Apply for Artist Grants and Training from Assets for Artists
Apply for Artist Grants and Training from Assets for Artists
A popular Berkshire-based individual grant program, Assets for Artists, announces its Fall 2012 grant application for Massachusetts artists in all creative disciplines. Assets for Artists is a one- of-a-kind microfinance project that encourages artist-entrepreneurs to invest in and expand their artistic businesses by providing training and $2,000 in matching funds.
Emerging and established artists of low-to-moderate income are encouraged to apply by the October 12, 2012 deadline. Once accepted into the program, participants are enrolled in a special matched savings bank account and receive artist-focused financial and business training to help them craft a business plan. Past participants have expanded their kiln size, cut a studio album, opened a retail space, developed brochures and other marketing materials, built professionally designed websites, and more.
Started as a pilot program in the Berkshires, Assets for Artists got its start in 2008 with more than a little help from Berkshire Creative. The original group of 9 artists (including a jewelry designer, a fiber artist, a master drummer, a Delta blues musician, a documentary filmmaker, a stained glass artist, and others) has expanded to over 40 artists in the Berkshires and 65 state- wide. Here is what some of them have to say.
Find out if you’re eligible for this program, and apply today.
Assets for Artists is administered by MASS MoCA, the Midas Collaborative and Arthome, in cooperation with many local partners including Berkshire Creative, the City of Pittsfield, and MCLA’s Berkshire Cultural Resource Center. Core funding is provided by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, Citizens Bank, and the Assets for
A popular Berkshire-based individual grant program, Assets for Artists, announces its Fall 2012 grant application for Massachusetts artists in all creative disciplines. Assets for Artists is a one-of-a-kind microfinance project that encourages artist-entrepreneurs to invest in and expand their artistic businesses by providing training and $2,000 in matching funds.
Emerging and established artists of low-to-moderate income are encouraged to apply by the October 12, 2012 deadline. Once accepted into the program, participants are enrolled in a special matched savings bank account and receive artist-focused financial and business training to help them craft a business plan. Past participants have expanded their kiln size, cut a studio album, opened a retail space, developed brochures and other marketing materials, built professionally designed websites, and more.
Started as a pilot program in the Berkshires, Assets for Artists got its start in 2008 with more than a little help from Berkshire Creative. The original group of 9 artists (including a jewelry designer, a fiber artist, a master drummer, a Delta blues musician, a documentary filmmaker, a stained glass artist, and others) has expanded to over 40 artists in the Berkshires and 65 state-wide. Here is what some of them have to say.
Find out if you’re eligible for this program, and apply today.
Assets for Artists is administered by MASS MoCA, the Midas Collaborative and Arthome, in cooperation with many local partners including Berkshire Creative, the City of Pittsfield, and MCLA’s Berkshire Cultural Resource Center. Core funding is provided by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, Citizens Bank, and the Assets for Independence program at the federal Department of Health & Human Services.
