ArtPlace is a collaboration of 11 major national and regional foundations, six of the nation’s largest banks, and eight federal agencies including the National Endowment for the Arts to accelerate creative placemaking across the U.S. To date, ArtPlace has awarded $26.9 million in grants – in amounts up to $1 million – to 76 organizations in 46 communities across the country.
Grants will be awarded to projects that involve arts organizations, artists and designers working in partnership with local and national partners to produce transformative impacts on community vibrancy. Applications are encouraged from all 50 states and U.S. territories, and ArtPlace funds in communities across the country.
Letters of Inquiry will be accepted between September 17 and November 1, 2012 and funds are restricted to grants for performing arts organizations undertaking arts engagement activities that support creative placemaking.
Further details may be found at artplaceamerica.org
Posted September 20, 2012
