Our Mission:To Promote and Enhance the Creation, Performance,

and Appreciation of the Arts in Region 7W BENTON, SHERBURNE, STEARNS, and WRIGHT

Counties

www.centralmnartsboard.org

APPLYING FOR AWARDS

Emerging Artist

*Artist statement

*Work samples

Established Artist

*Artist statement

*Work samples

*Evidence of contributions to the local arts community

*Artistic accomplishments

WRITING YOUR GRANT APPLICATION

Essential partsArtistic Merit/Quality

Artist StatementWork Samples

Goals and OutcomesMeasurement/Evaluation

Demonstrating Need/AbilityBudget

Draft Review

ARTIST STATEMENT

Who you are, why you do what you do

Talk about yourself, not other artistsMention your medium, genre, your chosen subjects/themesBe concise

under ½ page is best

WORK SAMPLES

This is the ONLY impression the Board or Review panel will have of your work

Be sure your files are readableInvest in acquiring high-quality samples

GOALS AND OUTCOMES

Know the difference

Goals- establish specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time-targeted objectives.

A goal can be long-term or short-term.

Outcomes- the end result

ALIGNMENT

Does your proposal align with your goals and interests as an artist?

Does it align with the mission of your funder?

SMART GOALS MODEL

S- Specific

M- Measureable

A- Achievable

R- Realistic

T-Time-bound

Examples of Goals

To be proficient in throwing off the hump for at least four different forms by the end of three months.

Students will experience the creative process and exhibit a creative approach to problem-solving.

Shed some of the technical difficulties of playing the instrument that come with not being in a regular practice and performance routine

Take fourteen private lessons with the Associate Principal Oboist of the Minnesota Orchestra between May 2012 and January 2013

GOAL MEASUREMENT

Match your evaluation methods with your goals

Methods of Evaluation:

• Recording or photographing rehearsals, tracking hours spent writing or painting, formal or informal critiques from mentors and other artists

• Two basic forms of AssessmentQualitative

Results of skills learned, improved confidenceQuantitative

Things that can be counted: number of paintings, performances

Examples of Outcomes

I have grown as an artist and now give more polished, meaningful performances

I know a method of bookbinding more traditional than those with which I was familiar

I feel a stronger connection with artists outside my chosen genre or medium.

I have the technical skills to weave saplings to create an environmental art work as stable as a building and fluid as a drawing.

DEMONSTRATING NEED

State need in terms of resources, not finances

Time is the primary element I am lacking in my studio practice.

I am only able to fire 15 cubic feet of work at a time, this capacity limits my production abilities

I have strong technical painting abilities, but my knowledge of color theory is weak

BUDGETING

Check your math

Be sure numbers are consistent throughout the application

Show the method of calculation

Check guidelines for expenses that are/are not eligible

Call or email with questions

Applicants with the highest rankings are awarded until funds are exhausted for that grant round.

CMAB directors make the final decisions

An applicant must score at least a 3.0 in order to be considered for funding

AWARDING FUNDS

PROGRAM CRITERIA

• Of the proposal and/or artists involvedArtistic Merit/Quality

• Or demand for the proposal or the group that it servesDemonstrated Need

• Of the applicant to accomplish the proposalAbility

• Of the applicationAccuracy

RUBRIC FOR RANKING

REQUEST A DRAFT REVIEW!

* CMAB staff will review and make suggestions to help strengthen your application.

* Draft review requests can be made via email: media@centralmnartsboard.org two weeks or more before the grant deadline

Central MN Arts Board Resources

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For a list of additional grant resources and a registry of arts organizations in the region, state and nation visit our website at:

http://www.centralmnartsboard.org/resources/localresources.html

Additional Resources

Aroundthecloud.orgA website designed to advertise and promote arts and cultural activities within the four counties served by the CMAB.