Submit Applications for Sphinx Venture Fund – US
Deadline: 30-Sep-21
Applications are now open for the Sphinx Venture Fund to transform the future of cultural diversity, equity, and inclusion in the arts.
Through competitive grants, SVF will catalyze initiatives designed to solve a challenge or an issue related to DE&I in the sphere of the performing arts, with an emphasis on classical music.
SVF aims to fund highly impactful programs affecting extensive and measurable positive change. Potential projects will be identified by a National Recommendation Council (NRC) as well as through direct submissions. After consultation with the NRC and the Strategic Advisor, all final determinations of the SVF are made by Sphinx President and Artistic Director, Afa S. Dworkin.
Focus Areas
Chamber Music
Chamber Music Presenters Consortium (group of chamber music presenters committed to presenting a compelling number of chamber ensembles of color each season)
Repertoire
Sphinx Performance Consortium (orchestral partners committed to performing a compelling number of diverse works on their subscription season
Media
Full-length feature film on a Black/Latinx instrumentalist or on the Sphinx Competition
Film on a transformative Black/Latinx musical figure in history
Competitions
Piano Competition for young Black and Latinx musicians
Voice Competition for young Black and Latinx musicians
Winds & Brass Competition for young Black and Latinx musicians
Chamber Music Competition for Black and Latinx musicians
Conducting Competition for Black and Latinx conductors
Composition Competition (a consortium of partners committed to inviting new works by composers of Black and Latinx heritage to submit for adjudication and performance)
Funding Information
A small number of proposals will be selected each year with an average grant size of $50,000 – $100,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible ventures will be significant in impact and executed in collaboration with or on behalf of an existing 501(c)(3) organization.
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Applicants should not:
Present Ventures that replicate existing programs in the field unless it demonstrates a new approach to solve a problem
Apply for funding for conventional education/community engagement programming (Education/community engagement is a core component of Sphinx’s work, however these projects do not fall into the core focus area of the Sphinx Venture Fund)
Request ongoing operational support
Make requests for individual career grants
For more information, visit https://www.sphinxmusic.org/sphinx-venture-fund