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*CREATIVE CAPITAL GRANTS IN VISUAL ARTS AND FILM/VIDEO AVAILABLE IN
FEBRUARY 2007*

*Six new program consultants to lead selection process*
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Artists nationwide will have a chance to promote their
works-in-progress and works-to-be when the nonprofit arts organization
Creative Capital accepts proposals for its 2007 grant cycle supporting
projects in the visual arts and film/video. To apply, artists must first
submit an inquiry form, which will be available February 5 on the
foundation's website, http://www.creative -capital. org.
The deadline for completed forms is
March 5; those invited to submit an application with work samples will
be notified in June.

For the first time, Creative Capital has appointed two outside teams
of arts professionals to assist in the selection process leading to as
many as 40 grants. Each team will consist of three program
consultants, with one designated as lead consultant, working together to
review proposals at each stage of the application process. The
consultants for visual arts are: *Romi Crawford*, lead program
consultant and director of the Visiting Artists Program at the School of
the Art Institute of Chicago; *Lauri Firstenberg* , director of LAX Art
in Los Angeles; and *Gilbert Vicario*, assistant curator of Latin
American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas. For
film/video, the consultants are:
*Andrea Grover*, lead program consultant and director of Aurora Picture
Show in Houston; *Kelly DeVine*, former acquisitions executive for the
Independent Film Channel (IFC), currently artistic director for the
Global Peace Film Festival and independent program mer based in Port
Jefferson, New York; and *Shari Frilot*, programmer for the Sundance
Film Festival. Ms. Frilot resides in Los Angeles.

Since awarding its first grants in 2000, the organization has earned a
reputation for identifying and supporting innovative artists and
projects across the countryâ€"work that has gone on to earn many of
the field's highest honors, including Tony and Academy Award nominations
and Rome Prizes. It is anticipated that the consultant teams, bringing
many years of experience and expertise in the industry, will make
significant contributions to the process. "We welcome the opportunity to
work with the program consultants, " said Creative Capital executive
director Ruby Lerner. "Their vast knowledge and passion for artists will
be invaluable assets as we move through the upcoming grant round."

In keeping with the organization' s multi-level commitment to its
grantees, at least $1 million is allocated for the selected projects
in the first year. Additionally, over the term of the grant, these
projects receive follow-up support and can garner as much as $80,000
each in direct monies and services. Moreover, the grantees gain access
to an extensive network of peers and arts professionals who can assist
in fundraising, promotional, and presenting opportunities. This
comprehensive approach to funding has become the hallmark of Creative
Capital's work with artists.

*Grant Calendar 2007*

February 5: Open for submissions; inquiry forms available
March 5: Deadline for completed inquiry forms
June: Notification of results; applicants selected
July: Deadline for completed applications and work samples
January 2008: Announcement of awards

*About Creative Capital*

Founded in January 1999, Creative Capital Foundation is a national
nonprofit organization that supports individual artists pursuing
innovative approaches to form and content in the visual and performing
arts, film/video, emerging fields, and innovative literature. To date,
the organization has awarded nearly $6 million to 242 artist projects
and has provided those artists with a range of advisory and
skills-building services.

Sustaining support for Creative Capital is currently provided by The
Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, The Ford Foundation, Doris
Duke Charitable Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, The William &
Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Nathan Cummings Foundation, The Emily Hall
Tremaine Foundation, and more than 60 other foundations and individuals.

For more information, please visit our website
(http://www.creative -capital. org )
or send questions to
grants@creative- capital.org
.

Creative Capital Foundation
65 Bleecker Street, 7 floor New York, NY 10012
212 598 9900
http://www.creative -capital. org

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