Application Deadline: February 24, 2012
Maximum grant amount $7,500 (with a required 1:1 match)
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.
Application Deadline: January 13, 2012; June 22, 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.
Application Deadline: April 13, 2012; June 22, 2012; October 5, 2012Maximum grant award: $1,500
Program Guidelines
This grant supports traditional artists’ fees for presentations in a range of community settings including festivals, gatherings, fairs, museums, tours and other community events.
Application Deadline: 60 days prior to initiative - Accepted throughout the yearMaximum grant amount $1,000
Program Guidelines
This grant, jointly administered by the Maine Arts Commission and the Maine Humanities Council, funds projects that include elements of both the arts and humanities.
Application Deadlines: Letter of interest, February 24, 2012, Application by invitation only, October 5, 2012.
Maximum grant award $50,000 (with a required 1:1 match)
Program Guidelines
This grant supports partnerships between cultural, economic and governmental sectors effect community revitalization. Applications will be considered from communities/regions with a strong commitment to inter-sector collaboration that seeks to strengthen the cultural assets of their community.
Application Deadlines: April 13, 2012; June 22, 2012; October 5, 2012Maximum grant amount $1,500
Program Guidelines
This 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).
Application Deadline: February 24, 2012Maximum grant award: $20,000 (with an in-kind and/or cash match)
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.
Deadline for 2011: Literary Arts - May 11, 2012; Visual Arts - May 25, 2012; Performing/Media Arts - June 8, 2012Grant amount: $13,000
Program Guidelines
This grant rewards artistic excellence, advances the careers of Maine artists and promotes public awareness regarding the eminence of the creative sector in Maine.
Application Deadline: January 13, 2012
Maximum grant amount: $2,000 (Organizations are required to show an in-kind and/or cash match)
Program Guidelines
This grant supports artistic innovation in the production and presentation of media and/or performance work of artists and organizations.
Application Deadline: January 13, 2012
Maximum grant amount: $2,000
Program Guidelines
This grant, offered through a partnership with the Maine Community Foundation and the Jane Morrison Film Fund, supports educational opportunities for filmmakers in the early stages of their career development. The Fund is designed to help filmmakers attain instructional guidance and skills.
Application Deadline: April 1, 2012Maximum grant award: $10,000
Program Guidelines being developed
The agreement establishes an annual exchange program providing professional artists with opportunities for creation and professional development residencies in both Maine and New Brunswick.
Application Deadline: April 13, 2012Maximum grant award: $10,000 (with a required match of 1:1)
Program Guidelines
This grant 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.
Application Deadline: June 22, 2012Maximum grant amount: $4,000
Program Guidelines
This grant supports Maine’s communities as they preserve valuable artistic traditions by providing an opportunity for master traditional artists to pass on their skills to qualified apprentices.
Application Deadline: June 22, 2012
Maximum grant amount: $13,000
Program Guidelines
This grant supports artistic excellence, advances the careers of Maine traditional artists, and promotes public awareness regarding the eminence of the creative sector in Maine.