March 16, 2025 • #What If 2025, Newsletter

Major Arts Grants/Production, Effigy and Temple, camp applications coming/Key Dates

REMINDER! Major Arts Grants for What If 2025 close Monday night! 

Get your ducks in a row to submit your application by 11:59 p.m. Monday, March 17! 

We have a limited number of Major Arts Grants at the $5000 level available to ambitious artists in celebration of our first ever “What If” event.

Big projects require big support. Need shop space? How about the tools necessary to launch your artistic abilities? Materials, and equipment to make it go? Don’t stress, we can help with those!

These projects will be eligible for larger transportation and logistics awards.

More information about all Arts Grant tiers and closing dates are posted on the GVIAS grants page. Our next round of grants will close on Wednesday, April 9!

Art Grants page on GVIAS website
APPLY NOW for a Major Art Grant!!
Got questions? Reach out to the Grants Committee ASAP!

What If Production, Effigy and Temple, and camp application info out this week!

We’re dotting every i and crossing every t on the applications for you to design and build our Effigy, Temple, and for theme camps to sign up! Keep your eye on your Inbox for the newsletter announcement, or check out the What If website!

Click here to explore the Participate section of the What if website!

What If Key Dates

March 17 – $5000 Major Arts Grants close
April 9 – Full Scale Arts Grants close
May 14 – Standard Arts Grants close
June 11 – Mezzo Arts Grants close
July 9 – Minor Arts Grants close
July 9 – Micro Art Grants close
July 31 to August 4 – What If event

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