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CREATIVE CAPITAL GRANTS AVAILABLE IN MARCH 2004
Arts foundation will award up to 40 grants in the fields of visual arts and film/video

NEW YORK, NY (November 3, 2003) – In the spring of 2004, Creative Capital Foundation will accept proposals for its 2004–05 grant cycle supporting work in the visual arts and film/video. Grants for performing arts and emerging fields will be available in 2005. The nonprofit arts organization has implemented a new application process: to apply for a grant, artists must first submit an Inquiry Form, which will be available February 16, 2004 on the foundation’s website, www.creative-capital.org. The deadline for completed Inquiry Forms is March 15, 2004; those invited to apply will be notified in June 2004.

As in past grant rounds, funded projects will receive approximately $400,000 in initial grants, ranging from $5,000 to $20,000. In addition, grantees are eligible for follow-up support totaling $900,000 to $1 million in the form of advisory services and additional financial assistance.

Now in its fifth year, the New York-based foundation has awarded an estimated
$3 million in grants and supplemental support to 158 artists from 24 states and the District of Columbia. A complete list of grantees, profiles of funded projects, and up-to-date grant cycle information can be found online at the foundation’s website.

Grant Calendar 2004–05

February 2004	Inquiry Forms available (Visual Arts & Film/Video)
March 2004	Deadline for completed Inquiry Forms
June 2004	Notification of results; applicants selected
January 2005	Announcement of awards

About Creative Capital

Founded in January 1999, Creative Capital Foundation is a national nonprofit organization that supports individual artists pursuing innovative approaches to form and content in the visual and performing arts, film/video, and in emerging fields

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