Any individual artist, organization or artist collective can apply for a grant.

Nominators propose one exceptional individual, artist collective or performing group whom they believe deserves and would benefit from a $25,000 award.

The festival, curated from the impulses of an artist collective, featured four plays and a repertory company of 17 actors who stretched through over 40 roles.

Exhibitors include galleries, project spaces, artist collectives, curatorial groups and publications.

The society focused on the promotion of arts and sciences in a broader sense than the artists collectives popular at the time.