The Propeller Fund
Deadline, August 1st, 2011
Now in its second year, The Propeller Fund recognizes that small, self-organized operations constitute a large catalyst for the creative activity and vitality of the Chicago visual art world. These projects are responsible for much of the complexity and richness in the art community.
From artist organized events, informal roundtables and workshops, collectively organized exhibition spaces, and publishing endeavors, a large number of the activities that actively sustain Chicago's artists are informal, anti-institutional, or inconsistent in public presentation. These three attributes simultaneously fuel projects and disqualify them from traditional funding sources.
This informal and self-organized creative activity is abundant in Chicago. The Propeller Fund is conceptualized to stimulate its further growth; to encourage more varied models; to spread the activities into more diverse areas; to promote the public's interaction with, and public recognition of such activities; and to spark ambitions beyond current formats.
The Propeller Fund, jointly administrated with Gallery 400 at UIC, distributes $50,000.00 annually to Chicagoland artists and creative arts organizers in $2,000 and $6,000 awards.
Visit The Propeller Fund website for more information on application guidelines and submit your proposal online: http://www.propellerfund.org
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