Citizens of Apogaea,
With great enthusiasm and much purring, CATS (Creative Art Team Support) announces this year’s granted art-ing details.
Apogaea has allocated $6,000 in art grant awesome-ness this year! Apogaea is all about the ART, and has typically funded upwards of $50,000 of art grants annually in recent years. Due to budget limitations this year though, funds will be much more limited than prior years…. That’s where you come in!
CATS is accepting direct donations to the Art Grant Fund through April 5, 2016. If you would like to help fund the fabulously fun and freaky art of Apogaea this year, and bring even MORE projects to life, now is your time to shine!
You can make a direct donation of any amount now by following this link here. You will earn the respect and love of CATS and artists far and wide across the land!
2016 Grants:
Now for what you’ve all been waiting for….how do I apply for an art grant this year?
There will be a single round for art grant submissions this year, the SEED MONEY ROUND. And since we want to spread as much of our seed around as we possibly can on a limited budget, there is a cap of $599 maximum per project for all applications.
The grant application cycle is open March 7 through 21, 2016 for submissions (stay tuned to Art News or sign up for the Apogaea Outpost for more information). Grant recipients will be announced by April 20, 2016 with the goal of having all funds disbursed and in artists’ hands by May 1, 2016.
Read more details here to begin preparing your astounding applications for our review. This page includes all FAQs about the creative grant application process as well as the questions you will need to answer in your application. Start studying up, the grant round opens in just a few weeks! If you have any additional questions not answered on these pages, please email [email protected].
What about my 2015 granted project?
Bring it on!!! We are excited to welcome back all 2015 granted art projects with open arms this year. We can’t wait to bask in the glow of your creative juices (we hear they’re especially *moist* this year).
All 2015 granted artists who are returning with their project this year will receive the same benefits of CATS assistance, placement at event, featured description on the website and WWWW, and directed artist ticket that they would have received last year.
A BIG thanks to all the artists who have already confirmed their project will be coming to Apogaea 2016. If you have not yet confirmed, please check your email or give us a shout at [email protected] for more logistics ASAP!
2015 granted art projects are welcome to apply for a grant to help cover the cost of transportation, propane, and/or repairs. In years past returning projects were handled in their own grant round, but this year we’ll examine those grants in the single round.
Fucking Unicorns
Huge thanks to the Fucking Unicorns for donating the profit from their annual party to the Apogaea Art Grant Fund and also letting us set up a table with our Art of Apogaea book at their party. You Unicorns are TRULY magical, and we thank you for making art happen (info on how you can order your copy of the Art of Apo coffee table book, coming soon!!!)!
DMV
Apogaea is in need of a DMV lead to review and certify mutant vehicles. It’s still being determined if the new land will accommodate driving of art cars, but either way we want to have a lead to wrangle art cars. This lead will be working in collaboration with CATS, so we can already tell you that they’ll have an awesome time 🙂 This is an Ignition level position and qualifies you for a discounted ticket as well.
If you’re interested in helping make art cars a reality at Apogaea 2016, please read more about the role description here and contact the Board at [email protected] to get started!