will have a link to NEA-GO and info about when the system will be open
User Name = Grants.gov Tracking Number
Password = NEA Application Number
This info
will be
available 2 days after you submit your SF-424 to
Grants.gov (but no earlier than 10 days before the application deadline)
NEA
GrantsOnline
™ System (NEA-GO)Slide28
Please read the guidelines carefullyBe aware of the new application deadlines
(February 20, 2014 and July 24, 2014)
ART WORKS Application Tips
Remember
the review criteria
(
A
rtistic
E
xcellence
and Artistic
M
erit
)Slide29
ART WORKS Application TipsYou can find access specific review criteria at the bottom of the Museum Art Works page:Slide30
FAQs, Past Grants, and Sample Grants
FAQs
Past Grants
Sample GrantsSlide31
Examples of previously submitted application narratives can be found in our FOIA Reading Room at www.arts.gov.Sample ART WORKS ApplicationsSlide32
Things to consider…Sign interpretation
Accessible electronic versions
Wheelchair accessible venues
Large-print signs
Open/closed captioning
ART WORKS & AccessibilitySlide33
Deadlines have changedOur website (arts.gov) has a new look
Most application materials are now
submitted online
via NEA-GO
; see the How to Apply instructions for details
REMINDER: New This YearSlide34
Letters of support are requiredNo grants will be made under $10,000
Program evaluation resources are available
REMINDER: New This YearSlide35
Questions?brennanm@arts.govApply at:
http://arts.gov/grants/organizations-apply