« Creative Connect is proud to offer our alumni up-to $1000 in seed funding to invest in their professional capacity as working creatives. The AlumNia Seed Fund supports the professional development of artists in their growth.

Goals
To provide funds for early-career artists to invest in artists’ capacity to generate income from their creativity

To present early career artist with paid opportunities for professional development

Criteria
This seed fund is for youth:

• who are between the age of 18-29
• who are in any artistic discipline
• who identify as Black (of African and/or Caribbean descent)
• have a viable artist development trajectory
• who have completed one or more Nia Centre programs

Use of Funds

Capital Costs
For example: Training books or manuals
Develop “portfolio” materials that document and promote your work: professional demo recordings, recording of works in performance for dance and theatre artists, demo reels, documentation of visual arts work, websites as a presentation tool

Training and Mentorship
For example: Fees for a course, workshop, creative lab, artist residency, master class, or other professional development activity
Honorarium to a mentor for 1-on-1 mentorship

Application Deadline: Sunday, July 17, 2016 at Midnight
Please email fseidu@niacentre.org for an application form. »

-from Nia Centre for the Arts newsletter
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