Four Oregon Arts Commission grant programs have deadlines in September and October: Small Operating Grants; Arts Build Communities; Art Acquisition Funding; and Individual Artist Fellowships. Here is grant information, listed in deadline order: Small Operating Grants provide operating support for 501(c) (3) arts organizations with an annual operating budget of less than $150,000. The organizations must have arts at the core of its mission and provide public access to ongoing arts programs (at least four annually) for their local community. More information can be found here: http://bit.ly/2b21cAp. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16. Arts Build Communities grants provide $3,000 to $7,000 matching support funds to arts and other community-based organizations for projects that address a local community problem, issue or need through an arts-based solution. More information can be found here: http://bit.ly/1FJt69k. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 3, for projects taking place in 2017. The Ford Family Foundation’s Art Acquisition Funding Program, managed by the Arts Commission, helps visual arts institutions with publicly accessible collections acquire seminal works by Oregon visual artists. The effort preserves public access to great works and supports artists and the institutions that sustain their work. More information can be found here: http://bit.ly/2bFtDFI.Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14. Individual Artist Fellowships honor Oregon’s professional artists and their artistic achievements and supports their efforts to advance their career. FY2017 awards are open to artists in the performing arts. More information can be found here: http://bit.ly/1OmCokh. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 17.
