13:01:44 Performing Arts and Accessibility, Coordinator at Mid-atlantic Cart.
13:01:49 I use she and her pronouns, and I'm a white woman with very short brown hair, and a brown sweater.
13:01:56 I'm zooming in today from my home located on land known as Baltimore, Maryland.
13:02:02 I want to Acknowledge, the Legacy of the Piscataway and the Skeletonic People, and Being, the Enduring Presence of Piscataway Lumbey and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Community Members, in Baltimore, City
13:02:18 I'm happy to welcome you to today's Webinar on the Arts connect program.
13:02:22 I'm here with my colleague, Sarah Dunay, who is the program specialist at mid-atlantic arts. Today.
13:02:28 We're going to share what this program is, who is eligible?
13:02:33 How to apply. And how would youudication work I have?
13:02:36 About 40 min of content to go over with you. First, we'll go through this slide, deck, then We'll take a look at the Arts connect application through the Mid Atlantic Arts online Portal we'll have time, for Questions, at the end of this presentation.
13:02:53 This webinar is meant to serve as an overview and a resource before applying make sure to review the Arts, Connect Guidelines, At Mid-atlantic Arts org, you can reach out to me with questions about these Guidelines, at any time my email is and I'll
13:03:12 Share it a few times. Throughout this presentation.
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13:04:00 Throughout your Arts, connect application process. If you are in need of accommodation, please contact Me, Sarah Lewis at 400, and 1, 5, 3, 9, 6, 6, 5.
13:04:13 6 extension, 1, 1 0 or email, as Lewis At Midlantic Art, org
13:04:23 Now, before we dig into ours connect I want to share a little bit of context about mid-atlantic gardens, noted by the Arts supports, artists, Presenters, and organization, through Unique programming grant support partnership, and information Sharing created in 1979 Midadlantic art is Aligned
13:04:46 With the Regions, state, Arts, Organ, State, Arts, Council, and the National endowment for the Arts, Metabolic, Arts, is one of 6 Regional Arts, Organizations, We Combine, State, and Federal Funding with Private Support from Corporations, Foundations, and Individuals to Nurture, Diverse Artistic
13:05:04 Account, while connecting people to meaningful art experiences within our region and beyond.
13:05:11 You can learn more about mid-atlantic Arts and our work at mid-atlantic arts, and about all of the regional arts, organization or Raos at the Rao website using the the URL, us Regional arts org and both of those links are going to go in the Chat
13:05:32 Alright now let's talk about arts. Can arts connect is a presenter lead and a consortium base grant opportunity.
13:05:41 It's Funded through the Nea's Regional Touring Program, which Provides Funding to the Regional Arts Organization like Mid-atlantic Art to support Touring Across each Respective Ario State It's intended to Support Artists Tours through the Mid-atlantic
13:06:00 Region and to support Presenters, Engagement of Artists, and Company.
13:06:07 So here are some deadlines, and important dates for arts connect the last day to submit to the required Projects and development listing is Thursday, February sixteenth of 2,023.
13:06:20 The final application deadline is Thursday, march second, 2,023, and the Project period for Arts connect Supported Engagements Is July first 2,023, through June, Thirtieth 2024, so any Project that you're, proposing for this Application it must
13:06:37 Take place during that window, I do want to acknowledge the timeline shift for this program, the most recent Arts connect Cycle, the One, We Just had last year, for Fy 23 was released much later in the Calendar year due to the vacancy in my Position as Well as
13:06:57 Ongoing Delay caused by COVID-19. This year, I'm working to pull the Program Timeline Earlier in the Calendar Year and in the Booking Cycle in Order to make sure that Presenters can apply and fear Back about Funding Sooner I really welcome your Feedback about the time the
13:07:17 Timeline at the Evolving, Timeline, anytime, about arts connect Please reach out, via, email, or give me a call to chat about it. If you'd like
13:07:28 So in this section, we're going to talk about arts, connect eligibility.
13:07:33 How to determine whether an individual presenter is eligible, to participate in a color, whether a cohort is eligible, whether an artist or company, is eligible, to be to be proposed for support through arts, Canada and whether the proposed activities, between an Artist, and a
13:07:51 Presenter, are older
13:07:56 First Presenter, Eligibility Arts Connect is a presenter driven opportunity, which means that Presenters must work together to engage each other.
13:08:06 And the artist, or company, they want to present to be eligible for arts connect each presenter needs to meet each of these criteria.
13:08:16 They should be based in one of the states, or jurisdictions of mid-atlantic arts, which are listed here on the Screen, and Include Delaware, DC Marilyn New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico the Us Virgin
13:08:35 Island, Virginia Or West, Virginia the presenter also needs to be designated by the Irs as A.
13:08:43 5, o. One, p 3. Nonprofit, organizations, or be a unit of State, or local, government, they need to demonstrate we're, gonna be organizational, administrative capacity, to complete all the required project components, and they need to be in good standing, with mid-atlantic Arts, at
13:09:00 the time of application
13:09:04 So, how are we defining presenter for this program mid-atlantic arts defined Presenter as an organization that financially compensates an artist, or company, that is a separate entity from the presenter for Performances and engagement activities that take place in the presenters, Community They'll
13:09:22 produce an organization, that they fully create artistic work or assemble artists to perform as an online that type of organization is not eligible to apply for our connect
13:09:35 So what about preventing history presenters do not need to have history, of engaging, professional touring artists as an ongoing or significant part of their organizations, activity to Present an Artist, with support from art connect that being said, organizations, that don't have a history, of Presenting, Touring.
13:09:55 artists will be asked to describe their admirative plan for engaging the Artist within, their Existing Staffing Structure and among other organizational priorities.
13:10:08 So in terms of number, of application, that a presenter is eligible to apply for a presenter can apply for a maximum of 2 arts, connect applications with each of those Applications, including a minimum of 2 presenters from 2 States.
13:10:26 Or jurisdictions. In the region. However, if an applicant is applying for arts connect with at least one cohort that includes 3 or more presenters, that presenter is eligible to apply for up to 3 arts connect Co with I'm happy to Talk through your
13:10:45 Scenario. If you have any questions about the Required Presenting Partners, or the maximum number of Applications that you can submit in this round
13:10:56 Consortium Requirements for Arts, Connects are consistent with the most recent rounds for the 2324 Cycle there, is a minimum of 2 Presenting, Partners, from a minimum of 2 Dates, or Jurisdictions, in the room in previous Arts, Connect
13:11:14 Cycles, before the most recent Cycle 3 Presenters were required, and we hope that the continued reduction of Required Presenting Partners allows for increased access to this program presenter of the Confortion must be Designated.
13:11:29 The lead, Presenter, and it's worth noting that the lead presenter does not serve as a fiscal conduit they are just responsible for submitting some additional narrative application materials as well as putting together.
13:11:44 The Work Samples, and We'll look at all that in the application and just
13:11:50 Next, I want to share a recommended number of Presenting Partners in terms of maximum Mid-atlantic arts, recommend that presenting Consortium keep their maximum number of Presenting Partners to 6 or Fewer this is not a Hard and Fast Guideline, if
13:12:09 You're working on an incredible project with devin presenters, and you all feel great about it.
13:12:13 Then you're welcome to apply. But we've found that in general, when adjudicating application projects with 6 presenters or fewer fair more strongly than presenters, or excuse me than covid that go beyond that number and I'll talk a little bit more about this when I Discuss the application Excuse Me the
13:12:33 Ideaudication process. Later in this presentation.
13:12:39 So let's talk about what Arctic can be engaged through an arts, connect consortium again, this is the presenter lead.
13:12:49 Application still artists are not eligible to apply directly, but as a presenter consortium is thinking about which artist or Company they will apply for support to present they should keep the following in Mind the Artist can be based anywhere.
13:13:04 In the us or around the world arts. Connect is not a roster program.
13:13:10 The same artist must be proposed for the entire Consortium but it doesn't need to be the same work by that artist at each presenting location.
13:13:20 And it does not need to be a contiguous tour
13:13:24 The Only, artists who are not eligible. For arts connect support, are those on the twenty-twenty-three, 2,024, mid-atlantic tool or performing, our global exchange, rosters you can find the Mid-atlantic, Tours Roster, in
13:13:40 The link that's going in the chat, now and the performing Arts Global Exchange, Roster will be coming out in early Winter of 23 and although you Can't Double Dip your support for Artists on the Roster with Arts Connect I do Encourage you To check Out
13:13:58 The Roster and See. If you're interested in presenting any of these artists in your upcoming season.
13:14:07 So what is required in terms of programming for each proposal.
13:14:13 Here is what we ask for in order for you to be able for arts connect support
13:14:19 Each presenter, in the Consortium must meet, these requirements, that the propos engagement needs to include at least one performance open to the general public, and it also must include at least one community engagement.
13:14:35 Activity, there are Lots and Lots of ways to Define Community Engagement Activities, and We'll ask you to do just that in the narrative portion of your Application
13:14:45 Both the Performance and the Community Engagement, activity can be in person, or virtual
13:14:55 Your proposed engagement. Should meet the Following requirements, they should take place between July first 23, and June, Thirtieth, 24.
13:15:06 They should not be a fundraising event, although I do want to stress that you can make a profit on the event.
13:15:13 It's just that the sole purpose of the event shouldn't be around fundraising like, a gala, for example.
13:15:21 Performances primarily serving non-public audiences are not eligible for the public performance component, but they could serve as a community engagement component like for example, a performance that is taking place inside of a school
13:15:39 Now let's talk about Grant Amounts and Eligible request a Fee subidity Amount of up to 50% of the negotiated Artists, Fee or up to $10,000 is one Portion of the Fee request you, can that oh, excuse me that
13:15:59 negotiated Fee must be listed in the counter signed agreement with the artist, and then you can also apply for up to $2,000 of other Eligible Project expenses
13:16:10 All grant awarded from mid-atlantic art must be matched on a one to one basis with non Federal funds, so that if you were awarded $5,000 from mid-atlantic art you would need to match that funding with another, $5,000 for a total Project
13:16:27 budget of $10,000, that match could come from ticket fail, individual Donations, other Foundation fundraising, or other non Federal funding sources, we'll Talk, about the Budget more when we look at the application in just a Moment
13:16:43 So now that we've talked about what makes an arts connect proposal, eligible.
13:16:47 We're going to talk about the application process for
13:16:53 And important part of the application process for Arts connect is the Projects and Development, Listing All Cohorts submitting an application for Arts connect must Post, the Artist, or Company, that they plan to Engage on the Projects in Development Listing, Page, the Reason for Projects in the for the Projects and development process is that it gives
13:17:16 Potential applicants to may not know who they want to engage through arts, connect the opportunity to reach out to projects already in development.
13:17:24 So they they might connect and join a preventing consortium, the Projects and development Listing is required for each application Cohort, submissions are due February sixteenth of 23, and Presenters are Encouraged to Submit early as possible some other things to Keep in mind anyone in
13:17:45 the cohort can submit. It does not have to come from the lead presenter.
13:17:50 Also, there is no penalty for submitting projects to the listing that do not turn into full arts.
13:17:56 Connect proposal, that the Projects and Development Listing is not allowed by the Panelists, the Project and development listing is updated every week, throughout the Submission Deadline, you can check back on Monday, through February Sixteenth to See what new Projects have been added if You're looking to join
13:18:15 An art Connect cohort. You can access the submission form and the listing itself. Through Mid-minst cards.org and I'm going to stop my screen share here and take us. Over to the mid of my cigar page so that you can see what that looks like
13:18:50 Alright, here we are@metadata.org under the Arts connect Information.
13:18:56 Page, if we click on the Projects and Development Tab right here.
13:18:59 It takes us to this page, and then the what we're looking for is the arts connect project, and development.
13:19:08 Listing, so here we go.
13:19:11 The submission page is a microsoft form. The only required portion of this form are the Artist's name, location, Genre.
13:19:21 Web, presence, and Estimated fee range. Then we ask for your organization's name, location and your email everything else, is optional to give potential applicant partners, more information, about you and the consortium, your development hopefully this takes just a few minutes to fill out and again, remember only one member, of the
13:19:46 Consortium needs to submit
13:19:49 Now, let's go on back to the medit point cigar page
13:19:56 And look at the final listing
13:20:02 The listing will be updated each Monday, as I mentioned between now and the Submission deadline.
13:20:07 So you can check back to see what projects are coming to fruition.
13:20:12 You can use this table of content listing to click and it'll take you directly to a project that you might be interested in the projects are organized by Genre, in the Table of Content
13:20:23 Again, you can access both the submission page and the listing at mid-atlantic arts. And for those watching live, we'll make sure that there's a link to that in the chat
13:20:38 And actually I am seeing that we do have a problem with our chat right now, so I am going to go ahead and post that for us, and while I'm doing that something I want to mention is that one.
13:20:50 Week from today, mid-atlantic art is hosting an optional arts, connect presenter, Pitch, session for presenters, interested in Sharing information about a project that they're Working on I I encourage you to sign up if you have an Artist in Mind but You're still looking
13:21:08 For Presenting partners, or if you'd like to apply for an arts, connect grant, or a few but you would like to know what other people are also working on unlike the Project and development listing the pitch session, is not required, it's just an Optional additional resource for folks, looking
13:21:26 To connect with other presenters in the region around Arts connect the Preventing the Presenter Pitch Session, is part of the Mid-atlantic Performing Arts Presenter Exchange and We'll put More Information About that here in the Chat now
13:21:52 So from here I'm going to move us into looking at the application Portal itself
13:22:11 Okay, mid-atlantic art has recently switched our online, grant Portal from E.
13:22:17 Grant to smart, simple, if you applied in the most recent cycle, your application process will be very similar.
13:22:25 And you do not need to make a new account in smart simple, but if you've applied for arts connect, or Any of our other programs in years past, you will need to make a new a new account, and smart, simple, if you again, if you haven't done so already and the Process, will look a little
13:22:42 Different than it has in the past.
13:22:45 I'm gonna log us in now using my test account so that you can see what the application portal looks like
13:22:57 Thank and here we go.
13:23:01 When you're in the portal, you will start your application by looking at funding opportunities under available application.
13:23:10 You'll see here, that we have 2 funding opportunities available.
13:23:14 When you're ready to apply for arts connect you'll plot, you'll click the Purple Apply.
13:23:19 Now button, under the Arts Connect page I've already started an application go into starting a new application I'm going to return to the home screen here, and go to my application and select in process You'll see that I have 2 Applications, in process here also at Arts, connect
13:23:44 And now we are inside of the application.
13:23:49 This is what it will look like. When you apply. first, we have the organization tab, this tab is auto populated with information that you will enter into the portal when you create your application if you are reviewing this and need to update anything in your organizational profile you can do that by
13:24:09 Clicking, the update, organization, profile, by
13:24:14 Under Project You'll share basic information about the project, you're proposing this, is the tab where you'll let us know whether you're, the lead Presenter, or not you'll see when I toggle no that we presenter, Tab Disappear when I Click yes, they show back up
13:24:32 Again we're going to go through the appointment today, as if we were applying as a lead presenter, but if you're, not a lead presenter then you won't have to fill out those tabs, another important note on this page is that each applicant must have a Counter, signed Letter, of
13:24:50 Agreement with the Propos, Artist, or Company.
13:24:55 I do encourage you to hit save draft.
13:25:00 As you move through the application which is at the bottom. In couple.
13:25:04 This is a good way to make sure that your work gets saved. As you go
13:25:09 Next we are looking at the Presenting partner, tab in the lead presenters.
13:25:16 Section again, this will only show up, if you are a lead presenter for arts, connect
13:25:22 This first page asked for Question about the Presenting Partner, and other general information about the Cohort and the Artist as Well as 2 narrative Questions, about the Company, That's being proposed
13:25:38 The Second Lead Presenter, tab is for work, sample, only, the lead presenter in each consortium needs to submit the Work samples, They'll be Reviewed for by the Full Consortium, for the Artistry, that they can Be Submitted as any type, of URL link and
13:25:59 They can be password, protected, just make sure that if you're using a password, protected link that it that you include that password in the in the submission, here the Work Samples, can be from any time period acknowledging that a recent Work Sample, may
13:26:17 still be challenging to produce due to the pandemic video of the proposed work is encouraged.
13:26:24 But if no video of that Work exists, you can provide alternate work, Samples, that display the type of artistry, that the company would Torre
13:26:35 Tanoa will Review, 2 min of Each Work Sample, so please include a 2. Minute time, Stamp for Panelists to Review, if your Sample is longer than 2 min
13:26:46 The narrative questions are, next these are questions that everyone applying for arts, connect whether or not you're, the Lead Presenter will Need to submit
13:26:57 The questions are also available at mid-atlantic art org in a word, document, format, and I recommend that you do download that word document, or use, another format, and draft your question in a separate document and then paste, them, into the smart simple portal, when you're ready you can save your work.
13:27:17 In the portal as we thought, but just in case your Internet skips, out While, you're drafting the narrative it's a good bet to have those days in a separate document, and then copy and Paste, when you're ready
13:27:30 If you've applied to arts connect in the past.
13:27:32 You'll see that there have been some updates to the narrative structure for our tech rather than 2 long paragraphs.
13:27:40 We've broken the questions into shorter Bike, the first question Addresses, the Eligibility Requirement, that the Presenter demonstrates We're gonna Organizational Capacity to support the Project Don't if you have a 3 or More Year Presenting History of Working with Touring Performing
13:28:00 Arts ensemble, you can click yes, and move on.
13:28:04 If you are an organization that doesn't have a 3 or more year presenting history, we'll ask for a little, bit, more context.
13:28:13 Here on your Organizational Staffing Plan to support the Project
13:28:19 The rest of the narrative questions, each tie into one of the assessment criteria, which We'll talk more about shortly when we Discuss, Application, Review, I encourage you to Review, each Criteria, Point and you Work through these Questions, to inform how to Structure, your Answers First We're Gonna Ask for
13:28:39 Your Organization's Mission statement, then a description of how the proposed Project Advances that mission, this will help reviewers determine the Project's Mission Impact
13:28:51 Next, we ask why do you want to work with this Artist, or Company?
13:28:55 What's exciting to you about their performance, this will, help the Reviewers Assess, the Project Artistry, along with the Lead Presenters Work Samples.
13:29:06 After that we'll ask for between one and 5 project goals, these goals along with the Community Partners and Project Activity Tab, that we'll look at in just a minute will help the Viewers, the Best the Project community impact you do not have to fill out, all 5 goals we really want to
13:29:27 Know what you hope to do in your community, through this project.
13:29:30 So if that's one big goal, if it's 2 goal, if it's 5, that's fine we really want to know what you hope to do in your community through this project and it can be simple like holding a performance or really specific like outlining how many folks, you want to turn out to a
13:29:49 Specific events for a specific partnership that you want to cultivate or or you know, start fresh or anything else that you want to happen through this project again, this section helps the reviewers assess community impact so please consider that when outlining your
13:30:10 The the last narrative question asks about access for the proposed Project, and is how reviewers will assess your project access.
13:30:21 Please think broadly about access when you're answering this question.
13:30:24 We want to know how you will create access for communities that have been systemically underserved by the art barriers to participation might include but are certainly not limited to age.
13:30:36 Class, disability, status gender identity, geographic location, race, sexual, Orientation for other Factors, and we do encourage you to speak to multiple facets of identity.
13:30:50 Here, as you talk about access, for your project.
13:30:56 The next tab is there for you to let us know if you're working with any community partners for this Project, these partners can be based in the arts, or not you aren't required to have any community Partners, but if you are Working with any individual or organizations, that is not directly
13:31:15 affiliated with the applicants organization. You can list them here and adjudicators will take that into consideration.
13:31:22 When affecting community impact to add a community partner, click, this add community partnerships, button from there, you'll get a pop-up window, and you can enter the name whether they are in the art, sector, a very short description of the partner, and whether that partnership, is concerned when you hit the
13:31:42 Purple Save Button on that Pop up, window, you'll see the Information Populate on the Community Partner Screen. Here
13:31:52 If you need to delete a partner that you've added, you can do that on that same add community, partners, tab, by hitting the X Button next to the partner.
13:32:03 The Project activities. Tab is where you give us an overview of all the programmatic components of your proposal per the guideline, make sure to include at least one public performance and at least one community Engagement, Option, here very similar to the community Partners Tab
13:32:24 You're gonna click, the enterprise activity you'll get a pop-up window.
13:32:28 That will ask you for the name of the Activity, the Location of the Activity Activity Date Projected Attendance, whether There's a Cost to Attend and Whether the Activity, is Concerned, again, you Hit Save and See those Activities Populate on the Screen.
13:32:52 Next we are going to go and
13:32:58 Advanced in our tab. You may have to click the right Arrow Button to see all of the Tabs on your screen, depending on the side of the side of your browser we are gonna go into the Budget, section now, here, you let us know what your budget is for this project you
13:33:15 Might use a different template, or budgeting method internally, for your project.
13:33:20 But we ask that you please adapt that budget to fit the categories that we've outlined here.
13:33:26 So to review, you can apply for up to 50% of your negotiated artist, fee, and that can be up to $10,000.
13:33:35 Bye, Eligible, expenses up to $2,000.
13:33:39 Here's, where you enter your expenses for the project.
13:33:42 Once you've done that the form will Auto Populate down here with the maximum Subsidy Request and other Eligible Expenses, request which will add up to your total grant request
13:33:57 Let's say, for example, that like I have here. We're applying for an arts connect Project with an artist fee of $6,000.
13:34:07 That had all the eligible expenses I had put in in expenses down here in income.
13:34:13 You are, gonna add what you think you'll make at the box office.
13:34:17 Any other income that you received from other grant opportunities or from state or government opportunities.
13:34:25 And Also Individual Donation under that's the form is gonna auto populate to show what your maximum fee sub city request amount is and other eligible expenses send my Artist fee with $6,000 it shows that I can apply for up to $3,000.
13:34:45 Here since my other eligible expenses were well over $2,000.
13:34:51 I can apply for the maximum to $1,000 here, so if I applied with this budget and was successful, I would receive a grant from mid Atlantic art of $5,000 total if as I'm working on my application I decide that I can actually raise the Artist Fee to $8,000
13:35:11 You could change that in your negotiated artist fee.
13:35:16 This section would change to $4,000, and you would be eligible.
13:35:21 For you know that additional funding
13:35:25 Do remember that in order for these auto populated field to populate you need to hit save draft, which is a purple, Button, at the bottom of the Screen.
13:35:36 Here. It may be covered by the auto Captions. If you're using them on your screen, but it is at the bottom of your smart simple page when you hit Dave as you're working on your Budget, these auto, populated amount will show up after that
13:35:54 Do you remember also as you fill out your budget, that all funds, from mid-mantic art must be matched one to one, and that the match cannot come from Federal government, sources
13:36:06 Moving on from budget. We go, to artist consent.
13:36:09 This is where you let us know if you've had the opportunity to discuss the details of this application with the Artist or Company, that you plan to present we strongly encourage you to be in dialogue with the artist head of submitting your application you can use the text Box here to give us
13:36:26 Some context on what your conversation has been thus far
13:36:31 The next tab, for our record. Well auto populate with information that you fill out when you complete your profile on smart, simple check it out to make sure that everything looks right and if you need to update anything, you can do that by clicking the update, we're organizational profile, button or at the
13:36:48 contact profile on this page. You'll also need to select the project discipline.
13:36:54 And this discipline list comes from the national standard. For the Arts information Exchange, which is used by the Ni
13:37:03 Finally, the certification page is where you can find that you comply with all federal statutes, and regulations, add listed here there are links to each of these in the application directly and I encourage you to read through them if you'd like to learn more definitely reach out to me if you have
13:37:23 any questions about them, as you're going through
13:37:27 At the bottom of the page. You'll list, your name, phone, number and email and when you've gotten to this page, you can hit submit at the Bottom of the Screen and from there you're, application, will be complete if you do have anything that the application, catches, that you need to read that or maybe a field that you
13:37:47 skip is required. You'll get a notification about that when you attempt to submit and it'll prompt, you and show you exactly where to continue going out the application.
13:37:58 But if you get that notification, and you have any questions about why, your application isn't ready to submit again, reach out
13:38:08 Alright, now that we've gone through the the application itself.
13:38:14 I'm going to bring us back to the slide deck for a little bit more in information about the adjudication process
13:38:30 Alright, so after the met in your application staff, will review it.
13:38:36 That's me for eligibility, you'll be contacted.
13:38:39 If we have any questions applications with important materials, like the Work Samples are all sent over to panelists who will evaluate the application against the program criteria is that a panelist, make Recommendations that are sent to the Middlelantic Arts.
13:38:59 Board of Directors for Final Approval and then Applicants will be notified of their selection, Status, Via, email by the end of May, 2022
13:39:10 The Review, criteria for Arts Connect include Mission impact, Artistry, community Benefit and Access, the Guidelines have more information on each of these Criteria Points, and as we talked about in the Application, each Narrative, Question, is directly related to one of these Criteria.
13:39:31 Points, and all criteria have equal weight. Okay, all criteria will also be viewed through the Lens of mid-atlantic arts, mission vision and guiding principles which are available at midnightcard org I encourage you to review, those Mission vision and guiding principles, Statements.
13:39:49 And consider how your Application, including your Narrative, and the Listed Project Activities Addresses, each of these Criteria Points.
13:40:01 Arts connect projects will be adjudicated in 2 tiers projects with consortium average artist fees at or under $10,000, and those would Consortium average artist fees, above $10,000, by adjudicating, in 2 groups, we create space for projects with smaller artist Fees, to
13:40:21 Be Adjudicated next to projects with similar fees, and vice versa.
13:40:26 The project with larger artist fees, this creates more equity in the grant.
13:40:30 Disbursement overall and in particular making sure that ours connect funds are available to projects with smaller artist Fee
13:40:39 It's important to note that while each arts connect application is initially adjudicated individually, we make funding decisions as a cohort, so each applicant Artistry, adjudication is directly Tied to the lead Presenters, Narrative and Work, Sample submission, for example I Encourage
13:40:59 you to collaborate on your arts, connect submissions, as a cohort.
13:41:03 Since this is a competitive program and a thing applicants within a cohort whose application is not compellingly meeting criteria can bring down the adjudication of an otherwise strong cohort this is also another reason why we encourage arts, connect cohorts, of no more than 6% since it
13:41:24 can be really challenging to collaborate in numbers greater than 6
13:41:28 If a presenter is applying for more than one arts connect project.
13:41:33 Each application will be adjudicated separately, in the Tier
13:41:36 Applicable to the Cohort average fee
13:41:41 Regarding a word notification as I mentioned the applicants will be notified of the status of their proposals by the end of may, in 2,000, and 23, if awarded 90% of the award will be made at the start of the grant period as long as we've received the grantee, grant award
13:41:59 Agreement, and we've received a submitted counter sign.
13:42:03 The Contract, with the Artist, or Company.
13:42:06 Once again, here are the important dates for arts connect this year, the last day, to submit to the required projects and development listing is Thursday, February, sixteenth, 23 the final application Deadline, is Thursday March second 2,000 and 23 and the Project period for
13:42:27 Arts, Connect Supported engagement is July first 2,023.
13:42:32 The June, Thirtieth, 2024,
13:42:36 And a few other dates and opportunities. I'd like to highlight tomorrow.
13:42:40 There's a Webinar for the special Presenter Initiative program which is open to performing arts presenters based in DC Delaware, Puerto Rico the Us.
13:42:51 Virgin Islands and West Virginia, so, if you're based in one of those States or jurisdictions, I encourage you to come out or look for the recording then later this week, and early next week Mid-atlantic art is hosting the Mid-atlantic Performing Arts.
13:43:05 Presenter, exchange I already mentioned. The Optional Arts Connect, Presenter, pitch, session, but I encourage you to check out the other 3 activities.
13:43:14 I had put the link to that in the chat, and after we finish the Slide deck.
13:43:19 I'll make sure those links go in again.
13:43:22 I must. I want to highlight a really exciting supplemental grants opportunity for Preventers who are awarded Arts connect grants to present an artist.
13:43:32 Or company, who identifies as Indigenous Western Arts, alliances advancing indigenous performances, program provide additional support to successful arts connect grantees, when they present an Artist who self-identify as Indigenous LED bourgeois with western arts Alliance.
13:43:52 will be at this Thursday's exchange events to speak more about the program, and you can reach out to me.
13:43:56 If you have any questions about this, and I can connect you with that
13:44:02 No, we made it through the slide deck, you can review arts, connect guidelines, submit to and review the projects, and Development Listing and find the Smart Simple Application Portal All at Midnight, Guard, Org, under the Arts, Connects Program, Tab as he goes through the Process, Please Don't
13:44:22 Hesitate to reach out to me. I would love to talk with you about your project, answer, any of your questions.
13:44:28 That's why I'm here. So please email me at S.
13:44:31 Lewis, admitted Lymphicard Org and at this point, I'm gonna Stop screen sharing and I'm gonna invite you to put any questions that you have for me, in the Q, a I, think We've, already got one, and I will review this one, we have and get back.
13:44:49 To you, and please do continue to drop questions, and the Q.
13:44:53 A. I'll be here, for you know, until 2 at least so and take a minute to read this question.
13:45:00 It, says my organization has hosted touring organizations in the past, including Aifa Supported Project in 2019.
13:45:08 But it's usually one show every other, season with this count as experienced as a touring presenter, or would you prefer to hear more about the Organization's History and Capacity, I think that if you have you know ongoing Experience, than 2019 I'm that that is all Right if you
13:45:30 feel interested in sharing with us a little bit more context.
13:45:33 I would welcome that just for the opportunity to get to know you and your work a little bit better, but what we're looking for in terms of that presenter capacity is really to make sure.
13:45:44 That you and the proposed artist are being set up for success with with the Staffing, and the Planning Around, the Organizational capacity that will be Required to successfully support a Touring Presentation so if you've done that in the past and your staff is set up for it that's
13:46:03 Great if you haven't done it so often, but you know you can, and you have the partners in place.
13:46:08 That's great, too. We want to make sure that this funding is available for presenters.
13:46:13 If they look like as a presenter, that you may be familiar with doing a show, you know every weekend or if they're primarily, another type of organization, but the Artist, that They're Working with is just a great fit for their Community so that I hope that answers your question, reach out
13:46:32 To me. If you have any follow up Caroline asks, how solid do the performance Gate, and Community Activity Date need to be this is this, is flexible as long as the Project Ends, up taking place within the Project period for the arts connect Cycle which for this upcoming round is
13:46:54 July 1, 2,023, through June Thirtieth or 24, so in order for the Project to Be Eligible for Funding.
13:47:03 It has to take place during that time, period, if you're writing your loa and you're like sometime in spring, 2023, like that you know that that could be possible as long as excuse, me not spring 2023, spring of 24 as long as
13:47:22 it's, between the dates that I mentioned, you're okay.
13:47:25 So if there's still a little iffy, it's okay, if you don't have them exactly locked down at the time of Application just again, know that eventually if awarded the project has to fall. Into that window.
13:47:48 Alright next I work for a preventing organization that has not applied for a program with partners, presenters, like this with partnering presenters like this before for the Projects and Development, Part is that how interested organizations, connect with each other yeah, that's one way, to do it the Points of the
13:48:10 Projects, and development listing is to make sure that presenters to as you say, may not have experience collaborating with one another, for projects have the opportunity to see what everybody's working with and protect make new connections, and you know, build up a presenting cohort together so that is absolutely a great way to do
13:48:35 It especially if you, are open to what artists, you'd like to work with you can check out the project and Development Listing see what other people are interested in in the region and reach out to that presenter and see if They'd be willing to start a Conversation with you of course it's, also Essential
13:48:53 That the artist that you're proposing is interested in working with you.
13:48:57 So after you've reached out to the presenter, you'll need to have a conversation with the proposed artist to make sure that it's a good fit for all parties, you can also submit.
13:49:07 A project, that you know that you're gonna be working on within that
13:49:12 July 1, 2023 through June Thirtieth 2,000, and 24, timeframe.
13:49:16 You can sit there, to the projects in Development, listing, and see if any other presenters are interested, so those are all ways that you can collaborate.
13:49:25 I'm another way you can do it is call up a preventer.
13:49:30 Who you may know within working in another state or jurisdiction, and talk to them about whether they would like to partner with you eventually it will need to get onto the project and development Listing but you're absolutely welcome to work within your existing networks, and Leverage those Networks.
13:49:48 To take advantage of our connect. A third, thing you can do, although it is not in common on the artist to organize and arts, connect cohort.
13:49:59 You can check in with the artist. You're interested in and see if they're already planning to work with presenters in another state, or jurisdiction in the region if they are that can be a great way.
13:50:11 For to those 2 presenters, you and another Presenter to Leverage, this program to Bolster, the Artist Fee for that Arctic
13:50:47 I'm gonna keep holding here until basically, until 2.
13:50:53 So if you have other questions, please put them in the Q&A.
13:50:57 While I'm waiting. I'm gonna go ahead and grab some of those links from the presentation and put them in the chat
13:51:22 So this is the Projects and Development submission, form and the projects and development listing.
13:51:29 This is the form that you'll use to submit your project to project and development.
13:51:36 And the second is how you check out. What what has already been submitted
13:51:47 And then is a link to more information on the performing Arts presenter exchange, that you read the programming starts.
13:51:57 This Thursday, it's Thursday, Friday, next, Monday, and Tuesday, a week from today, on Tuesday, is when the Arts Connect Presenter Pitch Sessions are happening if you have a Project that you wanna get you know some energy around that you wanna see if any Presenting
13:52:14 Partners are interested in working with with you on it's a great way to do that it's super informal it's going to be in a Zoom Meeting not a not even a webinar we're just gonna be in digital space, together, and talk about so I encourage you to check it
13:52:28 Out, if you're interested
13:53:48 With you, oh, and you do have another question great, oh, great, I will wait for you, to put one in
13:53:59 We have. Someone asking is the award administered by the lead?
13:54:03 Organization. No, it is not each grant. Award is administered an awarded to each individual applicant, after you are awarded, so while we do adjudicate as a cohort once the award is made it is between the individual presenter, and mid-atlantic art so if you're
13:54:23 Applying in a consortium with 3 Presenters Total and you're awarded Mid-atlantic art is making 3 separate grants, one to each Space, and each each presenter.
13:54:38 Is required to keep up with all of the Requirements of you know Shepherding, that grant which includes Submitting, the Grant Award Agreement, and also submitting a Counter signed Letter of Agreement with the Artist and Submitting a final
13:54:58 So great thank you thanks for being here. I see what upcoming mid-atlantic webinars or Zoom Meetings.
13:55:10 Do you recommend for artists to learn more about how to connect with a cohort associate that's a great question.
13:55:17 I think, in general, we at this time don't have infrastructure as an organization to do community gathering, you know, like
13:55:29 There are certainly excellent moment of gathering that are organized by some of our colleagues in the field I Mean, aap is a isn't.
13:55:36 An example of that we as an organization, don't work on our own organized gathering.
13:55:44 Moments or pitch, sessions in that way, other than for artists on the Rocks or Russia, that we put together like for example, next week, the Mid-atlantic Tours, Roster artists, will Be Sharing more About their Work, what I'd recommend though is that you take a look at
13:56:03 our, website, and look through past Grantees, for programs, like arts connect special Presenter initiative mid-atlantic towards you, can on each Program, tab, look through Who's, been Awarded Funding and I'm you know Certainly Not Able to Guarantee that those Presenters, Would
13:56:22 be interested in starting a conversation with you, but you can be sure that if they've received a Grant, from us in the past, that they're familiar with our program, and that they are you know they have been successful in the past and so it may be a good icebreaker to say hey I saw that
13:56:41 you've received in our skinnet grant in you know, this past fiscal year.
13:56:45 I'd love to talk with you about you know, trying to you know work on something like that in the future, the other thing I'd say is that if you're in touch with the presenter in one of the metadata dates or jurisdiction and they're
13:57:01 Interested in getting, funding. But like really not sure how it works or not super comfortable navigating.
13:57:05 The website, give them my email and I'll I'll set up a call with them and I'll work with them, talk with them.
13:57:13 About how to navigate the portal, and make sure that they're super confident in a applying.
13:57:18 Because if you've already got that relationship, then you're totally encouraged to build on it.
13:57:24 And send them to us to help Garner support for Europe engagement
13:58:24 Alright and I did see one person hey, then I hope I'm present pronouncing your name correctly.
13:58:32 You had put in the chat that you had a question.
13:58:35 But I'm not sure if it made it in here yet I'll hang out for a few more minutes.
13:58:39 Until 2, O'clock. And if nothing else popped up, you were welcome to email me and we can connect outside of the Webinar Space for any other questions that you have
14:00:20 And and I want to thank all of you for your time and your interest in arts, connect and and in Atlantic art Don't hesitate to reach out my Info's in the chat, and I hope to see some of you at some of the events later this Week, virtually as