CBAC Restructures Grant Program

 

The Chequamegon Bay Arts Council is restructuring its grant programs for 2012. The new Arts Initiative grant program will replace what was formerly two separate grant programs: the Project Grant and the Creative Community Grant. The AI Grant is       similar to those previous grant types in that it is intended to support the creation of projects that may include public exhibitions, performances, publications, commissioned art and educational activities in a variety of disciplines. The funding levels for the AI Grants are new, and applicants can submit proposals requesting $250 to $4,000. A total of $17,000 will be available for AI Grants.

 

The change is being made to eliminate the funding gap that existed between the two previous types of grants, which funded Project Grants at levels up to $1,000 and Creative Community Grants from $2,500 to $5,000. Designing one major funding category related to project creation also sets up CBAC to plan ahead for anticipated funding decreases, related to state budget cuts, from the Wisconsin Arts Board. It also allows CBAC to better plan and allocate funds to project-based art proposals. CBAC will continue to offer the Artistic Development Grant as a separate program.

 

Applications are now available for AI Grants on the CBAC website. Applications are due Friday, January 20, 2012. Grant  announcements will made on February 20.

CBAC serves as a regranting agency for the Wisconsin Arts Board.  Through this collaboration, CBAC offers grant opportunities to artists and organizations in Bayfield and Ashland counties.  

 

Important Dates:

        Last day for draft review:                           Friday, January 13, 2012

        Applications Postmarked by:                     Friday, January 20, 2012

        Grant Announcements:                             Monday, February 13, 2012

 

Download general information about the 2012 Arts Initiative Grant 

 

Download the  application for the 2012 Arts initiative Grant

 

For questions regarding grants or technical assistance  please contact Christina Sauer, Grant Coordinator, at 715-373-5143.

 

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Previous Grant Recipients

 

2011 Project Grants

• Washburn Elementary PTO
• Children’s theater production
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• Ashland Chamber Music Society
• Chamber music series
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• Summer (Mostly) Thursdays
• Bayfield summer music series
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• Hope McLeod
• Publication of book of original poetry
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• Warren Nelson
• Creation and publication of the book “Backstage Big Top”

 

2011 Creative Community Grants

           

• Kellie Pederson and Scott Griffiths

• Create a touring production of their earlier stage production of Animal Farm

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• Big Water Film Festival

• Support four filmmakers’ participation at the Big Water Film Festival along with new outreach components at local schools and a filmmakers forum for the community

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• Lake Superior Big Top Chautatuqua

• Support and mentor new talent through the Big Top Idol 2 event

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• Cable Natural History Museum 

• Support a series of classes entitled Where Art and Nature Connect

 

2011 Artistic Development Grants

    Grants to promote ongoing learning and to encourage area residents to further

    their artistic abilities for reasons of personal growth and enhanced

    community excellence.    

        Funding levels: Variable

        

• Bonnie Bergman
• Crown, Pipe, and Dram: The Scottish Sporranworkshop at North Shore
• Folk School (Grand Marais, MN)
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• Catherine Cogger
• Jewelry making class at Pouncing Rain Metal Working Center
• (Bellingham, WA)
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• Sandy Griffin
• Woodcutting workshop with instructor Tom Huck (St. Louis, MO)
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• Marie Ketring
• Photography workshop by Tony Bonanno (Santa Fe, NM)
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• Jill Lorenz
• Ceramics workshop by Sandy Blain at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts (Gatlinburg, TN)
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• Scott Roush
• Ashokan Knife Seminar  through the New England Bladesmiths Guild
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• Jason Terry
• University of South Dakota workshop to study introduction to traditional Japanese woodblock printing for contemporary artists
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• Kristin Tetzner
• UW-Stout workshop to study Woodcuts for Printmaking (Drummond)

 

 

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College Scholarships

      $500 scholarships to acknowledge past accomplishments and future promise  

    of high school graduates who will enter a field of study leading

    to a career in the arts 

        

• Maya Quinlan
• Ashland High School
• UW - Stevens Point
• Music 
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• Madelyn Rice

 

•  Washburn High School
• UM - Duluth
• Visual Arts 

 

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• Charlene Wartman
• Washburn High School
• UW - LaCrosse
• Focus on Visual Arts 
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• Kelsey Ann Kinderman
• Drummond High School
• UW - Eau Claire
• Studying for a BFA

  

 

 

   

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The mural in the Benoit Community Center was partially funded through a CBAC grant in 2008.   

 

  

 

Washburn Elementary School students took part in a week-long theater residency

program partially funded through a CBAC grant.