Instant Art Grants

By Hans Eisenbis

What’s Happening

• A troupe of 10 young artists and students have launched a quirky arts grant program in New York. The Generosity Foundation sets up shop in a city park, or other public place, and gives small “micro-grants”—between $10 and $50—to anyone passing by who will use the money to start an art project.

• Applications are filled out and reviewed instantly, and the foundation hands over the cash along with a fancy-looking certificate. Why do they do it? To give regular people a chance to think creatively and to feel special. The foundation members pooled their own money to provide the grants.

• So far, grants have been awarded to amateur writers, photographers, knitters, and an accordion player, who used his grant to repair his instrument.

What This Means to Business

• It’s performance art, granting program, and philanthropy all wrapped into one. Only Millennials could have thought this up.

• Spontaneous displays of public affection: the next big thing in Gross National Happiness?

Comments

[Gene Piersa]

This is a Fantastic Idea.
More things like this will help uplift our culture and unite all Hearts.
Thanks,
Gene