Art Garden is pleased to announce the availability of art grants intended for the 2008 Burning Flipside Festival! The deadline for grant applications is 2 p.m. Saturday, March 15th. On April 1, we will be awarding grants totaling $2000 in amounts from $100 - $500. These grants are “seed money” and are intended to enhance projects for community benefit. The requested amount should encompass less than 50% of total material cost for your project.
Art Grant Proposals will be evaluated based on the following:
• interactive/participatory
• original/creative
• feasible
• service to community/LNT values
• general awesomeness/jury excitement
We encourage freedom of expression in the presentation of your creativity! Each grant proposal must be submitted to artgrants@texasartgarden.org as one editable electronic document less than 7 MB and contain the following information:
1. Your full (real) name, street address, phone number and email address. This information is for financial bookkeeping and granting oversight purposes only and will be removed from the individual applications prior to the jury process.
2. A detailed description of the project. Please answer the following questions. What is your project? (Name, Brief description)
How will your project involve the Flipside community through its planning, creation, realization, and removal? Will it need power? What is your power plan?
How and where will the piece/creativity be installed/performed and removed from Flatcreek Leaving No Trace?
Will the piece incorporate flame effects, moveable pieces, and/or is it climbable? If so, how will you ensure the safety of the Flipside Participant? Please describe your Safety Plan in detail if applicable. (Note: if flame effects are used, your project will be subject to inspection by the Flipside Fire Chief, who has final say if your project will burn during the event).
3. A thorough itemized budget and amount requested. What materials will you be using and how much do they cost? How will you transport those materials to and from Flipside and what are those costs? Will extra safety equipment and personnel be required? Keep in mind Art Garden is providing seed money for raw materials not transportation costs, and receipts will be required for our records.
4. A timeline detailing the planning, creation, installment, and removal of your project.
Optional but suggested: detailed drawings, CAD files, sketches, or other graphic illustrations of your creative concept. Please forward any questions and your completed grant proposals to artgrants@texasartgarden.org.
Grant winners will sign a contract stating their intent to:
• create the proposed art piece
• save receipts of materials and present copies of those receipts greater than or equal to grant amount along with a short follow-up report
• return funds if project is not completed
• lead one workshop for Art Garden
The Board of Art Garden will choose 5 jurors from a pool of community applicants to oversee the grant money allocation in a blind selection process. We encourage you to apply by emailing a response to the below questions to artgrants@texasartgarden.org.
As a potential juror, what do these words/phrases mean to you?
• Interactivity
• Community
• Self-expression
What experience do you have in the Flipside Burn community?
Why do you want to be on the Art Jury?
Jury Criteria:
• No relation to artists applying
• Ability to meet on two dates (first date is Saturday March 15, 3pm, second date TBD, but must be complete by Thursday March 27)
• Must have attended at least one Flipside
