The City of Atlanta announced that the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs released the application guidelines for the 2017 Contracts for Arts Services program. Each year, the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs awards contracts to organizations and local individual artists producing work in the City of Atlanta under the CAS program.
 
The CAS program provides contracts related to the production, creation, presentation, exhibition and managerial support of artistic and cultural services in the City of Atlanta. Applications will be accepted in the following categories:
 
Major Arts Organizations;

Arts Organizations;

Community Cultural Development Organizations;

Neighborhood Planning Units and Neighborhood Organizations;

Individual Artist Projects; and

Emerging Artist Award.
 
“We realize that the presence of art from local artists and organizations is essential to Atlanta’s cultural vitality and identity,” said Camille Russell Love, Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. “Our goal is to provide support for the existence and excellence of artists and arts organizations in Atlanta.”

Workshops covering the application process will be held in various locations throughout the city on January 25, January 28, February 7 and February 8. The application deadline is March 15, 2017. All new applicants are required to attend a workshop prior to submitting proposals.

During the 2016-2017 year, CAS awarded 79 grants totaling $1 million to four artists and 75 organizations.