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MakeWork Deadline #2 | April 3 Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Chattanooga: We’re in the thick of MakeWork application season. The first deadline for these unique arts grants passed on March 20, and applicants from this date come from a variety of creative fields. The next, and final, deadline for MakeWork on April 3 is rapidly approaching.
With $150,000 worth of grants to award and a maximum amount of $15,000 per individual, now is the time for Chattanooga’s creatives to make their presence known. We hope that artists and artisans will come out in numbers and capture valuable financial resources to help them succeed and grow.
“It is unusual for a city the size of Chattanooga to have such a large purse available for grants to individual artists,” says LeadHere Fellow Harv Wileman. “The fact that so many disciplines are open for awards is unusual as well. Anyone from sculptors to conductors to cheesemakers to writers may apply. We awarded 24 grants last year in every imaginable field. We expect the pool of applicants to be even more diverse this time around.”
Grants are available in two categories—projects and career advancement. Wileman, who has written grants for several arts and cultural organizations, often meets with potential applicants to discuss the grants process. “Sometimes an artist is so close to their work that it helps to bounce an idea off someone else.”
We’d like to remind all interested creatives in the Chattanooga area that it isn’t too late to begin planning your grant proposal. Want to talk through an idea? Contact Wileman by emailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or by calling 423.648.2195.
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