Propeller Fund

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Propeller Fund grants $50k a year to public, collaborative, and artist-led projects and initiatives in Cook County.

Propeller Fund recognizes that small, self-organized operations constitute a large catalyst for the creative activity and vitality of the Chicago visual art world. These projects are responsible for much of the complexity and richness in the art community. From artist organized events, informal roundtables and workshops, collectively organized exhibition spaces, and publishing endeavors, a large n

06/23/2020

ROUND TWO APPLICATIONS NOW LIVE--use the link below to apply!

Propeller Impact Fund 2020 provides short-term financial support to artists who are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3iY7wj-ZtbOAhOQ9w7PLZsNe7_HM_6yDL_Zsi7fE9eRaEeg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1

06/16/2020

ROUND TWO, coming soon! Applications open JUNE 22 @ 9am!!!! Apply for the Propeller Impact Fund 2020!
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For 2020, Propeller Fund is adapting its annual project-based re-granting program to now focus on providing short-term financial support to artists who are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Find more information here -> http://propellerfund.org/propeller-impact-fund-2020/

06/08/2020

Propeller Impact Fund 2020
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For 2020, Propeller Fund is adapting its annual project-based re-granting program to now focus on providing short-term financial support to artists who are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Find more information here -> http://propellerfund.org/propeller-impact-fund-2020/

06/04/2020

Round 1 of the Propeller Impact Fund has officially closed. Highlights of the first granting cycle include:

🔸28 artists awarded
🔸$14,000 of relief funds granted
🔸Awardees range in age, demographic, and location representing the uniqueness of our Chicagoland arts communities
🔸Relief funds have helped ease some financial burdens associated with COVID-19 and have gone toward the cost of child care and parent care to name a few _______________________________________________________

Stay tuned for more information about round two of the Propeller Impact Fund which opens June 22,2020!

04/22/2020

Propeller Impact Fund open today.

To apply, click the "APPLY HERE! link at propellerfund.org

Application deadline: 5pm Saturday, April 25.

Propeller Impact Fund 2020
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For 2020, Propeller Fund is adapting its annual project-based re-granting program to now focus on providing short-term financial support to artists who are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Find more information here -> http://propellerfund.org/propeller-impact-fund-2020/

04/22/2020

This is an ASL vlog for the 2020 Propeller Impact Fund, which offers support to Chicagoland visual arts. It is signed by Erin Sanders-Sigmon.

Applications are now open. Go to http://propellerfund.org/ & click on "Apply here". Application deadline 5pm Saturday, April 25.

Propeller Impact Fund is co-administered by Threewalls and Gallery 400.

#mondaymotivation We love when awardees begin developing and sharing out their project progress! What are you working on this week?

#repost @aramhansifuentes
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It’s begun. Voting kit designs for the 2020 Official Unofficial Voting Station: Voting for All Who Legally Can’t. Voting Stickers for All by Cute Rage Press (me and @ishitadharap). #letusvote #votingforallrights 11/25/2019

We don’t expect you to wait for those initial disbursements to hit your mail box before you begin developing your awarded project! Check out Propeller Fund Awardee Aram Han Sifuentes’ recent progress on one of eleven artist-initiated projects that Propeller Fund is supporting this year.

#mondaymotivation We love when awardees begin developing and sharing out their project progress! What are you working on this week? #repost @aramhansifuentes ・・・ It’s begun. Voting kit designs for the 2020 Official Unofficial Voting Station: Voting for All Who Legally Can’t. Voting Stickers for All by Cute Rage Press (me and @ish*tadharap). #letusvote #votingforallrights

Projects Archive - Propeller Fund 11/21/2019

Check out the incredible work of the 2019 Propeller Fund Awardees: http://propellerfund.org/projects/?_sft_projects_project_year=2019

Projects Archive - Propeller Fund

11/21/2019

Congratulations to all the Propeller Fund 2019 Awardees from last night's awards ceremony! We are very excited to back your wonderful projects this year!

Propeller Fund exists to stimulate the growth of independent cultural production throughout Chicago; to encourage more varied models of art production and presentation; to spread artistic activities into more diverse areas; to promote the public’s interaction with and public recognition of such activities of our city; and to spark ambitions beyond current formats.

Propeller Fund awards $50,000 per year to artists and groups for collaborative, public-oriented, artist-led projects that are independent and self-organized. Monetary awards—in amounts ranging from $1,000 to $6,000 are disbursed in direct funds to projects.

Learn more about all the 2019 projects at: http://propellerfund.org/projects/?_sft_projects_project_year=2019

Threewalls Gallery 400

07/01/2019

EXTENDED!
The Deadline for Applications
is now extended to
July 6, 2019.

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