MUSICAL GRANT PROGRAM
The Musical Grant Program offers awards to Greater Bay Area musicians and presenters for projects of the highest artistic quality. The purpose of the program is to give a small but significant amount of financial assistance for chamber music, including all genres from early music through classical, contemporary, jazz and improvisation. SFFCM is interested in supporting musicians who, through the MGP, can impact their careers, and in enabling presenters to advance the visibility of chamber music in Northern California.
GRANT AMOUNT
The program will support projects with grants up to $3,000.
WHAT DOES THE PROGRAM SUPPORT?
Artistic - Artist rehearsal and/or performance fees - Concert venue rentals - Concert production costs, including promotion - Recording costs - Composer fees
Organizational and Career Development - Consultant fees - Professional training expenses - Travel expenses to attend conferences, workshops, competition
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 (postmarked)
Guidelines ; Application ; Application Instruction
INFORMATION WORKSHOPS
Wednesday, September 15, 2010, Meridian Gallery, San Francisco Thursday, September 16, 2010, The Jazz School, Berkeley
FUNDING
The SFFCM Musical Grant Program is made possible through the contributions of the San Francisco Grants for the Arts/Hotel Tax Fund, the Clarence E. Heller Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the San Francisco Foundation.
SIMILAR PROGRAMS
CA$H (theater and dance) by Theater Bay Area.
Alternative Exposure (visual arts) by Southern Exposure.
Subito (composer) by the American Composer Forum.
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