FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 01/12/2024 Contact: Rachel Kilburg Varley, Economic Development Coordinator Phone: 319-356-5248
Public Art Matching Grant Program: Now accepting applications for 2024
To foster creativity and continue to enhance public access to the arts in Iowa City, the City’s Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) announces the 2024 Matching Grant fund program. The program is available for visual, audio, or performance-based art projects that are located in Iowa City and freely accessible to the general public.
Funding awards issued through the program are 50/50 matching grants. The maximum grant award is $4,000 which will require documented total project costs of at least $8,000. The minimum grant is $500 for a grant project of at least $1,000. All projects must be completed during calendar year 2024.
Art such as sculpture, murals, performances, interactive exhibits, video projections, soundscapes, the spoken word, and other media will all be considered. While all proposals will be considered, projects that are functional, ephemeral, in unexpected places, or have a participatory element to them will be strong competitors.
Proposals must be for projects that will be publicly accessible and viewable within Iowa City city limits.
Proposals will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. Friday, March 15, 2024. Grant awards will be announced in April. Projects are required to be completed by Dec. 31, 2024.
The application and additional information on selection criteria, submission requirements, eligible expenses, and other conditions for the program are available at www.icgov.org/publicart.
For more information, contact Rachel Kilburg Varley at 319-356-5248 or rkilburg@iowa-city.org.
