The Creative Capital Foundation selected 55 artists and collectives for its annual grant award from a pool of over 5,600 applicants.
Each grant provides $50,000 of unrestricted project funding alongside multi-year professional development and opportunities for community building.
Among the grantees, 14 are visual artists, 15 work in performing arts, 12 are in the film and moving image sector, three were awarded for projects in technology, and five received grants for literary projects.
A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
Monika Mitchell, founder of Good Business New York, asks, Do You Have What it Takes to Be a Social Entrepreneur? She lists down the five P’s essential in every entrepreneur: Passion. Purpose. Plan. Partner. Profit.