NYFA: New York Foundation for the Arts
Address 201 Wyandotte
Kansas City,MO 64105
USA
Phone Number (816)421-5222
Fax Number (816)421-0656
TTY Number
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.kansascityartistscoalition.org
Executive Director Ms. Janet Simpson
Founding Year 1975
Incorporating Year 1976
Mission Statement The Artists Coalition was created to change the lives of artists living in Kansas City, Missouri. Its mission is to promote visual arts awareness in Kansas City and the surrounding region, and support the professional growth of artists. The Artists Coalition is an artist-run, artist-centered organization.
Program Name Lighton International Artists Exchange Program
Program Contact Ms. Janet Simpson, Executive Director
Program Phone (816) 421-5222
Program Email [email protected]
Year Program Founded 0
Description of Program The Lighton International Artists Exchange Program works to make the world a smaller place by giving artists of different cultures the opportunity to work together in the hope that lasting friendship and understanding will develop. The program provides support for visual artists and arts professionals to travel to international residencies and artist communities and for foreign visual artists to travel to and work in the United States.
Conditions/Public Service Requirements n/a
Award Website http://www.kansascityartistscoalition.org/grants/liaep/liaep.html
Where does the program take place?
Does this program primarily support the creation of new work? Yes
Support or Services Provided as part of the Program
  • Technical Support/Professional Development
Description of Support or Services n/a
Amount Awarded by this Program (if an award) 5000.00
Related Arts
CategoryDisciplineSecondaryTertiary
Visual Arts
Residency
StateCityCountyNeigborhood
ArkansasAnyAnyAny
KansasAnyAnyAny
MissouriAnyAnyAny
NebraskaAnyAnyAny
OklahomaAnyAnyAny
Gender No Requirement
Age 18 and older
Can Previous Awardees Re-apply? Yes W/ Restrictions
Ethnicity
  • No Requirement
Career Point
  • No Requirement
Special Population
  • No Requirement
Other Restrictions The program seeks applications from dedicated American artists who create work of exceptional quality and whose work and career is at a level to benefit from international exchange with peers. The program is especially interested in funding artists who have not yet worked in a foreign country and in funding travel and residencies to countries that are less westernized. Artists from Kansas City and the Central Plains/Midwest area receive priority for funding.
Total Number of Applicants (annually) 0
Total Number of Recipients (annually) 7
Total Number of Awards (annually) 0
Total Amount Awarded by this Program (annually) $0
Procedure Open Application
Contact Requirements Submit application and all supporting materials in one package to: The Lighton International Artists’ Exchange Program, The Kansas City Artists Coalition, 201 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Missouri 64105.
Material/Process Application is available online at www.kansascityartistscoalition.org. Your application must address these criteria: The exchange of ideas and expertise between artists; Artists whose work and career is at a level to benefit from international exchange with peers; Artists who have not yet worked in a foreign country; Funding travel and residencies to countries that are less westernized; Enrichment of artists and our community.
Application Fee $0
Exact Deadline 4/1/2013
Deadline2
Deadline3
Deadline4
Approximate Deadline
Rolling Deadline No
Ideal Contact Month for New Application and Guidelines
Selection Process/Criteria The program is especially interested in funding artists who have not yet worked in a foreign country and in funding travel and residencies to countries that are less westernized. Artists from Kansas City and the Central Plains/Midwest area receive priority for funding.
Notification Process Notification will be mailed two months after deadlines.
Are awardees required to submit a Final Report? True
Awardee's Public Service Requirement? n/a