About the application:
Are you an artist of color living and/or working in Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan or Hyde Park?
Have you been negatively impacted by COVID-19?
We know that COVID-19 has hit artists hard, especially artists of color. If you have lost work or other income due to COVID-19, please consider applying for this mini-grant!
What? $1,000 grant to be utilized at your discretion
Who? In order to qualify, you must be an artist of color, which includes artists who are engaged in a wide definition of art as well as traditional and nontraditional arts such as (but not limited to): culinary arts, dance, street theater, performance art, music, photography, fashion, body art, game design, graphic design, poetry, fine arts, social practice, puppetry, jewelry, graffiti, fabrics, ceramics, etc.
Where? Artists must live and/or work along the Fairmount Indigo Line (Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan or Hyde Park)
How? It’s simple! Just fill out a short google form.
When? Applicants must apply between Tuesday, May 5th and Friday, May 15th.
Really? Yup. It’s that simple! Please help us spread the word!
About the Fairmount Cultural Corridor (FCC) Initiative:
The FCC Initiative is a creative place making project that engages residents, artists, community organizations and small businesses to support vibrant, livable neighborhoods along the Fairmount Commuter Line. We have partnered with artists in our neighborhoods since we began in 2012.
The FCC is made up of a variety of partnering organizations such as DSNI, DS4SI, Upham’s Corner Main Street, Fairmount Innovation Lab (FIL), and Artmorpheus Inc.
Our Artist Relief Fund is sponsored by The Kresge Foundation to support the sustainability and advancement of artists along the Fairmount Corridor during this time of crisis. The Kresge Foundation is a private, national foundation that works to expand opportunities in America's cities through grantmaking and social investing in arts and culture, education, environment, health, human services and community development.
