applications for second cycle of rocket grants now open! deadline april 1, 2011

Applications for the second cycle of project-based Rocket Grants are now open at www.callforentry.org. A total of $40,000 will be awarded this year, with up to $4,000 for each selected project. Deadline for applications for is April 1 2011. Funds will be awarded in June 2011 and successful artists and artist groups will have one calendar year to complete their projects.

DOWNLOAD 2011 APPLICATION GUIDELINES HERE. Further information about the Rocket Grants, including profiles of first year projects as well as assistance for completing applications, is available on the Rocketblog. Click the “About” tab for access to online tutorials, FAQ’s, budget forms and more.

Two upcoming launch sessions will provide more information about Rocket Grants:

• Saturday January 29, 1 PM at the Spencer Museum of Art auditorium / 1301 Mississippi Street, Lawrence, KS
• Saturday February 5, 2 PM at the H&R Block ArtSpace / 16 E 43rd Street, Kansas City, MO.

In addition, artists from throughout the 80-mile eligibility zone will have access to short one-on-one appointments with Rocket Grants staff to discuss questions about their specific applications. These will be held at various locations in Kansas City, Lawrence, Topeka, Warrensburg and St. Joseph. Click here for more about the outreach sessions.

Rocket Grants fund projects that exist outside of established art venues, occur outside of traditional forms of support, challenge traditional methods of production or presentation, add energy and diversity to the field of arts activity in our area, and provide opportunities for the creative growth of those involved. Funding for Rocket Grants comes from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The program is implemented through a collaboration between the Charlotte Street Foundation in Kansas City MO, and the Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence KS.