California Residents: grants to artists for equipment and/or marketing

[Curt Palm]

you have to be a California resident to apply. up to $15K

http://cciarts.org/grantsprogram.htm

[claudiocambon]

Free gear!!

Thanks for posting this!

[Frank Petronio]

Damn... California has too much $

[jetcode]

Damn... California has too much $

most likely the board will get 10-20 thousands appliicants and award 5-10 and I wouldn't be surprised if none of them are photographers

[matthew blais]

I just finished my application (last minute..what's new) as it's due in hands tomorrow. Finished at 3:30..went to Kinko's, made the requisite copies, packaged and FeDex'ed overnight.
Myself and Per Volquartz attended a seminar they hosted here in Riverside a couple months ago. This is the second of three rounds of Grants until the Irvine Foundation money dries up.

One grant is essentially for materials and equipment ( I listed my desires..Fuji 600C and 240A) along with a myriad of printing supplies. Oh, and I threw in a Chamonix 11x14 camera, a couple holders and film for same, because it's just necessary! All totaled I requested $11,800 out of a possible $15K per applicant.

Stats for first round were only 550 applicants and 35 grants awarded at an average of $7500.00 ea. Not bad odds for grants. They said they anticipated about 8-900 apps this rounds, and have been actively "seminar-ing" around so I expect more apps than that.

Still a 1:15 odds from first round is encouraging.

If you don't apply, you get what you gave.

[domenico Foschi]

Matthew, thank you for reviving this thread, third round,...I will be there.
DOmenico

[vinny]

Yeah, thanks matt for the heads up! It would have nice to know about this last month at this time. No bratwurst for you.

[matthew blais]

Sorry Vinny...

One thing I remembered asking was whether the approval panel was looking for specific projects from applicants, and if so, were those applicants more likely to receive over a non-project oriented applicant. I want to remember that the answer was vague...as I have not written a grant before, I did not bullshit (as much as I wanted) or list a big project.

I also remember they do not favor accomplished artists over fledgling types either.
The work samples I think will carry more weight than the worded text.

So I'm screwed either way...

[SamReeves]

Damn... California has too much $

Not for long. 10% cut in the budget forthcoming.

[Brian Vuillemenot]

One grant is essentially for materials and equipment ( I listed my desires..Fuji 600C and 240A) along with a myriad of printing supplies. Oh, and I threw in a Chamonix 11x14 camera, a couple holders and film for same, because it's just necessary! All totaled I requested $11,800 out of a possible $15K per applicant.

Matt, good luck on getting your 11X14 from Uncle Arnie. Makes me want to apply to get a 12X20- I've certainly given him enough in income tax the last few years!