[MacDV] Applying for my first production grant

[illovox at comcast.net]

Step 1:  Chill on the intoxication regarding the *idea* of free money.

"Emerging Artist" doesn't mean "emerging from not being an artist an having
done nothing to thinking about making a first work."  They mean, "emerging
into having a personal voice and into being recognized after toiling and
exploring art for quite a while in obscurity with an undeveloped voice."

Step 2:  Make art and be willing to dump your own money into it, because if
you're not, you don't care enough to emerge on any grant-maker's radar.  Do
this for at least...I don't know...two to five years.

Step 3:  Develop body of work that seems to follow a fruitful path of
exploration.

Step 4:  Apply for grants.

on 2/8/04 8:50 PM, Chris Zayachkowski at digitalvideoboy at hotmail.com wrote:

> Hey,
> 
> Sorry for those who sort of feel this is off topic (I guess it is). How does
> one go about (I am from Ontario, Canada here) applying for a production
> grant ($5000.00) as an emerging artist if one has not produced any works
> yet? The Ontario Arts Council has such a grant available but thye require
> supporting visual/audio portfolio work. Any ideas? Suggestions?
> 
> Chris