2023 - 2024 micro grants
The Snapdragon Fund is a partnership between VAE Raleigh and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Snapdragon Fund is allocating $10,000 in this cycle to twenty $500 micro grants that directly support individual artists with a demonstrated talent in social artistry.
Micro grants are intended to encourage emerging artists to invest in the creation of new work. Funds will be awarded to self-identifying visual artists who are 18 years of age or older and are living in the 12 county region listed: Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Nash, Orange, Wake, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Snapdragon Fund will prioritize the most vulnerable artists among us: BIPOC artists, gender-non conforming and transgender artists, artists with disabilities, and artists experiencing housing insecurity. Applicants will demonstrate their visual art practice by submitting links to their websites, the website of a visual art event they recently participated in, and/or by uploading an Artist Resume/CV and/or an Artist Bio and Statement.
APPLICATION OUTLINE
Once you begin your application, you will not have the option to save and return to the form. So it is best to either gather your application materials and complete the application form at one time or keep the tab open on your computer as you work through the questions and attachments. Feel free to download/use this Google Doc to collect your thoughts.
Are there any accessibility accommodations that would allow you to better complete this application (including submitting in other formats), please contact Ava Procknow, ava@vaeraleigh.org or call 919.828.7834 and leave a voicemail.
1) Contact Info
Lead Organizers must live in Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Nash, Orange, Wake, Wayne, or Wilson county. Please provide the following information for each Lead Organizer: Name, Email, Phone Number, Address, County, and Demographic Information.
2) Supplemental Information
The more you provide, the better VAE and the panelists will get to know you and your practice.
> Artistic Proof: Please provide links to your artist website, a link to a visual art event you participated in within the past two years, and/or your social media handles that showcase your artistic practice. (or upload your resume/CV below)
> Artist Resume or CV (optional)
> Artist Statement and/or Bio (optional)
> Impact: Please describe how you or your practice would benefit from receiving a micro grant.
APPLICATION REVIEW
All applications will be reviewed by a panel of five community members who represent the creative communities from the twelve eligible counties. The application, detailed above, is designed to give applicants the opportunity to fully explain complex and layered ideas. Panelists will review applications based on artistic excellence, need, and connection to the visual arts.
PANELISTS
Panelist announcement coming soon!
The 2023 - 2024 application has closed. 2024 - 2025 applications will become available in Fall of 2024.
HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? CONTACT US:
ava@vaeraleigh.org