Courtesy Bitsie Clark Fund
Frances “Bitsie” Clark.
The Bitsie Clark Fund for Artists, dedicated to enriching Greater New Haven by investing in its artists, has announced plans for its 2024 award process. The Bitsie Fund will award two $5,000 grants this year.
One will again be awarded to a Black artist; the other will be open to any artist. The Bitsie Fund Advisory Board explains: “We remain committed to being more intentional about ensuring that our grants are accessible to Black artists.”
Both grants are open to artists from all art disciplines (including visual, performing, literary and film) who seek to either tackle a major goal in their artistic development, take a risk on a new direction in their work, or advance their career as an artist.
The Bitsie Fund was founded in 2018 in honor of Frances “Bitsie” Clark, the Executive Director of the Arts Council of Greater New Haven for 20 years, who helped launch the Audubon Arts District and helped establish the arts as a driving economic force in Greater New Haven.
The mission of the Fund is to continue Bitsie’s commitment to artists in the region. The Fund offers grants for individual artists, allowing them to pursue a significant goal at a turning point in their development.
Guidelines for 2024 grant applications, which are due on June 15th, are posted on the website. https://thebitsieclarkfund.org.
as a close friend of bitsie's for over 40 years, i am always delighted to read about the ways in which her central role in the development of new haven arts and culture continues and thrives
i have high regard and gratitude for the "bitsie chicks" who created and administer this important seeding fund enabling artists to grow their practices