Ticket To Ride Grants for 2012/2013.

 The Maine Arts Commission continues to provide critical funding for schools seeking to transport students to arts venues and events in Maine in support of their education.

The Ticket to Ride grant program provides funding to defray the cost of travel for Maine K-12 schools wishing to attend arts venues and events as a part of a well rounded curriculum. Any K-12 school in Maine will be eligible to apply for one grant of up to $300 each school year. Any K-12 school in Maine with a documented free and reduced lunch student population of 50 percent or greater will be eligible to apply for one grant of up to $500 each school year.

The Ticket to Ride grant program will provide transportation funding on a first-come first-served basis until all available funds have been dispersed. Those wishing to apply for this funding should visit the education section of www.MaineArts.com. 

Media and Performing Arts Fellowship Deadline, June 8

The deadline for the Individual Artist Fellowship in Media and Performing Arts is June 8, 2012. 

The $13,000 award is a recognition of artistic excellence and all eligible Maine artists are encouraged to apply. Please help spread the word to Maine performing artists who might be interested in this fantastic opportunity.

Eligible applicants must have resided in Maine for a minimum of two years and have a valid Maine address, be 18 years of age or older, not enrolled as a full-time student and have completed all final reports required for any previous Maine Arts Commission grant. 

The fellowship award is designed for performing arts creators. The grant identifies a creator as an artist who produces the majority-share of a creative original work. For example, a composer qualifies but a musician does not; a singer/songwriter qualifies but a singer does not; a choreographer qualifies but a dancer does not. Applicants should apply with their own original work. If the work is created through a collaborative process the applicant should be able to demonstrate how they were the majority contributor of the original work. An application can be made by a team or group if they consistently work together to produce a single body of work. 

More can be found online at:

http://mainearts.maine.gov/grant_individualfellowship.aspx

Innovative Production Awardee Performance!

Bates Dance Festival was awarded an agency Innovative Production Grant to help support the spoken word/hip-hop theater artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph at this year's Festival.

The performance of red, black and; GREEN: a blues (rbGb), is an evening-length multimedia work on environmental justice and social ecology questions collective responsibility. It promises to be an exhilarating, interactive performance of dance, text, and visuals. Joseph is joined onstage by dancer/actor Traci Tolmaire, drummer/beat boxer Tommy Shephard, and vocalist Yaw.

 “… a cutting edge artist forging his own hybrid medium — an amalgam of rap music, poetry, movement, and theater … an electrifying performer and a great storyteller.” The Seattle Times

 “Joseph is the real deal, swinging with such confidence that you grasp for adjectives to capture his skills.” Star Tribune "

(rbGb) is as smart and provocative as it is breathtakingly beautiful." San Francisco Chronicle

Marc Bamuthi Joseph and The Living Word Project in "red, black & GREEN: a blues" will be performed Friday and Saturday, April 27 and 28 at the Lewiston Recreation Center, 8 pm. $20/$10 (Students)/ General Admission. More information online at http://www.batesdancefestival.org/EventNotes/rbGb.php

 

Special Opportunities for Craft Artists in Hancock or Washington Counties

$13,000 Fellowship in functional craft.

Deadline: May 4, 2012

Through the generous support of the Maine Community Foundation and the Belvedere Fund, a functional craft fellowship for artists living in either Hancock or Washington Counties will be offered in 2012 and 2013. This will allow craft artists Downeast to compete for a fellowship upon the special merits of their own art form without trying to fit their work into the definition of visual arts or traditional craft. It is hoped that starting in 2014 the Functional Craft Fellowship will be offered statewide. Click her for details.
 

$1,500 Good Idea Grant

Deadline: June 22, 2012

Three additional Good Idea Grant awards will be available in Hancock or Washington County in 2012-2013 to fund artists working in any of the contemporary or studio functional craft media. These extra awards have been made possible through a partnership with the Maine Community Foundation, which is funded by the generous support of the Belvedere Fund. Click here for details.

$1,500 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant

Deadline: June 22, 2012

This grant provides an opportunity for master traditional artists to pass on their skills to a qualified apprentice. Many of these practices are rooted in a longstanding sense of place, community and cultural identity. More than just lessons, Master traditional artists seek to share this understanding of their culture with their apprentices. Such an exchange is usually learned in an informal, "give and take" way, through example or imitation rather than formal academic training and can take many forms including vocal and instrumental music, folk and ethnic dance, instrument making, dance, storytelling, crafts and occupational traditions like boat building, chainsaw carving and sail making.

Two additional awards will be available in Hancock County in 2012-2013 to support master artists working in a traditional functional craft who wish to teach one or more apprentices. These extra awards have been made possible through a partnership with the Maine Community Foundation, which is funded by the generous support of the Belvedere Fund. Click here for details.

Apply Now for the Downtown Waterville Public Art Mini-Grant Program

Waterville Main Street is thrilled, delighted, and wildly happy to announce its inaugural round of public art mini-grants. Thanks to a Creative Communities = Economic Development Grant from the Maine Arts Commission, they can now support artists who want to invest some of their creative energy into downtown Waterville.

Is there a whimsical installation that you think would make people stop and wonder at an empty storefront? Have you dreamt of projecting historical, strange or thought-provoking images on that giant empty wall? Are we crazy or would Castonguay Square be a perfect outdoor performance space for your experimental dance troupe? Do you walk around downtown and envision murals gracing every free square inch?

If you even come close to answering yes to any of these questions, then keep reading and get your project proposal in before the April 30 deadline.

Details & Requirements

• Media/disciplines: Their doors are open to all types of art and creators. Sculptors, dancers, wood-workers, painters, potters…. All are invited to apply!

• Amounts: They are offering a range of $500 to $3500. Be specific about how you will use the money. At this point, they are not requiring matching funds but if you have any, let them know so they can understand how exactly you would accomplish the proposed project.

• Residency: While local artists meeting all other criteria will be given preference, central Maine residency is not required. Instead they ask that in your narrative you demonstrate why your project belongs in and makes sense for Waterville.

• Community piece: They are asking all recipients to offer an educational opportunity related to the piece of art they create using the grant money. This could consist of a short workshop or lecture. The grant committee will assist you in setting this up and attracting a crowd.

• Residency: While local artists meeting all other criteria will be given preference, central Maine residency is not required. Instead they ask that in your narrative you demonstrate why your project belongs in and makes sense for Waterville.
The full materials are available online at www.watervillemainstreet.org/news

Cultural Facilities Grant Deadline is April 26

The Cultural Facilities Grant program affords one-time grants of $5,000 (with a required 1:1 in kind and/or cash match) for new capital projects and renovations, as well as technology projects and/or improvements.

The Maine Arts Commission will provide funding to existing facilities owned and operated by a nonprofit Maine arts organization that undergo new construction, repairs or renovations to their existing facilities; or repair, upgrade, or replacement of capital technology equipment.

The deadline is April 26, 2012 for projects taking place between May 16, 2012 and June 30, 2013.

Visit MaineArts.com for full details.

Agency Grant Deadlines Approaching Fast

The deadline for several Maine Arts Commission grant programs are nearing:

ME/NB Creative Residency Fund establishes an annual exchange program providing professional artists with opportunities for creation and professional development residencies in both Maine and New Brunswick. Deadline April 1, 2012.

Celebrating the Traditional Arts offers an award of $1,500 for supporting traditional artists’ fees for presentations in a range of community settings including festivals, gatherings, fairs, museums, tours and other community events. Deadline April 13, 2012.

Good Idea Grant supports and fosters the growth of Maine’s artists. The parameters of the grant are purposefully broad and include any good idea that furthers an individual artist’s creative endeavor(s). Deadline April 13, 2012.

SMART supports schools, arts organizations/institutions and community based teaching artists as they collaborate on the design and delivery of high quality arts learning experiences for K-12 students. Deadline April 13, 2012.

Individual Artist Fellowship rewards artistic excellence, advances the careers of Maine artists and promotes public awareness regarding the eminence of the creative sector in Maine. Deadlines are: Literary Arts - May 11, 2012; Visual Arts - May 25, 2012; Performing/Media Arts - June 8, 2012

Opera House Arts Receives Jazz Masters Award

The Stonington Opera House got some good news at the start of its 100th anniversary. At the January 10 celebration of the NEA Jazz Masters program, Rocco Landesman, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, announced that Opera House Arts at the Stonington Opera House is one of 12 organizations to receive grants totaling $135,000 to bring outstanding jazz musicians, writers, producers, and scholars to communities across the nation.

"There is no substitute for being in the presence of a great artist, and through the NEA Jazz Masters Live grants, the NEA is pleased to provide opportunities for Americans all across this country to have exactly that experience," said NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman. "Twelve exceptional organizations will be our partners this year."

Opera House Arts (OHA) applied to present 2012 Jazz Master Charlie Haden at the center of its 12th Annual Deer Isle Jazz Festival August 2-­‐4, 2012, co-­‐produced with jazz journalist Larry Blumenfeld. Bass player Haden was born in Iowa and his musical roots are in country, American folk, and gospel music, making him an excellent fit for the musical heritage of OHA’s own community as well as a wonderful extension of the Deer Isle Jazz Festival, which has in the past presented jazz masters ranging from Randy Weston to Charles Lloyd. While perhaps best known for his recordings with Ornette Coleman, Keith Jarrett, and Dewey Redman (who inaugurated the Deer Isle Jazz Festival in 2001), Haden has been the leader of his own Liberation Music Orchestra, featuring vocalist and arranger Carla Bley, since the 1970s. His newest recording, “Come Sunday,” with pianist Hank Jones is a collection of 14 pieces of church music and was released in January 2012. The Deer Isle Jazz Festival proposed to feature and honor Haden not only in concert but also in a documentary film, Ramblin’ Boy, which documents his start in country music; in a panel discussion on his musical evolution; and in a tribute set, “For Charlie: Music By and For Charlie Haden,” by Maine’s own Duncan Hardy Sextet.

For more information on the festival, please go to www.operahousearts.org.

NEFA Expeditions Tour Planning & Touring Grant Deadline Feb 17.

This is just a friendly reminder that the annual deadline for Expeditions Tour Planning and Touring is February 17, 2012.

Nonprofit organizations based in New England may apply for Expeditions funding. Grants support the tour planning or touring of projects, and are awarded on a competitive basis.

Program goals include:

Support New England as a region which nurtures the planning and implementation of high quality arts projects for region-wide tourin

Broaden the range of arts projects and activities available to New England communities

Encourage thorough planning with communities to provide meaningful interaction with artists

Stimulate better collaborative opportunities in arts touring and presenting

For more information you can go to the NEFA website at http://www.nefa.org/grants_services/expeditions

Agency Grant Deadlines Approach

Arts Visibility Grant

Application Deadline: January 13, 2012
Maximum grant award: $1,500
Program Guidelines

This grant supports Maine’s artists and arts organizations by providing the means with which to increase the visibility of specific artistic projects.

Innovative Production Grant

Application Deadline: January 13, 2012
Maximum grant amount: $2,000
Program Guidelines

This grant supports artistic innovation in the production and presentation of media and/or performance work of artists and organizations.

Jane Morrison Film Scholarship

Application Deadline: January 13, 2012
Maximum grant amount: $2,000
Program Guidelines

This grant supports educational opportunities for filmmakers in the early stages of their career development.

Great Works

Application Deadline: February 24, 2012
Maximum grant award: $20,000
Program Guidelines

The grant supports professional Maine arts organizations with annual operating budgets of $500,000 or greater to present significant and innovative projects such as an exhibition, performance, film or residency.

Artists in Maine Communities

Application Deadline: February 24, 2012
Maximum grant amount $7,500
Program Guidelines

This grant supports arts organizations, schools and other community groups that wish to develop collaborative projects that employ Maine artists to benefit Maine communities in innovative ways.

Free Agency Program and Grants Workshop at Center for Maine Craft

If you have ever had questions about funding available through the Maine Arts Commission then help is just around the corner. Kathy Ann Shaw, Senior Grants Associate and Kathleen Mundell, Traditional Arts Specialist will be visiting West Gardiner in February to provide the answers. This program is presented in concert with the exhibition Two Times Ten: 20 Years of Maine’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program, an exhibition funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.

This workshop will take place from 4 pm to 6 pm on Friday, February 17, 2012 and will be hosted by the Center for Maine Craft. The Center, a program of the Maine Crafts Association, is the central location for craft sales, education and activities in the state. All work for sale at the Center is handcrafted by Maine artisans. As many as 300 Maine craft artists from throughout the state may be represented in the Center at any one time. The Center is located at 24 Service Plaza Drive West Gardiner ME 04345.

Kathy and Kathleen will present basic information about the Maine Arts Commission’s grant programs, especially those in the traditional arts, and announce the offering of the new Maine Arts Commission / Maine Community Foundation Belvedere Craft Fellowship for artists in Hancock and Washington Counties. The presentation will include a review of the National Endowment for the Arts as needed and will feature tips and tricks for grant writing. This will be an informal gathering which will allow participants to ask specific questions and steer the presentation in the direction most helpful to them. There is no need to register.

For further information please contact Kathy at 207/287-2750 or kathy.shaw@maine.gov. The Center for Maine Craft can be reached at 207/588 0021

Deadline Approaching for Innovative Production Grant

January 13, 2012 is the last day to apply for the $2,000 award. Artists and organizations exploring new and dynamic practices in producing artwork should consider applying. Innovation can be in the form of materials, production methods, project concepts, technology integration, or can come in the form of timing, placement of work, means of distribution or the manner that it is presented. Proposals should demonstrate excellence in the field and have some demonstration of public presence or community impact

In the past Haystack Mountain School of Crafts received the grant for aspects of incorporating an MIT Fab Lab into their facility. Opera House Arts in Stonington received the award for innovative programming for the productions of Much Ado About Nothing and Elizabeth Rex. Artist Nate Aldrich was given support to create a permanent interactive sound-scape installation at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art.

More information can be found on the Maine Arts Commission Website.

NEA Announces Art Works and Creative Writing Fellowships

National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman announced that the agency will award 863 grants to organizations and individual writers across the country. The awards total $22.543 million, encompass 15 artistic disciplines and fields, and support projects in 47 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Of those 863 grants awards, 823 are for projects at not-for-profit organizations, The remaining 40 awards are made to individual writers. "Art Works is the guiding principle at the NEA," said agency Chairman Rocco Landesman. “And I’m pleased to see that principle represented through the 823 Art Works-funded projects included in this announcement. These projects demonstrate the imaginative and innovative capacities of artists and arts organizations to enhance the quality of life in their communities.”

Congratulations to the Maine applicants who received six grants totaling $151,000. The grants were awarded to the following:

Alice James Poetry Cooperative, Inc. (aka Alice James Books)
Farmington, ME
$24,000
CATEGORY: Art Works FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication, promotion, and distribution of books of poetry. Titles will be chosen via editorial solicitation and three annual competitions---the Beatrice Hawley Award, the Kinereth Gensler Awards, and the Kundiman Poetry Prize.

Bates College (on behalf of Bates Dance Festival)
Lewiston, ME
$30,000
CATEGORY: Art Works FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support dance artist residencies as part of the annual Bates Dance Festival titled, Cultivating a Vibrant Dance Community. The project will bring together leading dance figures, companies, and emerging artists such as Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Rennie Harris PureMovement, Jane Comfort and Company, Keigwin + Company, and Kyle Abraham for one- to four-week residencies to connect, create, and perform in a collaborative, supportive environment.

Cultural Resources, Inc. (Consortium)
Rockport, ME
$20,000
CATEGORY: Art Works FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Wabanaki Artists' Network. In collaboration with the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance, Cultural Resources will offer training and marketing opportunities to young, emerging Native artists. In addition, a statewide network will be established, linking non-Native organizations and tribal artists through a traveling exhibition and artists residencies, providing the potential for a national model for Native and non-Native collaboration.

Haigh, Jennifer
Hull, ME
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature

Portland Ovations (aka Formerly Portland Concert Association)
Portland, ME
$25,000
CATEGORY: Art Works FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the presentation of dance, music, and culturally specific works. Each presentation by such artists as dance company Trey McIntyre Project, performance group CIRCA (Australia), violinist Jennifer Koh, and singer/songwriter Dan Zanes will be accompanied by discussions, lectures, workshops, master classes, and open rehearsals.

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Inc.
Skowhegan, ME
$27,000
CATEGORY: Art Works FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Artist Communities
To support a residency program for emerging visual artists. Artists will be provided with a private studio, full room and board, and weekly private and group critiques by a faculty of leading professional artists.

More information can be found on the NEA website.

Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor is Venue for Free Grant Workshop

Questions regarding Maine Arts Commission grants or programs will be answered at the Abbe Museum in Downtown Bar Harbor on Monday, November 14.

Kathy Ann Shaw, Senior Grants Associate, and Kathleen Mundell, Traditional Arts Specialist, will be on hand to provide specific information about the agency’s grants, programs and traditional arts programs: especially those for Maine’s native communities.

This free brown bag workshop will take place from 12 noon and 2 pm on Monday November 14, 2011, and will be hosted by the Abbe Museum in downtown Bar Harbor. The Abbe offers innovative exhibitions and programs on Maine’s Native American heritage. In recent years, the Abbe has grown from a small but lovely trailside museum, privately operated within Acadia National Park, to an exciting contemporary museum in the heart of downtown Bar Harbor. The Museum is located at 26 Mount Desert Street. Bar Harbor, ME 04609. For more information on the exhibitions featured during the workshop please visit their website.

Although Kathy and Kathleen will present basic information about the Maine Arts Commission’s grant programs, the presentation will include a review of the National Endowment for the Arts as needed and will feature tips and tricks for grant writing. This will be an informal gathering which will allow participants to ask specific questions and steer the presentation in the direction most helpful to them. There is no need to register. For further information please contact Kathy at 207/287-2750 or kathy.shaw@maine.gov. The Abbe Museum can be reached at 207/ 288-3519.

Nefa New England States Touring/ Meet the Composer

The next deadline for both a New England States Touring (NEST) grant and a Meet the Composer/New England grant is December 1, 2011.

NEFA's NEST grant program provides support to nonprofit organizations based in New England for community-related activities by select New England performing artists from outside of the presenter's state. Click for details and to apply.

Nonprofit organizations in New England may apply for Meet the Composer/New England. Eligible projects encompass the full range of music composition, including jazz, classical, and songwriting. Click for details and to apply.

Multiyear Funding of up to $1 million Available to Nonprofit Arts Organizations

Sebastian Spering Kresge

Kresge Foundation's Arts and Culture Program announces final call for Facility Investment and Building Reserve Grant applications. Deadline: March 1, 2012 for preliminary applications.

Facility investment grants will prioritize renovation and repair projects. Building reserve grants are designed to seed or enhance an organization's building reserve fund for the ongoing maintenance and replacement of an organization's facilities (the program does not fund reserves solely for equipment).

Eligible applicants are nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations in the United States whose primary mission is arts and culture and Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations that have a long-term agreement to operate a government-owned facility are eligible.

Start up organizations or those with less than two full years of operation, and organizations that are both owned and operated by a government entity are not eligible to apply.

Grant amounts will be dependent on the type of project and the size, scope, and business model of the organization. In general, multiyear institutional capitalization grants will not exceed $1 million and/or a period of three years from the time of the grant award.

Complete program information, application guidelines, and the application form are available at the Kresge Web site. http://www.kresge.org/programs/arts-culture/institutional-capitalization/facility-investments-and-building-reserves

Creative Capital Executive Director Provides Free Grant Information Session

On October 18, Ruby Lerner, president and executive director of Creative Capital, will be at Portland Public Library to answer questions regarding their current and upcoming grant rounds.

Creative Capital supports artists creating adventurous and imaginative work in Visual Arts, Film/Video, Performing Arts, Innovative Literature and Emerging Fields. In 2012, Creative Capital will be considering proposals in Emerging Fields, Innovative Literature and Performing Arts. The online letter of inquiry form opens on February 1, 2012 and closes on March 1, 2012.

Far from a traditional funder, Creative Capital is committed to working in long-term partnership with the bold and groundbreaking artists that they fund, making a multi-year financial commitment while providing advisory and professional development services. Acting as a catalyst for the development of exceptional and imaginative ideas, Creative Capital supports artists whose work is provocative, timely and relevant; who are deeply engaged with their artforms and demonstrate a rigorous commitment to their craft, yet are also boldly original and push the boundaries of their genre; who create work that carries the potential to reshape the cultural landscape.

Any working artist with at least five years of professional experience who is a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident and at least 25 years old is eligible to apply. Selected grantees receive up to $50,000 in direct support and a suite of services valued at more than $37,000.

The session, in Meeting Room 5 of the Portland Public Library, is free and open to the public. RSVP to grants@creative-capital.org.

For more information on Creative Capital, including past recipients and current work, please visit creative-capital.org.

ArtPlace Grant

ArtPlace is a national program working to drive the revitalization of cities and towns with an investment model that puts the arts at the center of economic development. A twelve million dollar loan fund has been created to accelerate creative placemaking and put art and culture at the heart of a portfolio of strategies to transform communities.

The initiative is collaboration between the NEA, Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Ford Foundation, The James Irvine Foundation, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Rasmuson Foundation, The Robina Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation and an anonymous donor. Other federal partners includethe departments of Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, Education, and Transportation, along with leadership from the White House Office of Management and Budget and the Domestic Policy Council.

The first 34 ArtPlace grants have been invested in places that range across the country and vary in size. The initial round of grants totals $11.5 million, with an average grant size of approximately $350,000. ArtPlace invites Letters of Inquiry from initiatives involving arts organizations, artists and designers working in partnership with local and national partners to produce a transformative impact on community vibrancy.

Guidelines can be found here
You can register here for an October 3 webinar on developing a letter of inquiry
Letter of Inquiry deadline is November 15, 2011.

Free Workshops to Explain Funding in the Arts

If you have ever had questions about funding that is available through the Maine Arts Commission and other granting entities then help is just around the corner. Kathy Ann Shaw, Senior Grants Associate with the Maine Arts Commission, will be visiting Ogunquit and Bar Harbor to provide all the answers you could ever need. She will be joined in Bar Harbor by Kathleen Mundell who oversees the agency’s traditional arts programs.

On Thursday, September 29, 2011 from 10 am to noon, Kathy Ann Shaw will offer a free workshop about how to access funding sources for artists and arts organizations. The workshop will be hosted by the Ogunquit Museum of American and the Ogunquit Playhouse and held at the Museum at 543 Shore Road, Ogunquit. For directions click here

Kathy will present basic information about the Maine Arts Commission’s grant programs. The presentation will include a review of the National Endowment for the Arts’ new funding categories and will feature tips and tricks for grant writing. This will be an informal gathering which will allow participants to ask specific questions and steer the presentation in the direction most helpful to them.

While in the area workshop attendees are invited to view the Museum’s current exhibitions and/or to attend the matinee of the Ogunquit Playhouse’s production of Miss Saigon

The next workshop in this series will take place on Monday, November 14, 2011, at the Abbe Museum, 26 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor. Kathy will be joined by Kathleen Mundell, the agency’s traditional arts specialist, who will address the agency’s folk and traditional arts programs.

For more information on either workshop, please contact Kathy Ann Shaw Senior Grants Associate, 207/287-2750 kathy.shaw@maine.gov.

APAP Exchange Funds/ NEFA Travel Funds

The Association of Performing Arts Presenters Cultural Exchange Fund is a travel subsidy program supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to assist U.S.-based presenting professionals. All applicants must be active members of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters.

The maximum amount awarded per individual organization, inclusive of travel costs and per diem, is $2,000. Group travel subsidies will be awarded only to groups of three or more individuals from different member presenting organizations. The maximum award for a group is $10,000. The deadline is November 4, 2011, for the travel period December 2011 to June 2012. Full information can be found on the APAP site http://www.apap365.org/KNOWLEDGE/GrantPrograms/Pages/CEF3.aspx.

The New England Foundation for the Arts also has travel funds available. The Presenter Travel Fund provides monetary assistance to arts programmers or curatorial staff in New England. Applicants may apply for funding to help cover the expense of attending festivals, showcases, conferences, or other cultural events where they can see artistic work that they may present in their own community. Applicants should apply 30 days or more before the time of travel. More information can be found on the NEFA site at http://www.nefa.org/grants_services/presenter_travel_fund