Bartol Foundation and Small But Mighty Arts Announce Partnership

The Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation today announced a partnership with Small But Mighty Arts of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia (SBMA) to award ten $500 micro-grants to Philadelphia-based teaching artists.

Small But Mighty Arts is a connector organization that creates career-enhancing opportunities for artists. This micro-grant program is designed to give teaching artists the jumpstart they need to advance or complete a creative project in the community.

"By partnering with Small But Mighty Arts, the Bartol Foundation can amplify our impact and directly support individual artists who are working in communities," said Beth Feldman Brandt, Executive Director of the Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation. "Bartol and SBMA share the same 'can do' attitude, and both our strengths lie in our networks and our knowledge of the communities we serve, as well as our shared belief that small can be powerful."

"Ultimately artists win when we partner. By cross-promoting, resource-sharing, and collaborating based on each of organizations' programmatic strengths, we're able to shorten the distance between artists and the opportunities that will help them to thrive," says Erica Hawthorne-Manon, Executive Director of Small But Mighty Arts. As a 'small but mighty' organization in an ever-changing non-profit landscape, partnerships are also critical to our sustainability."

Both Feldman Brandt and Hawthorne-Manon are pleased to be modeling a partnership program, something they and other funders often suggest to the small non-profits they fund.

"As a funder, we often tell our grantees to partner with each other for greater impact," says Brandt. "Now funders and grantees alike can see how that looks in action. Small But Mighty Arts and Bartol share goals that are aligned and have complimentary resources. We realized we each could benefit from this partnership, as would our grantees."

Micro-grant guidelines and info session registration will be available the week of March 19, 2018. Applications will be open April 2 - 14, 2018. Grant recipients will be announced the week of May 21, 2018. For more information, visit www.smallbutmightyarts.org/sbma-grant.

The Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation works at the intersection of arts, education, community and philanthropy, grounded in our belief that deeply meaningful arts experiences strengthen people and communities. The Bartol Foundation serves as a hub through which cultural organizations, teaching artists, community partners, and funders work toward the common goal of providing high-caliber, equitable arts education to people in Philadelphia, especially those in the most under-resourced or under-served Through grantmaking, professional development programs and arts advocacy, we utilize our knowledge and resources to create collaborations within and across our own and other networks to generate more resources and opportunities for all.

Small But Mighty Arts of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia (SBMA) deepens engagement between artists and the community through the facilitation of partnership programs, resource connections, information-sharing, funding, and advising. FOR ARTISTS: SBMA provides artists with the "spark" they need to continue or complete projects, maintain creative momentum, and put more work into the community through connecting & informing artists about career-enhancing opportunities, offering access to funding through micro-grants, and providing a range of advisory services. FOR ORGANIZATIONS: SBMA works with organizations and institutions to help them reach their creative project goals through connection and engagement with emerging and established artists.

Photo Credit: 1812 Productions teaching artist works with students from the Widener School

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