Apply now for the Knight Arts Challenge!
Looking for funding for your
arts project? The Knight Arts Challenge supports the best ideas for bringing
South Florida together through the arts. Anyone can apply. All it takes is 150
words to fill out the initial application.
Get questions answered at Community
Q&A sessions scheduled Feb. 2-6, 2015
Community Q&A schedule
Feb
2: ArtSouth at the South Miami
Community Center, 5800 SW 66th St., South Miami, at 7 PM
Feb.
3: The Projects at FATVillage, 523 NW
First Ave., Fort Lauderdale, at 7 PM
Feb.
4: Cannonball, 1035 N. Miami
Ave., No. 300, Downtown Miami, at 7 PM
Feb.
5: African Heritage Cultural Arts Center,
6161 NW 22nd Ave., Miami, at 7 PM
Feb.
6: Custom House Museum, 281 Front St., Key
West, park at the Westin, at 11 AM
Find out more, and apply by Feb. 23 at http://www.knightarts.org/
CGO
WORKSHOP FOR FIRST-TIME USERS
February
5, 2015 at 2:00 PM
The Culture Grants Online (CGO) workshops cover the basics of applying
through the Department of Cultural Affairs' web-based grants system and will be held on Thursday, February 5 at 2:00 PM at the Department of
Cultural Affairs. All first-time applicants that will apply to the following FY2014-15 Fourth Quarter grant programs should attend:
Community Grants - March 12, 2015 Deadline
Tourist Development Council - April 16, 2015 Deadline
Audience Access (AUD) Grant
Workshop
Tuesday, February 3rd - 3:00 PM
The
AUD grant workshop is designed to provide information about the Audience Access (AUD) grant program (see below) as well as
ADA/Accessibility resources and requirements.
Special
guest presenter Heidi Johnson-Wright,
Director of Miami-Dade County ADA Coordination will explain what is required of
arts organizations under the ADA, provide helpful information and answer your
ADA/access questions.
Tuesday,
February 3rd - 3:00 PM
Miami-Dade
County Department of Cultural Affairs
6th
FL Conference Room
RSVP to attend the AUD workshop
Applications are now open to apply to the Audience
Access (AUD) Grant Program.
The
Audience Access (AUD) Grant Program is designed to provide funding to promote
and help pay for arts program ADA/access technology and services, such as
American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters, captioning, audio description,
materials in accessible format, ADA/access training, and other such services to
ensure programmatic access for audiences of all abilities. This program
is not intended
to provide assistance in funding capital/facilities projects or improvements,
such as construction, renovation or major equipment purchases.
For
more information, go to: http://www.miamidadearts.org/audience-access-aud-grants-program.
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