Artists, culture bearers, and makers are essential to the future of rural places—and to the ways those places help our society develop and build new systems or policies that are human-centered, equitable, and resilient. Since 2021, Springboard for the Arts’ Rural Regenerator Fellowship has invested more than $1 Million in rural cultural organizers across the […]
Mpls Spark is a brand new initiative (of Mpls Downtown Council) that invites entrepreneurs, artists, and creative teams to transform an empty storefront into a lively destination that will attract visitors and contribute much needed color and vitality to people’s downtown experience in the summer of 2026. We intend for this program to return in […]
The Bush Prize program identifies and honors extraordinary organizations that consistently engage and lead their community toward creative solutions, provides them with flexible support to keep doing that work, and supports them to amplify their story to inspire others. In 2026, two organizations will be selected as Bush Prize: Minnesota honorees. Honorees will receive an […]
This grant provides a one-time award of up to $1,000 worth of tools and equipment to expand the teaching capacity for an emerging handcraft instructor. This grant aims to cultivate craft education in the tradition of Swedish slöjd (handcraft) by investing in the next generation of craft practitioners and instructors. ASI believes that investing in […]
Gallery 96 is a non-profit arts organization based in Shoreview that serves the northern St. Paul suburbs. In collaboration with the City of Shoreview’s Bikeways and Trails Committee we have received two grants to create a mural inside the tunnel under Highway 96 that connects the Shoreview Community Center and the Snail Lake Nature Preserve. […]
Application Opens: April 1Application Deadline: May 6, 11:59pm ET The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant supports emerging and established writers who write about contemporary visual art. Ranging from $15,000 to $50,000 in four categories—articles, books, short-form writing, and translation—the grants support projects addressing both general and specialized art audiences, from short reviews for magazines […]
The 2027 Creative Capital Open Call seeks proposals from individual artists in all 50 states for new artistic works in the Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Film, and Literature. The Creative Capital Award provides unrestricted project grants of up to $50,000 to individual artists to create new work. The new State of the Art Prize provides […]
Initiated in 1985 with the support of Jerome Foundation, Franklin Furnace annually awards grants to early career artists selected by peer panel review to enable them to produce major performance art works in New York City. The Franklin Furnace FUND for Performance Art is supported by Jerome Foundation, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership […]
The Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants program provides one-time grants of up to $3,000 to professional dancers facing dire financial emergencies, due to the loss or lack of recent/current live performance work, because of circumstances outside of their control. “Dire financial emergencies“ include the lack or imminent endangerment of essentials such as housing, medicine/healthcare, utilities, and […]
SOZO Fellowship is a groundbreaking, six-month virtual coaching program (June–December 2026) designed to equip busy, full-time, mid-career independent artists with the tools to build sustainable, thriving careers. Through a structured cohort experience, SOZO Fellowship supports creative practitioners in leading with their expansive vision and unlocking their fullest potential. In response to systemic gaps in artist […]
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