Grant of the Week: American Bamboo Society

Applications/submissions are now being accepted for the ABS 2009 Annual Arts & Crafts Competition.

"There will be three awards this year -
$500 for the most creative achievement in celebrating bamboo's personality
$500 for the best use of bamboo as a design motif
$500 for new and innovative work using bamboo. (This could be awarded to someone who is new to using bamboo. )" (www.americanbamboo.org).

Possible categories include:

Using bamboo as material or design motif
Literature — poetry
Crafts — fiber, clay, glass, metal, paper, wood, mixed media, book arts
Visual Arts — drawing, painting, photography, sculpture
Design — interior design, graphics
Performing Arts — music, theater, dance

For complete competition details, see http://www.americanbamboo.org/GeneralInfoPages/2009ArtsAndCraftsComp.html.