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News to Use - April 25, 2023

FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs

Quarterly Grant Deadlines 

Community Grants Program (CG)

Geraldine Toussaint / Geraldine.Toussaint@miamidade.gov

A quarterly program for nonprofit organizations developing community-based cultural programs, projects and events, such as fairs, parades, neighborhood festivals, conferences and publications. The program funds projects with strong community involvement and/or outreach component. The CG Program is particularly sensitive to the needs of indigenous cultural neighborhood activities and projects encouraging the preservation of heritage, traditions and culture, as well as social service organizations and cultural groups developing collaborative intervention projects using the arts.

First Quarter - FY 2023-2024
Workshop: May 25, 2023 at 10:00 AM RSVP

Courtesy Review Deadline: June 15, 2023, 11:59 PM
Application Deadline: June 23, 2023, 11:59 PM

 

CreARTE Grants Program - Deadline May 26, 2023

The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation aims to develop South Florida as a world-class urban center. A thriving, equitable arts community is essential to making Greater Miami a vibrant, connected and culturally engaging place to live. The Pérez CreARTE Grant Program is accepting grant applications through May 26, 2023, and will award grants in three main areas of focus:

  • Arts Access: Funding to support meaningful and diverse public engagement with, and access to, various forms of high-quality art across Greater Miami and the integration of the arts into the fabric of community life.
  • Arts Education: Funding to support high-performing, innovative organizations in Greater Miami working to ensure that all young people have equitable access to arts education opportunities.
  • Artist Fellowships and Residencies: Funding to support the creation and/or expansion of artist fellowship and residency programs to expand local options for artistic professionals to hone their talents and showcase their work.

For program information and to register for office hours you can visit the website. Apply here.


Miami Open For Business

Deadline May 31, 2023

The Miami Foundation launched the Miami Open for Business program, fueled by a $20 million grant from Wells Fargo. The Foundation’s largest grant program to date supports historically underserved minority-led small businesses and nonprofits and provides between $100-$20K ​ through funding and loans to purchase hardware, software, machinery, and equipment. Apply here.

 

FUNDING FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS

Corral & Cathers Artist Fund

DEADLINE TOMORROW - April 26, 2023

Established by Coral Gables resident and founder of Mosaicist, Inc. Ray Corral, and Catherine Cathers, arts advocate, the Corral & Cathers Artist Fund at the Coral Gables Community Foundation serves to recognize and support regional artists with grants to further their professional development and skill in a variety of visual disciplines and mediums. The Corral & Cathers Artist Fund encourages artists who have dedicated their lives to developing their art. Grants are intended to assist with artistic exploration, supplies, exhibits, project-related expenses, residences, artistic professional development and opportunities. The Corral & Cathers Artist Fund supports professional artists and thus does not fund organizations, educational institutions or students.  The deadline is April 26th at 11:59 p.m. Apply here.

 

Art in Public Places

Doral Branch Library – Call to Artists

Request for Qualifications Deadline: Monday, May 15, 2023, 11:59PM

Budget: $105,000.00

Eligibility: Open to professional visual artists based in south Florida

The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs through its Art in Public Places Program and the Miami-Dade County Public Library System request qualifications from professional artists and/or artist teams to commission artworks for the new Doral Branch Library. View Call to Artists.

 

Oolite Arts

The Ellies - Deadline May 17, 2023

Oolite Arts’ The Ellies are awards for Miami-Dade visual artists to realize a significant project that will advance their careers. The awards are offered in four categories to support Miami-Dade working and emerging artists, art educators, and established, professionally accomplished artists. Awards range from $2,500 upwards to $75,000. The four awards are the Creator Awards, Teacher Travel Grants, the Michael Richards Award, and the Social Justice Award.

Questions? Register for the virtual office hours on  Friday, May 12, 2023. Click here to view the schedule and register.

 

RESOURCES

Be Listed in the Cultural Resource Directory

The new Miami-Dade Cultural Resource Directory online connect arts organizations and the public, serving as a searchable database with free listings of potential cultural partners as well as important resources, such as local arts funders, art-centric businesses and service organizations to support the cultural community. The powerful tool also enables cultural organizations to catalogue and promote themselves, their organizations or facilities and informs the general public, visitors and audiences as to the wide range of cultural activities available to them in Miami-Dade County.  Submit a free listing to be included here.

 

Jobs with the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs

Cultural Affairs Construction Projects Manager

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs

Cultural Affairs Human Resources Manager

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs

 

The most reliable way to contact us continues to be through email. Search the staff directory.

 

It is the policy of Miami-Dade County to comply with all of the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request materials in accessible format, sign language interpreters, CART, and/or any accommodation to participate in Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs sponsored programs or meetings, please contact Francine Andersen 305-375-4634 /  culture@miamidade.gov,  five days in advance to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service).

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