1. Call for Submissions:
ART GUMBO CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS FROM ARTS ORGANIZATIONS OR GROUPS
[DUBUQUE, IA.] Art Gumbo, a quarterly soup dinner that supports local art projects with community-supported micro-funding, is now accepting applications from arts organizations or creative groups for the spring funding cycle. Applications for Art Gumbo mini grants are available February 1 through Thursday, March 14. Applications available at artgumbodubuque.blogspot.com
Submission guidelines include the separation of individual artists and organizations or groups during funding cycles. Individual artists are not eligible to apply during this cycle. The first seven eligible applications received by 11:59 p.m. on March 14 will qualify to compete for funding.
Art Gumbo is an independent community-based initiative that funds local arts projects using money collected at quarterly soup dinners. During each Art Gumbo funding cycle, artists or arts organizations are invited to submit a brief project proposal that demonstrates an impact on the Dubuque community. The public is invited to attend and vote for their favorite proposal. A $10 donation at the door entitles the attendee to a locally prepared soup dinner and the opportunity to review all submitted proposals and to vote for their favorite. The Art Gumbo fund's nightly proceeds will be awarded to the two proposals that receive the most votes. The next Art Gumbo Soup Dinner is scheduled for Thursday, March 21, 6-8 p.m. at St. Mark Community Center, 1201 Locust
Street in Dubuque.
Download the application or for more information visit artgumbodubuque.blogspot.com or contact Paula Neuhaus or Megan Starr at art.gumbo.dbq@gmail.com.
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2. Event Details:
ART GUMBO Soup Dinners Raise Money for Dubuque Art Projects
DUBUQUE, IA. - The spring installment of Art Gumbo, a quarterly soup dinner that supports local art projects with community-supported micro funding, is scheduled for Thursday, March 21, 6-8 p.m. at St. Mark Community Center, 1201 Locust Street in
Dubuque.
Art Gumbo is an independent community-based initiative that funds local arts projects using money collected at quarterly soup dinners. During each Art Gumbo funding cycle, artists and arts organizations are alternately invited to submit a brief project proposal that demonstrates an impact on the Dubuque community. The public is invited to attend and vote for their favorite proposal. A $10 donation at the door on March 21 entitles the attendee to soup and home-baked bread by East Mill Bakeshop & Catering, the opportunity to review all submitted proposals, and one vote for their favorite.
The March 21 soup dinner will feature up to seven proposals submitted by local arts organizations or creative groups whose project demonstrates an impact on the Dubuque community. The proceeds from the door will fund two proposals, first and
second place, splitting the funding in a 70/30 fashion.
Art Gumbo dinners and micro-funding program are an independent effort initiated by local arts activists Paula Neuhaus and Megan Starr. The project's mission is to bring artists together with art patrons to explore and fund projects, create working relationships, and to build an all-arts network. Since the project's launch in 2010, Art Gumbo has funded 16 proposals raising a total of $8,565 for Dubuque art projects. Art Gumbo was a recipient of a 2010 Dubuque365 IMPACT award for achievement in arts, a 2011 Mediacom Arts & Culture Grant, and inclusion in Phonebook 3, a nationwide directory of innovative arts projects.
The March 21 soup dinner is open to anyone interested in attending the event.
For more details about Art Gumbo visit artgumbodubuque.blogspot.com or contact Paula Neuhaus or Megan Starr at art.gumbo.dbq@gmail.com.
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