My creative partner and I have been collaborating for three years and we just got our first major grant, but now we're realizing we have completely different ideas about what artistic integrity means when there's institutional money involved. Every conversation about the project feels like we're each trying to protect something the other person doesn't understand, and I'm starting to worry that getting funded might be what breaks us apart.
More people experience this than they realize.
The arrival of institutional funding has revealed fundamental differences in how you each navigate the tension between creative autonomy and external accountability.
“Where Are You with Grants and arts funding?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.