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Grants or fellowships provide funds that can be used to pay the rent and other expenses, allowing the artist to work full-time at being creative. The amount awarded, stipulations, and application procedures for each vary widely. Some are given to allow an artist to complete a specifically proposed project; others are unrestricted. Some are awarded strictly based on need, others as a prize given out as part of a competition. Some are open to application, others only by nomination.
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If you’re intimidated by the idea of applying for art grants, you’re not alone. Long applications and complex criteria can make even the seasoned professional artist shy away. But dipping your toes into the water could pay off in a big way: the average cash amount among the 25 grants included in our list is just over $5,000.
No matter what art you do, there is a grant out there for you. To get you started, here are ten art grants to fund your art career in 2022, plus a few extras!
Database of locally and nationally available grants for students and professional artists of all kinds.
The arts and culture focus areas in this list include performing arts, artists, art education programs, museums, visual arts, and beyond. These organizations are currently offering grant and funding opportunities and/or accepting letters of inquiry or project ideas.
Designed for cultural organizations, artists, and the general public, the Map is a vital resource identifying art and technology projects and activity throughout New York State. The following list details opportunities by funders who support the New York-based organizations included in the New York Media Arts Map, as well as opportunities for individual media artists in New York State.
As part of the Statewide Community Regrants program funded by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), the Arts Grants for Queens program will fund artists and arts organizations based in Queens to produce arts and culture projects to be presented in the borough in order to enrich and enliven the community.
Brooklyn Arts Council grants strive to support local artists and small arts organizations whose work enhances the cultural climate of our borough, city, state, and nation. These awards encourage professional development, community growth, and fellowship among artists.
The Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) offers funding to support community-centered arts and culture projects and to recognize outstanding local artists. Applications are accepted from individual artists, artist collectives, and non-profit arts and community organizations for projects in a wide variety of disciplines, including dance, film/video/media, folk arts, interdisciplinary arts, literary arts, multi-disciplinary projects, music, opera, theater, visual arts/crafts, and others. Emerging and pre-professional artists, women, the disabled, artists of color, members of the LGBTQ community and other under-represented individuals or organizations are encouraged to apply.
Since 1983, LMCC’s Manhattan Arts Grants have supported Manhattan-based artists, arts groups and community-focused organizations in accessing public funds for the presentation of rich arts activities with the public. These projects have been integral to the cultural vibrancy and arts-driven resiliency of Manhattan.
The Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) is a nonprofit arts service organization with a mission to cultivate, support, and promote the work of artists and arts organizations in northern Manhattan.
Each year, NYFA provides over $4 million in cash grants to individuals pursuing artistic excellence in all forms.
For fiscal year 2023, NYSCA awarded 1,614 direct grants, 100 more than fiscal year '22 and 400 more than fiscal year '21. Regrants for artists and organizations, awarded through regional arts organizations, will be announced throughout the year.
For nearly 30 years, Staten Island Arts has been providing funding to artists, collectives, and nonprofit organizations creating original work, producing cultural programming, and fostering arts education on Staten Island. Public engagement is central to our work, from our guiding community-led grant review panels to our grantees’ public sharing of work. We offer information sessions and office hours to guide applicants, and digital marketing support for funded projects.
FCA supports individual artists and collectives working in dance, music/sound, performance art/theater, poetry, and the visual arts through four core grant programs: Grants to Artists, The John Cage Award, Emergency Grants, and The Ellsworth Kelly Award.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is proud to support the nation’s arts sector with grant opportunities so that together we can help everyone live more artful lives. “Artful lives” is an inclusive concept encompassing everything from the creation, presentation, and consumption of art, to active arts engagement by all people through making, teaching, and learning in our everyday lives. As a federal agency, the NEA holds a unique place within this ecosystem: we are the only arts funder in the United States—public or private—that provides access to the arts in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. jurisdictions.
