Space Grants available

If your small south side arts or humanities organization is putting on a public event (performance or benefit) between March 30th, 2009 and June 30, 2009, your organization may apply for up to $1000 to cover the cost of renting a space for the event.*

To apply please email us the following information:

Organization name:
Contact name:
Contact email/address/phone:
Event Date:
Budget size of organization:
Budget for the space rental and location information:

A paragraph describing your organization’s work and how it connects to arts or humanities (theater, dance, music, film, history, literature, philosopy etc.)

A paragraph describing the performance or benefit (and how it relates to your art or humanities mission)

*Please note that the funds can only go toward the rental of a space. The Network will pay the hosting space directly, the funds will not be given to your organization. Equipment, food and other service fees are not eligible. Small organizations are defined as having a budget of less than $1 million dollars. Organizations are required to be arts (theater, music, dance, visual art etc.) or humanities (history, literature, language, philosophy) organizations.

February 2 Space grant applications distributed
March 2nd Space grant applications due
March 30th Space grants awarded

Applications can be emailed to joaniefriedman@uchicago.edu or sent by mail to Joanie Friedman, 1115 E. 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637

Civic Knowledge Project website: http://civicknowledge.uchicago.edu
Southside Arts & Humanities Network blog: http://thenetwork@uchicago.edu