2023 08 15 City Council Packet

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DETAILED PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
South Arts believes that rural communities deserve great art, and can require specialized support to
make that vision viable. Distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis, Express Grants support rural
organizations and communities with expedited grants of up to $3,000. To be eligible for funding,
applicants must program arts experiences featuring a Southern artist.
Express Grants are an opportunity for organizations in South Arts' nine-state region to receive fee
support to present Southern guest film directors, visual and performing artists, or writers from inside or
outside of the presenter's state. Artist fee support is awarded for:
film (documentary, fiction, experimental, and animation),
performing arts (theater, music, opera, musical theater, and dance),
literary arts (fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry),
traditional arts, and
visual arts (crafts, drawing, experimental, painting, photography, sculpture, and mixed media).
Projects must include both a public presentation (film screening, performance, reading, or exhibition)
and an educational/community engagement component. Based on the artist fee, the maximum request
is $3,000. The grant requires a dollar-for-dollar cash match (for example, an applicant that requests
$3,000 must provide a $3,000 cash match for a project with a $6,000 artist fee).
South Arts is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility
. We have prioritized this
commitment to ensure that Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) led organizations,
LGBTQIA+ led organizations, and organizations representing persons with disabilities are represented
as both applicants and grantees. In addition, we encourage applications for projects that engage
BIPOC artists, 
 LGBTQIA+ artists, and artists with disabilities.
New applicants are encouraged to contact Nikki Estes at 404-874-7244 x816 to discuss eligibility
before applying.
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