![]() Long-Haul Projects: Grants up to $6,000 each to support launching, sustaining, or completing long-term projects. New Work / Projects: Grants up to $6,000 each to support the creation and presentation of visionary, artist-driven new work / projects. WaveMaker is made possible by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts' Regional Regranting Program, a network of 32 regranting partners across the country. Founded in 2015 by the former nonprofit Cannonball, WaveMaker has been administered by Locust Projects, Miami’s longest running nonprofit alternative art space, since 2017.Įach year, WaveMaker at Locust Projects awards a total of $60,000 in grant funding to artists, curators, and collectives across Miami-Dade County in the following three categories: Grantees receive up to $6,000 each in three categories: New Work / Projects, Long-Haul Projects, and Research & Development + Implementation. In the spirit of Locust Projects’ artist-driven mission, WaveMakers experiment and take risks, creating innovative work that is shared with the public in unconventional spaces. Since 2015, WaveMaker has awarded $570,000 in funding to 114 of Miami’s visionary artists. For more info, please visit WaveMaker at Locust Projects supports Miami’s visionary artists with incubator grants for innovative projects that are shared with the public in unconventional spaces. All projects shortlisted during the Platforms review process, whether they receive a Platforms grant or not, will have an opportunity to get direct focused assistance and support from Kickstarter staff.Stay tuned for the announcement of the 2023 grantees. With so many big ideas in the New Orleans region and limited Platforms resources, this partnership is a great way to help even more artists to develop their projects. For the 2015-16 grant cycle, Kickstarter staff will provide direct assistance to a select group of Platforms applicants and assist in the development of Kickstarter campaigns for their projects. And like Lagniappe, this partnership is that little something extra that can make a big difference. In addition to the collaborative partnership with the Warhol Foundation and its national network of regional re-granting programs, the Platforms Fund has developed a unique partnership with Kickstarter to enhance its work within the New Orleans region. Collaborations like the Platforms Fund allow them to reach a sizable population of informal, non-incorporated artist-initiated endeavors. The Foundation aims to support the independent creative activity of artists by partnering with leading artist-centered, visual arts organizations across the country. The Platforms Fund is the eighth program in a growing national network of regional re-granting programs supported by the Andy Warhol Foundation – including Alternative Exposure (San Francisco, California), The Idea Fund (Houston, Texas), The Precipice Fund (Portland, Oregon), The Propeller Fund (Chicago, Illinois), Rocket Grants (Kansas City, Missouri), WaveMaker Grants (Miami, Florida), and the Kindling Fund (Portland, Maine). Updates on those events and application guidelines can be found at starting October 22. There will be a series of public info sessions, workshops, and one-on-one assistance for the application process leading up to the deadline. Funded projects will be announced in February 2015. ![]() The application process will open on October 22 to coincide with the launch party event, and the submission deadline will be January 20, 2015. Grants will range from $1500-$5000 and a minimum of six awards will be distributed for the 2015-16 grant cycle. In 2015 the Platforms Fund will provide grants of up to $5000 to a diverse array of artist-driven projects, which are ambitious, accessible, and experimental in nature. ![]() Tammany Parishes) by charting unmapped territory in the structures and production of artistic projects. It is our hope that projects that receive support from the Platforms Fund expand the arts ecosystem of the New Orleans region (Orleans, St. The Platforms Fund seeks to emphasize New Orleans’ historical characteristics of creativity, collaboration, and resiliency, while pushing the boundaries of where community engagement and the dissemination of creative ideas can intersect. The Platforms Fund is a collaborative effort of Press Street, Ashé Cultural Art Center, and Pelican Bomb to provide support for the development and presentation of self-organized artistic projects. Platforms Fund organizers will be on hand to discuss the possibilities for your big ideas. ![]() We will celebrate this monumental occasion for the New Orleans art community with conversations and libations. Claude Avenue) on Wednesday, October 22, 7-9pm for the official launch of the Platforms Fund. ![]() Please join us at Press Street Headquarters (3718 St. ![]()
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