MashUp: A Flash Grant for Collaborative Work
Applications are sought for the slightly weird, the wacky, and the experimental.
About
The MashUp Grant seeks to support artists and creations that do not fit neatly into pre-existing groups, classes, and departments on campus. It is designed to encourage collaboration and experimentation, and to support projects that give audiences new insight into the possibility of art.
This grant is administered by the Office of the Associate Dean for the Advancement of the Arts.
Grant Details
Explore the projects that have been percolating in the back of your mind. Team up with another student group or individual students who work in a medium other than your own. Work with your friends, work with people you admire, work with someone you just met; the field is wide open.
The MashUp Grant is open to Stanford undergraduate and graduate students/student groups from any discipline, as long as each team is comprised of two or more students/student groups working in different genres. Student teams will be granted funding up to $600, and teams will have four weeks to complete their projects before the final showcase on Thursday, May 28.
Some ideas to get your creative juices flowing:
- Ira Glass, Monica Bill Barnes, and Anna Bass’ One Radio Host, Two Dancers—a mash-up of dance and radio, two completely disparate forms
- Mark Applebaum’s Concerto for Florist and Ensemble, a performance during which a floral artist arranged flowers and other objects live on stage in response to music composed by Applebaum.
- Last year’s grants included a mashup of machines and painting; fashion and performance; and fiction and visual art. Read more about it: MashUp Flash Grant.
Contact Sophia Villarreal Licona with questions.
Grant Timeline
Applications are currently closed.
Each team will pitch their project and answer questions about their proposal during an assigned 10-minute time slot during the week of April 27.
Teams will have four weeks to complete their projects before the final showcase on Thursday, May 28.
Additional Information
- The final showcase will take place as part of a larger campus arts celebration at the Cantor and the Anderson.
- Both the Cantor and the Anderson welcome performances in their galleries (especially site-specific work).
- There is the possibility of presenting audio/video projects in the Cantor auditorium.
- Some work may be displayed outside.
This grant does not fund equipment purchase, travel expenses, or work that is already completed.
