The Irving Arts Center is seeking nominations for volunteers to serve on the Advisory Grant Review Panel starting in September. Volunteers may be nominated by colleagues or apply online at www.irvingartscenter.com under the “Get Involved” section. Deadline for submissions is Aug. 1.
Panelists are appointed by the Irving Arts Board and serve a two-year term. They play an important role in determining how funding is awarded to area nonprofit arts groups including the Irving Arts Center’s 12 founding arts organizations. Last year, $365,000 was distributed by the Irving Arts Board for projects that included symphony concerts, plays and musicals, and art exhibitions.
The Arts Center has seven openings for the Advisory Grant Review Panel. Panelists will reflect the diversity of Irving, and include balanced representation of those with expertise, experience and knowledge of theater, music, dance and the visual arts. While applicants must be residents of Irving, there is one opening for a non-resident expert who holds a position within an arts-related field.
Applicants must have a demonstrated knowledge of the visual and/or performing arts as practicing artists, qualified arts consumers or representatives from various cultural constituencies.
Panelists volunteer their time as a service to the Irving Arts Center and the Irving arts community, and are expected to attend funded activities during their term (tickets provided by the Arts Center).
Panelists will review grant applications, rank them as to their relative quality and merit based on other applications, and assess the probability of each applicant achieving their proposed project goals.
The panel provides advice and guidance to the Irving Arts Board and may be asked to do the same for staff members and the Arts Board in working with applicant organizations in the future. For more information, contact Kass Prince at (972) 252-4403, or visit the Irving Arts Center’s website at www.irvingartscenter.com and click on “Get Involved.”
