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Applying for a Grant from the City of Grand Junction Commission on Arts and Culture Colorado's Arts and Cultural Events/Projects/Programs

The Commission on Arts and Culture invites proposals from organizations to support local arts and cultural events, projects, and programs. Any non-profit organization or governmental/educational agency may apply. The 2013 grant cycle is closed. 

New Criteria for application for a 2013 Art Commission Grant: 
 (for a complete listing click on the link below)

• A letter of intent from participating artists must accompany the application.

For information about the Commission's goals, objectives, guidelines, and criteria for grants, click on the Criteria for Award of Grants link below.  Only non-profit organizations are eligible -- not individuals, not businesses.

The Commission is interested in how each project or cultural event impacts jobs in the creative industry, for the local non-profit arts and cultural community and local working artists of all types - performing, visual, literary, and historical/heritage.

This grant program, as with most grant programs, helps provide employment, sales, or performance opportunities for working artists and those who work for cultural non-profits by supporting a broad range of community cultural events, exhibits, presentations, and projects. It is important to remember that the arts are an industry, and that the business of art, in all its many forms, is an essential economic element of our community.

Applicants may submit their application by mail or hand deliver it to the Parks and Recreation office in Lincoln Park, 1340 Gunnison Avenue (faxes or emails are not allowed). Please follow the instructions and read the guidelines and criteria carefully.

Submitting a grant application
To apply for a grant, click on the links below. Save and fill out the grant application form (a fillable form) and follow the guidelines and instructions carefully.

Criteria for Award of Grants  

Arts Commission Grant Application 

You may send questions through the Contact Us web page.


Final Report for grants received
All organizations receiving grants from the Arts Commission must present their final report to the Arts Commission at a scheduled meeting within 60 days of completion. You will have 5 minutes to creatively capture the essence of your event/project/program and turn in your written report. Download, save (by clicking on the link below), and fill out the final report form (a fillable form).  Failure to complete this requirement makes an organization ineligible to apply for Art Commission grant funding for two years.

Final Report 

Commission Grants Approved for Year 2013 will support the following cultural events and arts projects: 

 

Pastel Society Mile High Exhibition	$1000
Chatfield Elementary Cheetah Arts Jungle Camp*	$1500
Western Colorado Watercolor Society Rockies West National Exhibit	$2,000
Riverside Educational Center Look What I Did	$2500
CJ Centennial Band music purchase	$1500
Colorado Mesa University CO2 Poster Project*	$2,000
Grand Valley Art Students League Open Studios	$3000
Rocky Mountain PBS Western Bounty	$3000
Grand Junction Senior Theatre Outreach Program*	$1250
KAFM Arts and Entertainment Calendar	$4000
Grand Junction Downtown Partnership Art & Jazz Festival	$3500
Grand Junction Symphony Community and Education Initiatives	$3000
Mesa County Public Library Foundation Culture Fest	$1100
Messiah Choral Society of Grand Junction performance of Messiah	$1000
Plateau Valley Friends of the Library Thousand Cranes Mural *	$2000
Super Rad Art Jam	$2400
High Desert Opera Les Miserables	$2500
Salt Wash Dance Theatre Grand Valley Performing Arts Festival	$2050
Western Colorado Writers Forum The Language of the Fantastic and Writers in the Schools program	$4000
Total Support	$43,300

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              * New/first time events or projects

Other Grants
Colorado Creative Industries: Deadlines 1/15/13 & 5/15/13