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Catalyze, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance made possible through the support of the Windgate Foundation, provides grant funding and professional development opportunities to individual artists of all disciplines in the Arkansas counties of Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Lonoke, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Van Buren, White, and Yell.
The Catalyze program is designed to ignite the careers of central Arkansas artists by providing them with $10,000 grants to support their creative practices, learning opportunities to develop entrepreneurship skills and build enduring creative practices, connections to a dynamic regional artist network, and ongoing support.
For more information on the Catalyze program visit www.maaa.org/catalyze.
M-AAA encourages those who self-identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC); LGBTQ+; and/or disabled to apply.
Application deadline is Friday, February 24, 2023 at 5:00pm CST.
Applicants will be notified by Friday, May 5, 2023.
Applicants with questions regarding the application or facing difficulties completing the online submission form should contact: artistservices@maaa.org.
*Applicants have the option to compete their applications verbally with
M-AAA staff. Note that artist bio, artist statement and all narrative answers must be prepared in advance. Work samples must be submitted as digital files or as links to website addresses. Requests for assistance must be received by Friday, February 10, 2023.
Applicants may save their progress at anytime while filling out this form by clicking the "save" box in the upper right-hand corner.