The Christensen Fund
Funding is directed towards strengthening the understanding, appreciation and creative persistence of biological and cultural diversity in five geographic regions: The Greater South West (USA and Mexico); Turkey, the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan; the African Rift Valley (Ethiopia and Northern Kenya); Northern Australia; and Melanesia. They also accept proposals from California San Francisco Bay Area-based organizations whose activities maintain and share the cultural and artistic life of Diaspora communities from their focus regions now residing in the Bay Area, and engage young people and the wider public in the area in the deliciousness of the world’s biological and cultural diversity, the value of connection to landscape, and the threats of such things as global warming.
The Christensen Fund 660 4th St, #235 San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone: (415) 644-1600 Fax: (415) 644-1601 Email: info@christensenfund.org Website: http://www.christensenfund.org/
U.S. Department of State Programs
Arts Envoy
The Arts Envoy Program shares the best of the U.S. arts community with the world to foster cross-cultural understanding and collaboration and to demonstrate shared values and aspirations. American arts professionals-- including performing artists, visual artists, poets, playwrights, theatrical and film directors, curators, and others-- travel overseas to conduct workshops, give performances, and mentor young people. Programs seek to connect with international publics who might not otherwise have the opportunity to engage with American arts professionals.
Cultural Programs Division (ECA/PE/C/CU) Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs U.S. Department of State, SA-5, 2200 C St., NW Washington, D.C. 20522-0500 Phone: (202) 632-6445 Fax: (202) 632-2701 Email: CultureContact@state.gov Website: http://exchanges.state.gov/us/program/arts-envoy
International Visitor Leadership Program
The International Visitor Program of the U.S. Department of State annually brings to the United States approximately 5,000 foreign nationals (this includes artists) from all over the world to meet and confer with their professional counterparts and to experience America first hand. Candidates for the International Visitor Program must be nominated by American Foreign Service Officers stationed at U.S. Embassies and at U.S. Department of State offices overseas.
Office of International Visitors Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs U.S. Department of State, SA-5 2200 C St., NW Washington, D.C. 20522-0500 Phone: (800) 650-9822 Fax: (202) 619-4655 Website: exchanges.state.gov/ivlp/ivlp.html
Fulbright Awards
The awards for post-doctoral scholars and mid-career artists are administered by:
Council for International Exchange of Scholars 1400 K Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005 Phone: (202) 686-4000 Fax: (202) 686-4029 Email: scholars@iie.org Website: www.cies.org/ Eligibility for all Fulbright Awards: https://fulbrightscholars.org/us-scholar-awards#eligibility
If you have any suggested revisions or additions to any of these lists, please send them to us at funding at womenartsmediacoalition.org
Updated on 8/9/2023