2024 South Florida Cultural Consortium Grant For Visual & Media Artists
The South Florida Cultural Consortium, an alliance of the arts councils of Broward, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe and Palm Beach Counties grants visual and media artists with awards at either the $15,000 or $7,500 level. These awards are among the largest such honors accorded by local arts agencies to visual and media artists in the United States. Established 1988, the SFCC has awarded over $4 million in grants to more than 300 artists. In addition to receiving the grant, the artists take part in an exhibition hosted and organized by a visual arts institution in one of the five counties. For more information about the South Florida Cultural Consortium, please visit here.
ELIGIBILITY AND CRITERIA:
All emerging, mid-career and established South Florida professional artists (those residing in Broward, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe or Palm Beach Counties) are eligible to apply.
Submitted work samples must be from the last three years.
Candidates must have resided and worked in one of the participating five counties for a full year before applying. Artists must apply from the county of residence. The Consortium awards the grants contingent on proof of residency, which may include one or more of the following: property tax record; lease agreement; voter’s registration; or an IRS income tax return.
The Consortium defines a professional artist as a person who has created a recognized body of original works of art within an artistic discipline over a sustained period of time, and who is striving to achieve the highest level of professional recognition.
Individuals are not eligible to apply if they are engaging in artwork as a hobby, if they are an employee of the participating County governments or of the South Florida Cultural Consortium’s member local arts agencies, or if they are a student pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree.
Moratorium: Artists who have won the SFCC grant in the past are eligible to apply after their moratorium. A moratorium of five years is imposed on recipients who received the $15,000 grant, and a moratorium of three years is imposed on artists who received a $7,500 grant. A moratorium of seven full grant cycles is applied to artists who have won the award more than two times, regardless of the grant award amount.
Submissions will be judged by the following criteria:
- Degree of artistic excellence
- Evidence of an established and recognized body of work over a sustained period of time
- Consistency in the submitted body of work
- All samples of work submitted for review must have been completed within the last three years prior to the application date. Failure to comply with this condition will result in disqualification.
APPLICATION SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 11:59 PM
Please Note: Before applying, you may want to attend the online workshop on Thursday, September 12, 2024, 12:30-1:30 PM. Receive valuable information on how recipients are selected and how can an applicant improve his/her chances of being recommended? Attendance at this workshop is encouraged, but not required. Click here to register to attend this workshop.
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