Individual, professional artists may apply for an award of $5,000 to help
underwrite the costs of creating new works of exceptional quality. Awards are
granted for the creation of new, original work. The Foundation makes awards
for a specific project to originators/ creators of art and artistic production.
The Foundation does not normally make awards to artists solely for performance
(singer, dancer, musician, actor, etc.) unless it is in the context of an original
project. This distinction should
be carefully noted before undertaking the work entailed in applying for an
award.
Who May Apply:
Foundation awards are open to individual artists who create original work
All artists must be United States citizens or
Resident Aliens
All applicants must be residents of Bexar County, Texas
for:
12 consecutive months, as of the date of application
and at least
18 yrs old
Artists proposing a project must demonstrate one or more
of the following characteristics:
a potential for artistic growth
a
significant shift in their work
or a challenging exploration
with new materials, concepts or artistic practices
only professional
artists demonstrating high artistic quality should apply
The Foundation will confirm applicant eligibility
Definition of Professional Artists
Individuals are considered to be professional artists if they:
earn at least part of their annual income in their artistic disciplines
consider their artistic endeavors as a career
make a significant
time investment in their artistic disciplines through practice, performance
and production
Who May Not Apply:
Applicants may not be, nor related to current panelists.
Applicants who received a previous Foundation award are not eligible to
apply for 5 years from the award date.
Groups of artists are not eligible only individual artists
may apply.
You may not apply if you are a student:
enrolled in an art or art-related college
planning to attend an art or art-related
college
Awards
may not be used to support academic research or to study toward an
academic professional degree.
Artist Foundation awards are not awarded
to commercial artists or crafts-makers or any artist whose work primarily
falls into commercial, advertising art, crafts and decorative art categories.
Previous Foundation award recipients may not reapply for 5 years.
What is Not funded:
The Foundation does not make grants to pay for:
past debts or legal fees
the
purchase of real estate
moves to other cities
the
costs of installations, commissions or projects ordered by others
Normally,
the Foundation will not support travel grants.
Robert L.B. Tobin Grand Prize for Artistic Excellence:
All winners from all categories will be considered for the Robert L.B. Tobin
Grand Prize for Artistic Excellence
in the
amount of $7,500.
The Foundation Board of Directors will select the recipient.
