Individual Artist Grant

Individual Artist Grant is a grant from the Cannon Beach Arts Association that funds original creative work by local artists in Clatsop and Tillamook counties in Oregon. The grant promotes the work of local artists, supports the expansion of their creative process, and encourages quality art experiences within the community.

Grant recipients must provide a public return through an exhibit, performance, community education, publication, or other means. Awards are up to $2,000. Eligible applicants are visual artists, writers, performers, and musicians residing in Clatsop or Tillamook counties.

Individual Artist Grant — Cannon Beach Arts Association The Cannon Beach Arts Association offers an Individual Artist Grant for original work each year. The grant amount is $2,000 for 2026 - 2027 and may be awarded in part or in total to those who qualify. * The Artist Grant is intended to promote the work of local artists and to provide support necessary to expand their creative process.

It is also the intent to encourage a wider art audience and quality art experiences within the community. The artist must provide a return to the community, by means of temporary exhibit, performance, community education, publication, or other means as specified in the proposal. The Artist Grant is open to visual artists, writers, performers, and musicians showing serious intent and working to produce original material.

Artists must reside in Clatsop county, Tillimook County. The Artist Grant will be awarded on the basis of the grant proposal; the Cannon Beach Arts Association Grant Committee will review the proposals against the Evaluation Criteria. The CBAA will notify applicants of their decision by mail within 45 days of the application deadline.

Once awarded, the grant recipient must enter into a contract with the CBAA and commit to a project deadline. Grant funds will be dispersed in two parts. The first disbursement, equal to half of the total grant award, will be made within 30 days of the grant award notification.

The second disbursement, equal to the remaining of the total grant award, will occur approximately halfway through the project, following a mid-term progress review with a representative from the CBAA showing sufficient progress towards completing the project as defined in the proposal. · Quality of the project as described by the applicant. · The project is for new work or work in progress (projects already completed do not qualify).

· The project must be designed to be completed and presented within 12 months from the award date. · Community interest in and benefit from the proposal. · History of sound professional management by the applicant.

· Complete the Individual Artist Grant application. · Provide a representational sample of past work in such forms as slides, digital images, photographs, audio or video recordings, or format appropriate to the medium of the art. · Mail to or drop off at: Cannon Beach Arts Association P.

O. Box 684, 1064 S. Hemlock Cannon Beach, Oregon 97110 All proposals must be submitted by October 1st, 2026 .

Proposals postmarked after that date will not be considered. The decision of grant award will be made within 30 days of the proposal submittal date. All applicants will be notified by mail of the Grant Committee’s decision within 45 days of the submittal date.

* The Cannon Beach Arts Association Grant Committee reserves the right to withhold some or all of the Individual Artist Grant funds if it is deemed that none of the applicants meet the stated criteria. The Cannon Beach Arts Association Individual Artist Grant program is supported in part by the City of Cannon Beach. Molly Schulps will use her grant to explore the local flora, fauna, and coastal animals of our region.

Working with colored clay, translucent porcelain, and line drawings, she will create a new body of work while documenting her process. Molly will also present a public talk on building a cohesive body of work and translating research into sculptural form, culminating in an exhibition of her finished pieces.

Logan Garner’s project, Columbia River Poems, is a place-based chapbook exploring the Columbia River—its history, communities, and the vibrant life along its waters. Logan’s poetry celebrates how this immense body of water shapes our landscapes and stories. https://www.

glennagray. com