Office of Cultural Affairs Announces Special Projects Grants

OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANNOUNCES SPECIAL PROJECTS GRANTS
FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS

DALLAS: The City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) announces a new funding program for nonprofit cultural arts organizations and individual artists in all disciplines. Awards of $1,000 to $5,000 will be presented through the Cultural Projects Program – Special Support Grants multiple times during the City’s fiscal year. Artists and organizations must meet the eligibility criteria outlined in the Special Projects Grants Guidelines posted on the website, and must notbe currently be receiving OCA funding through either the Cultural Organizations Program (COP) or Cultural Projects Program (CPP). Applications are available online and will be accepted through March 27, 2015 for the first round of awards.

“We are very excited to be launching this new funding program for individual artists and special projects. It will help us continue to support great Dallas arts - and great Dallas artists – and bring fresh ideas, exciting emerging organizations, and passionate new voices into our cultural ecosystem,” says Interim Director of Cultural Affairs David Fisher. “This new program was designed to be proactive, responsive and flexible in order to nurture the eclectic community of artists and organizations that make our City great.”

Funding will be made available to individual artists who are permanent residents of Dallas, and nonprofit arts and cultural organizations with administrative offices within the city limits. Priority will be given to new works by emerging organizations with operating history of at least 3 years, cultural organizations with budgets under $1,000,000 based on prior year’s expenses, and individual artists with at least 3 years of experience in their field. All projects must take place within the Dallas city limits during the time frame for each deadline. Additional information is available online at http://dallasculture.org/cpp.asp or by calling the Office of Cultural Affairs at 214-670-3687.

About the Office of Cultural Affairs

The Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) provides opportunities for all Dallas citizens and visitors to have access to the arts and the means of cultural expression. The Office of Cultural Affairs works with its citizen advisory board, the Cultural Affairs Commission, to foster the development of the cultural system in Dallas. OCA provides a variety of programs and services, including the management and operations of seven cultural facilities, a public art program, cultural funding programs and WRR Radio. More information on the Office of Cultural Affairs’ programs can be found on its website at http://www.DallasCulture.org.