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APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR SPAA 2022 INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANTS
Application Deadline: Friday, April 15, 2022 at 5pm
The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs is accepting applications for the Individual Artist Grant Program. Now in its sixth year, these 20 grants are intended to provide financial assistance to City of St. Petersburg resident artists for specific projects. The program is designed to support public engagement of individual work/projects in the Visual Arts, Craft Arts, Dance, Music, Theater or Literature.
The applicant's resume must show commitment to the art form through education, training or professional experience, and must show evidence of exhibition, public performance or being published during the past two years.
The grant period is May 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022.
Applicants may request funding up to $1,000.
The complete application and guidelines are completely online now: https://stpeteartsalliance.org/spaa-individual-artist-grant-program
The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance is the umbrella organization serving the arts and cultural community: advocating for the arts; facilitating the growth of the arts community; and driving arts-related economic development in St. Petersburg.
Please Contact: Tracy Kennard, 727-754-6404 tracy@stpeteartsalliance.org
