Welcome to the Sideburn 2023 Art Grant application! Our grant offerings have changed this year so please read the following carefully:


GRANT OPTIONS
Creators' Grant (up to $1200)
Creation of new art. Large, ambitious projects and smaller projects both welcome.

Legacy Grant (up to $700)
Improvements, maintenance, and operations of pre-existing projects.

Micro Grant (up to $150)
Mini projects that create whimsy!

**NEW** Kids' Grant (up to $250)
We want to encourage and embrace the creative minds of the younger generations who are and will be continue to be a huge part of this community!


TIMELINE
APPLICATION DUE DATE: March 1st 2023
Grant Recipients Announced: March 22nd 2023


ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Your application will be reviewed based on the following criteria:

1. Artistic Excellence (Design & Philosophy)
How original, interesting, relevant, daring, magical, thought-provoking is your idea?

2. Completeness of Design
How well-thought-out is your project? You should provide enough information for us to imagine your creation and how it comes together.

3. Feasibility & Constructability
How feasible is your idea? Will it stay together? You should have a detailed plan for both the technical construction of your project as well as a schedule to ensure it happens on time, with buffers for potential setbacks.

4. Appropriateness of Budget
Your budget should have reasonable costs that match the value of your materials. Please do not include transportation or equipment costs within your budget. Make sure you review the "What We Fund" section on our website and ensure your materials fall within our parameters.

5. MOOP/LNT Plan
Your project should have minimal waste production, and a plan for cleaning any possible Matter Out Of Place that could be produced during the installation or strike of your project.

6. Risk Mitigation Plan
Yeah, we get it. Art is dangerous sometimes. But make sure you have a plan to minimize the amount of harm that can come to people interacting with your project.


ASSESSMENT
Your application will be anonymously reviewed in detail by our Art Grants Committee. Your project will be scored on a series of questions based on the guiding criteria above and compared to all other applicants. We welcome all stages of art experience! The more detail you can provide, the better your chances of selection.


DISBURSEMENT
After being selected, you will receive 75% of your grant. You will receive the remaining 25% upon completion of the project, submission of your hard copy receipts, and having a clean LNT (Leave No Trace) score. The exception is Micro Grants - recipients of the Micro Grant will receive 100% of their grant upon award.


ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION MATERIALS
The following materials are mandatory for the consideration of your project, and are due Feb 28th along with your application:
1. Itemized budget
2. Construction schedule
3. Drawings/renderings

Please send your supporting documents to art@sideburn.ca with the subject line
"Grant Application: " followed by your project name.

For example: "Grant Application: Artificially Intelligent Potato"

Please carefully read through our Policies (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M-3-bAEpakeoSHHsbZ-Mm_HL6e-6ELibhi6y3S_GSxY/edit?usp=sharing) and familiarize yourself with our funding criteria. Following these criteria is crucial to a complete application. Incomplete applications may be disqualified from review.


BEFORE YOU PROCEED
We advise that you draft and save your long form answers in a text editor on your computer and copy it paste it into the form as you go. This will protect you from any technical difficulties that may discard your in-progress form.


Feel free to reach out to us at art@sideburn.ca if you have any questions!


Things to remember:
Be Radically Self Reliant
Be Radically Self Expressive
Be Radically Inclusive
Have a damn good time