The deadline for 2017 Artist Research and Development Grants (ARDG) is Thursday, August 25, 2016. Are you ready? To help prospective applicants prepare their best application, beginning next week, the Arts Commission will be offering tips, resources, and training throughout the next six weeks.
ARDGs are designed to support individual artists from all disciplines in the development of artistic work, support the advancement of artistic research and recognize the contributions individual artists make to Arizona’s communities.As our only grant aimed specifically at supporting the work of individual artists, it’s also our most competitive.
Learn more about Artist Research and Development Grants
Inside the App
Each Wednesday, be sure to check-in to the Arts Commission website for new installments of Inside the App–a weekly step-by-step walk-through of the ARDG application, including insider insights and pro-tips from grant writing experts and past grantees. Click here to read them all.
Perspectives
Sometimes, you just need a little inspiration. Each Thursday, we’ll spotlight past ARDG recipients in the second year of our grantee interview series Perspectives. Check out past installments here.
Online Information Sessions
This online information session includes discussion of ARDG application and eligibility requirements, a breakdown of the application components and a live Q&A with Arts Commission staff.
Competitive Grant Writing for Artists
9:30 am, Saturday, July 23, 2016
Phoenix, AZ
This free 3-hour workshop teaches participants the fundamentals of grant writing by exposing what funders and reviewers are looking for in an application. Using the ARDG application as a model, participants learn the essential components of a strong application as they play the role of reviewers in a mock grant review panel.
Writing a Stellar Proposal
6:00 pm, Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Mesa, AZ
Hosted by Creative Catalysts and Mesa Arts Center as the first in a series of workshops for “makers trying to make it!” this workshop follows the same model as Competitive Grant Writing for Artists and includes a networking component.
