GEORGIA.COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES This brochure provides a quick overview of the grants and programs offered by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA). Our state fiscal year is July 1 through June 30, and most programs are funded in the spring for the following fiscal year. If you are interested in specific program information or an application, contact the GCA office at 404-651-7920. Arts Council Development Program This program assists communities which are interested in organizing and operating arts councils. Community arts councils involve their communities in presenting arts programs and services. GCA's program provides financial support and technical assistance over a three-year period. Application deadline: open. Arts In The Atlanta Project (ATAP) This joint project is in its final year at GCA. This precedent-setting collaboration between state, county, and city arts councils is administered by The Atlanta Project and works to bring arts programming and classes into the inner city of Atlanta. Artlsts-In-Educatlon (AlE) Resldencles-Schools The AlE program places professional artists in Georgia schools for residencies lasting from three to 18 weeks. Artists available through this program have been evaluated for their artistic merit and their ability to function well in an educational setting. Discipline areas include crafts, dance, literature, media, music, opera, theater and visual arts. In a residency, AlE artists provide instruction and cultural enrichment for students, teachers and area citizens. The program is open to public and private schools up through the college level. Some cash match is required. The deadline for schools to apply is March 1. AlE Technical Asslstance-Schools This program places professional artists in Georgia schools for short technical assistance consultancies. These consultancies cover areas including curriculum development, interdisciplinary instruction, multi-cultural education and staff development. The program is open to public and private schools up through the college level. The maximum award is $500 and a one-to-one match is required. Application deadline is March 1 for the first half of the fiscal year and October 2 for the last half of the fiscal year. AlE Programs-Artists The AlE program places professional artists in Georgia schools for residencies lasting from three to 18 weeks, and for short-term consultancies. As our roster is already 100 strong, this year, applications will only be accepted from artists who bring a discipline or strength not well represented on the roster. Professional, highly qualified individual artists may apply in the following disciplines: architechture/environmental design, dance, folklife, literature, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts (inclUding photography and crafts). Prospective artists must be articulate, dependable, cooperative, and genuinely interested in working with people of all ages in settings ranging from rural to metropolitan. Applications for artists, which include support material and references, are due January 17 for the upcoming school year. i, Georgia Council for the Arts Galleries The t',VogalJery spaces we curate are used to feature Georgia artists and are free and open to the public. The State Capitol Gallery, in the governor's oute.offices, hosts primarily regional shows, while the Carriage Works Gallery, in our lobby, showcases individual artists. Georgia Folkllfe Program This program works to recognize and support the state's traditional folk culture. Its grant program, a collaboration with the Georgia Humanities Council, provides a maximum of $5,000 for projects documenting or presenting folklife, traditional arts, and folk artists. Application deadline is April 3 (with a letter of intent to apply due February 15). Grassroots Arts Program (GAP) GAP makes funds for arts projects and services available to each county in the state. These funds are administered by regional Grassroots Agencies, which are responsible for developing a funds distribution plan for their region. For a directory of Grassroots Agencies, contact our office. Heart of Georgia Arts Development Project This three-year program is working to develop arts councils in a rural portion of middle Georgia. In the first two years of the program, arts councils and committees in the ninecounty region presented over 1000 performances, classes, and workshops, started a community theater and a children's theater and held an arts festival, two music festivals and three mural projects. Individual Artists This program funds Georgia artists who are not students up to $5,000. Its awards are based on artistic quality and potential for career development. Types of artists funded include visual artists, media artists, composers, choreographers, playwrights, and writers of poetry, fiction, and literary non-fiction. Applications are due April 3, and will fund new work created during the upcoming fiscal year. Organizational Grants-General Support This program provides general support to arts organizations across the state. Applications in this category are due January 17. Although organizations can be funded only once per fiscal year in this category, we do allow funded organizations to apply for grants in other program categories. Organizational Grants-Project Support This category, also due January 17, allows arts and non-arts organizations to be funded for specific arts-related projects. Statewide Cultural Celebration This project, a collaboration with the Cultural Olympiad, showcases arts programming taking place during the month of October. There is no funding involved, but the brochure listing the events is distributed statewide. Applications are due June 1, and will be available in the spring. Technical Assistance This grant helps organizations improve artistic quality or managerial effectiveness. Funds awarded, which require matching funds, help the organization hire a consultant to give intensive short-term professional advice in specific arts-related problem or growth areas. Areas funded include artistic, accessibility, board development, budget, fund-raising, organizational, public relations, marketing and development issues. Maximum award is $500 and a one-to-one match is required. Application deadline: open. Touring Program This category provides fee support (25 or 35 percent) to presenters, encouraging them to book artists from our touring roster (see below). A potential presenter must be located at least 40 miles away from the requested artist or group on the touring roster. Application deadline is May 15. Touring Roster This program is open to Georgia-based groups and individuals in all disciplines who tour arts programming. Once accepted onto the roster for two consecutive years, artists only have to reapply every three years. Applicants are reviewed on the basis of artistic merit and sufficient staff and administrative expertise to manage a tour. References are required. Applications are due February 15. OTHER RESOURCES These organizations offer programs or services for artists and arts organizations: The Georgia Artists Registry Atlanta College of Art 1280 Peachtree Street, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30309 404-898-9247 This is a slide registry for Georgia artists. Alternate ROOTS 1083 Austin Avenue Atlanta, Georgia 30307 404-577-1079 This is a regional service organization for perfoming artists, offering touring subsidies for rural, minority, and emerging arts presenters, and grants to artists doing innovative projects. Georgia Association of Community Arts Agencies 201 N. Wayne Street Milledgeville, Georgia 31061 912-452-3950 GACAA is a statewide service organization for community-based arts agencies. Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries c/o Carole Mumford, president P.O. Box 7474 Atlanta, Georgia 30357 404-753-7735 GAMAG is a service organization for nonprofit museums and galleries. Georgia Citizens for the Arts P.O. Box 7021 Atlanta, Georgia 30357 404-876-1720 This is a statewide arts advocacy organization open to both individuals and organizations. Georgia Humanities Council 50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 4040 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-2936 404-523-6220 The Humanities Council is a nonprofit agency which promotes research and programming in the humanities. Georgia Theatre Confer~nce . c/o Neal Fenter 3220 College Avenue Columbus, Georgia 31907 706-568-6351 This is a statewide service organization for theatre groups, including school-based theatres. Georgia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts 141 Pryor Street, Suite 2031 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 404-525-6046 (in Atlanta) 800-337-8665 (outside Atlanta) This group provides free legal assistance to qualified artists and arts organizations. This organization may be helpful to organizations in the formative stages which need assistance with incorporation or obtaining nonprofit status. IMAGE Film and Video Center 75 Bennett Street, NW, Suite M-1 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 404-352-4225 This regional service organization assists independent film and video artists with production resources and screenings of new work. National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies 927 15th Street, NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20005 202-371-2830 NALAA, the national service organization for local arts councils and agencies, offers workshops and technical assistance. National Endowment for the Arts 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20506 202-682-5400 The NEA is a federal agency offering a wide range of grant programs and services for individual artists and arts organizations. Singers Resource Services c/o Randy Blosser 2789 Hansard Road Cumming, Georgia 30131 404-781-3625 This regional service organization sponsors workshops and regional auditions, and distributes a newsletter for vocal artists. Southern Arts Federation 181 14th Street, NE, Suite 400 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 404-874-7244 SAF is a regional arts organization covering Alabam~, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The SAF offers an arts education program, a folk arts program, a performing arts touring program, the Southern Arts Exchange (a regional booking conference), a visual and media arts program, and information and arts advocacy services. Special Audiences 1904 Monroe Drive, Suite 110 Atlanta, Georgia 30324 404-892-1123 This organization offers arts groups assistance in meeting the needs of people with disabilities. Organizations concerned with ADA and 504 compliance and accessibility issues should contact Special Audiences.