Grab your wetsuit and freedive into the depths of the Electric Ocean! SOAK and Precipitation Northwest proudly announce the 2024 SOAK Grant recipients!

This year, Talented And Gifted peer review chose to fund over 70 projects with over $30,000 of financial support! Explore two types of projects financed, Independent Art and Civic projects. Crabs and Garbage Patches and Angler Fish, oh my.

🧜Keep your eyes ‘eeled’ for upcoming grant opportunities for Portland’s Decompression, BurnOut.

Art and Civic Grants

Get ready to dive into the excitement as SOAK kicks off its much-anticipated art and civic grant funding cycle (fka provisions)! Calling all creative minds and event enthusiasts – it's your chance to turn your wildest ideas into reality. There are two types of projects we fund, art and civic. Civic grants are generally smaller projects focused on community support (theme camp frontage, fuel for completed projects, etc.). Art grants assist PNW artists with materials for new & repaired art projects/installations. Grab the opportunity to make a splash and bring your SOAK projects to life with the support of Precipitation Northwest's vibrant grant program.

To learn more, keep reading below. When you’re ready, the form to apply is found here! 

Which Grant Type is Right for Me?

Civic Grant example: The Tectonic volcano, when placed with Tectonic the Theme Camp, is an aesthetic structure made by humans that houses dancers, DJs, performances & fire poofs. The metal mountains support the camp's infrastructure, carry the camp's theme and, while the space is shared with Participants, it is generally a space that exists to house the camp's intent. The volcano is Art that directly relates to the camp. Tectonic is eligible for a civic grant. 

Art Grant example: If the volcano itself was placed independently, without the theme camp nearby, TAG (Talented and Gifted Peer Review) might consider it independent art. On its own, the volcano is not supporting the camp or scheduled for 100%-ish camp use but instead, is standing tall, lookin' pretty, & could be shared with the community to house workshops, events, & whoever comes to play with the art. In this way, the volcano could be eligible for an art grant.

*Please note, the volcano is art at all times. It is eligible for an art grant only when placed independently from the theme camp.

Art Grants

Art Grants Eligibility Criteria:

Art Grants assist with materials for new & repaired projects from the Pacific Northwest. We welcome applications from outside the PNW for completed projects.

We fund:

  • New 2D/3D, sculptures, mutant vehicles, installations, processions, projections, and other art forms

  • Interactive, intriguing visual and auditory art

  • Independently placed art

  • New fire art (apply for a civic grant for fuel assistance on *completed* fire art or heating projects)

  • Repairs/upgrades to completed art

  • Pacific Northwest-based art

  • Travel funds for completed projects (Not limited to Pacific Northwest)

  • Art that aligns with the 10 Principles

  • NEW: Established larger-scale completed projects MAY be considered if the budget allows

We do not fund:

  • Tickets

  • Artist or team labor

  • Theme Camps, Art created as Theme Camp décor or Camp related performance or chill space (Theme camp frontage can apply for civic grants)

  • Department projects

  • Incomplete projects from outside the Pacific Northwest

  • DJs

Requirements for application:

  • Visuals of the proposed project (Drawings, CAD imagery, photographs, jpg, etc. NO PDF, please)

  • A budget spreadsheet when asking for funding over $100. Failure to provide a budget will cap funding availability to $100. An example of a basic budget template for civic or art applications can be found HERE.

  • Additionally, projects must apply for relevant Placement here: https://www.soakpdx.com/forms

Grants close at 11:59 pm, February 16, 2024. Only complete applications will be considered.

Questions? grants@precipitationnw.org

You can find the form to apply on the Forms page.

Civic Grants

Civic Grants Eligibility Criteria:

Civic Grants are smaller grants, between $50-$500, to support community-focused projects. Theme Camps may only apply for one civic grant each year.

We fund:

  • Fuel for completed fire projects that provide functional and/or aesthetic warmth to participants

  • Theme Camp frontage decoration. Examples: camp signage, frontage lighting, and creative camp boundary barriers like flags or fabric panels.

  • Projects that assist the SOAK on-site community at large. Examples: Porta Potty Project, decorating the portos for everyone. Yellow Bikes, providing & fixing bikes for riding, not owning.

We do not fund:

  • Tickets

  • Theme Camp swag, events, or things that primarily benefit a particular camp's members

  • Camp labor

Requirements for application:

  • Visuals of the proposed project (Drawings, CAD imagery, photographs, jpg, etc. NO PDF, please)

  • A budget spreadsheet when asking for funding over $100. Failure to provide a budget will cap funding availability to $100. An example of a basic budget template for civic or art applications can be found HERE.

Additionally, projects must apply for relevant Placement here: https://www.soakpdx.com/forms

You can find the form to apply on the Forms page.

Want to join Talented and Gifted Peer Review? We review on Feb 25th & 26th.

Grant applicants can be in TAG too! Civic applicants join Art review & artists join Civic review.

Sign up here: https://soakpdx.com/volunteer