Anton Art Center – Minigrants
The Anton Art Center is the Region 10A Regranting Agency for the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA), and will award minigrants to nonprofit organizations, schools, municipalities and individual professional artists in Macomb and Oakland counties in support of arts and culture programming and professional or organizational development.
Deadline
Applications are to be submitted online through the MCACA e-Grant system by:
Round 1 – 11:59p.m. EST, August 3, 2017
Round 2 – 11:59p.m. EST, January 15, 2018
Submit completed online applications through the MCACA e-Grant system here: www.mcaca.egrant.net.
Minigrants will be awarded in two categories:
Arts and Culture Projects – organizations may apply for grants of up to $4,000.
Professional or Organizational Development – individual professional artists and organizations may apply for grants of up to $1,500.
Michigan non-profit organizations, schools, municipalities and individual artists are eligible to apply for activities that take place between October 1st, 2017 and September 30th, 2018 (individual professional artists are only eligible for professional development support).
Workshops
The Anton Art Center will offer a series of free informational workshops on minigrant guidelines and the application process. Funds are awarded on a competitive basis, and organizations will benefit from submitting a well-written grant application and supporting materials which conform to the guidelines. Attending an application workshop will help applicants understand what is required for a competitive application. Though not required, new and prospective applicants are encouraged to attend one of these workshops. Please see page one of the Press Release for the complete workshop schedule.
Press Release
RSVPs are requested for workshop attendance. To RSVP, please email Taylor Rupp at trupp@theartcenter.org, or call (586) 469-8666. Minigrant guidelines for Region 10A are available now.
The Anton Art Center is a registered nonprofit organization located in Mount Clemens, Michigan, with a mission to enrich and inspire people of all ages through the arts. The Anton Art Center is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am until 5pm; admission is free and open to the public.