AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

from LA Culture Net

ArtsCouncil for Long Beach 2015-2016 Annual Grant Cycle The ArtsCouncil for Long Beach provides three types of annual grants to fund Long Beachartists, organizations and initiatives: the Community Project Grant; OperatingGrants I & II; and Professional Artist Fellowship Grants. These grantsare generously supported through the City of Long Beach’s allocation forthe arts. The CommunityProject Grant program supports the exemplary artistic, cultural and artseducational projects of arts and cultural organizations in Long Beach. ThroughCommunity Project Grant programs, the Arts Council encourages innovative,creative and unique programming and supports cultural projects that meetdiverse community needs. OperatingGrants provide unrestricted operating support to Long Beach-based arts andcultural organizations that collect, preserve, present and/or commissionexemplary works of art (e.g. visual art exhibitions, theatre, dance and/ormusical performances). Works of art must be of regional significance, for thebenefit of the general public and provide educational opportunities that enableaudiences to better understand and appreciate the arts. TheProfessional Artist Fellowship honors a selection of Long Beach’s livingartists. These awards recognize Long Beach artists who live, work or activelycreate in Long Beach and demonstrate an active exhibition and/or productionrecord of at least three years. Awards are granted based on artistic merit andprofessional achievement. Monday, June15, 2015: Revised Grant Guidelines Available Online Location:www.artslb.org/funding Tuesday, June16, 2015: Grant Technical Assistance Workshop Time: 4–5:30p.m.Location:Expo Arts Center, 4321 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807RSVP: Pleaseemail lisa.desmidt@artslb.orgto reserve your spot. Wednesday,May 29, 2015: Grant Technical Assistance Workshop Time: 4–5:30p.m.Location: TheCollaborative, 421 West Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802RSVP: Pleaseemail lisa.desmidt@artslb.orgto reserve your spot. Wednesday,July 15, 2015: All Grant Applications due or postmarked by this dateLocation:Arts Council for Long Beach, 350 Elm Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802 August: Grantpanels September/October:Notification of Grant Awards Foradditional questions please contact Lisa DeSmidt, Marketing & GrantsManager, lisa.desmidt@artslb.org.