📄 RESOURCES
Welcome to the MWA Resources page! This page is a work in progress.
You can find links here to our Support Group Form and Confidential Incident Intake Form, as well as Grants and Residencies databases for Artists/Musicians, Tips & Tools for getting through and finishing an application, and Advice on how to make your application a strong one.
This page will soon house resources like archives of past webinars held by MWA, blog pieces relevant to Musicians’ rights, and more. Check back, join MWA, or follow us on Twitter or Instagram to hear about updates.
ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMMUNITY SAFETY (ACS) FORMS
CONFIDENTIAL INCIDENT INTAKE FORM
We are creating a confidential database to help people report incidents of harassment, abuse, discrimination and assault and aid them in taking action if they desire to do so. Those who are survivors and/or have been victims of Sexual, Gendered, Racial, Ableist, and other forms of harm may use this form to document incidents they have experienced. We hope this tool will help us identify serial perpetrators of harm and build paths towards community accountability.
Our ACS Committee is holding space for victims/survivors of harm in the music community. To take part, fill out this form or share it with your communities.
GRANT AND RESIDENCY TOOLS
💸 GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR MUSICIANS/ARTISTS
This database is an interactive, sortable and searchable spreadsheet of available grants for musicians & artists to receive funding for their work.
There are a wide variety of grants applicable to a wide variety of musicians, so don’t rule yourself out until you’ve had a good look through! Jazz musicians, solo flutists, sound art artists, DIYers, DJs, performance artists, bands, etc. there is likely something which can apply to you.
It is currently primarily focused on persons residing in the U.S., but not entirely so! We hope to be able to include a wider scope as our capacity increases. (If you’d like to help with this, we’d love your help! Join and give us a shout!)
🏠💸 RESIDENCIES AVAILABLE FOR MUSICIANS/ARTISTS
This database is an interactive, sortable and searchable spreadsheet of available grants for musicians & artists to receive funding for their work.
As opposed to grants, residencies usually include an element of travel or living in a certain location for the duration of the residency (but not always!)
There are a wide variety of residencies applicable to a wide variety of musicians, so don’t rule yourself out until you’ve had a good look through! Jazz musicians, solo flutists, sound art artists, DIYers, DJs, performance artists, bands, etc. there is likely something which can apply to you.
🧩 TIP & TOOLS FOR GETTING THROUGH GRANT/RESIDENCY APPLICATIONS
(/Any task you have to or want to do and keep procrastinating)
Some personal tips & resource links to help with getting through what can be the incredibly boring and/or overwhelming task of actually working on and completing an application. You can do it! We’re rooting for you!
🤔 ADVICE ON WRITING A GOOD GRANT/RESIDENCY APPLICATION
Advice from a seasoned grant writer and receiver on how to make your application the strongest it can be.