Arts Midwest has just announced the following funding opportunity Grow, Invest, Gather (GIG) Fund for arts and cultural organizations including Libraries.  

 

The GIG Fund provides $2,500 grants to presenting nonprofit organizations to host local or out-of-state touring artists for performances, exhibitions, and workshops. Applications are due by Monday, May 3, 2021.

 

Grants will support costs associated with engaging artists in community experiences as safely as possible given the current circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. Projects/activities should occur between July 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021.  Funds are intended for organizations to build their capacity by having multiple points of access to support presenting performing and visual artists of high artistic merit, virtually or in-person. Arts Midwest’s Grow, Invest, Gather (GIG) Fund provides financial support to arts organizations for rebuilding and re-imagining creative engagement in their communities amidst the challenging uncertainty affecting all corners of the creative sector.

 

https://www.artsmidwest.org/programs/gigfund/guidelines

 

For more information:

Ellen DeYoung, grants specialist, 612.238.8028
Joshua Feist, director of grantmaking, 612.238.8054

gig@artsmidwest.org

 

 

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Deborah E. Mikula

Executive Director

Michigan Library Association

3410 Belle Chase Way, Suite 100

Lansing, MI 48911

Office: 517-394-2774, ext. 224

Cell: 517-404-3533

dmikula@milibraries.org

www.milibraries.org

 

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