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Michael Katz, storyteller, and Dancing Drum with children

Community Arts grants are designed to support specific projects by arts organizations or individual artists who have a partnership with an arts or educational non-profit organization. The program supports projects that increase accessibility to the arts for under-served communities. The grant committee encourages proposals that focus on youth and families. Projects considered for this program must occur between October 1, and September 30, annually. The maximum amount of a Community Arts Grant is $6,000.

2013 Grant Deadline .
Grant Deadline is Monday, June 10, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. No late applications accepted.

2013 CA Grant

2013 Technical Assistance Workshops
Due to the new on-line application, attendance at a technical assistance workshop is mandatory for first-time applicants, and is highly recommended for returning applicants.

APPLICATION & TECHNOLOGY ONE-HOUR WORKSHOPS for
CITY CULTURAL ARTS GRANTS
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2013 at Noon-1:00 p.m. OR 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Granada Garage Conference Room, 2nd Floor, 1221 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara.
Advanced registration for the One-hour Workshop is NOT required.

COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECTS Funded by the city grants program
Arts for Humanities
Art Without Limits
Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara
Children's Creative Project
Crescendo!
Community Action Commission
Community Environmental Council
DramaDogs
Everybody Dance Now!
Friends of the Eastside Library
Michael Katz Storytelling Workshop
On The Verge-Teen Choreographers
Open Alternative Education Fndtn
.Pacific Pride, SB Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Performing & Visual Arts Camp
SB African Heritage Film Series
Arts Ed at the Granada
Santa Barbara Festival Ballet
Santa Barbara Vocal Jazz Foundation
SONando Santa Barbara
Student Art Fund
Vanishing Landscape
VIVA EL ARTE!
Women's Literary Festival

APPLICATION
2013 CA Grant

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GRANTS AT A GLANCE

County Grant: (offered twice each calendar year)

Community Arts Enrichment Grants (CAE)
Mini-grants of up to $5,000 to artists and arts organizations serving Santa Barbara County. CAE grants are intended to support artists and arts and cultural organizations by funding projects and a variety of activities that enrich the lives of residents in Santa Barbara County communities.

City of Santa Barbara Grants: (Offered once per calendar year)

Community Arts Grants (CA)
Grants range from $500 to $6,000 and are directed at support for short-term projects with a community connection. Often these grants focus on children and families and have significant artist involvement. Grant recommendations are made by the City Arts Advisory Committee.

Community Events & Festivals Grants (EF)
Grant recommendations are made by the seven member City Council appointed Community Events and Festivals Committee. The Committee reviews requests for support and makes recommendation for amounts between $1,000 and $40,000.

Organizational Development Grants (OD)
Grants are made to city-based non profit arts organizations to assist in organizational development and stability. Grants range in amount from $1,000 to $18,000. Grants are recommended to the City Council by the City Arts Advisory Committee.