The 2023 BANF Artist Awards is a initiative that will provide a one-time investment of up to $20,000 each to 50 artists who are members of Greater Houston’s Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern and/or other community of color (BIPOC). These awards are an investment in the artists and their commitment to Houston’s...Read More
APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2023 TOPARTS GRANT PROGRAM ARE NOW OPEN! The TopArts Grant program has been in existence since 2016 and is made possible with funds allocated by the City of Topeka. ArtsConnect is proud to have been chosen by the city as the organization responsible for administering the allocation of these funds. The TopArts...Read More
The Black Women Photographers x Nikon Grant Fund provides grants and is open to all Black women and Black non-binary photographers worldwide. Grants range from $10,000 in project support to $3,000 in business expenses. Click here to apply.Read More
The Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) Eisemann Edge Initiative is a collaborationbetween the arts and technology communities, universities and institutions that seek to fund and elevate projects that explore the intersection of technology with the performing and/or visual arts.This opportunity is currently open to nonprofit organizations and fiscally-sponsored entitieswith projects that explore the intersection of...Read More
Creative Capital announces “Wild Futures: Art, Culture, Impact”— a one-time theme for the next grant cycle in 2023/2024. Over a two-year period, the Creative Capital Awards will provide up to $5 million in grants to help realize 100 artists’ projects with awards of varying amounts up to $50,000 with additional advisory services per project. Artists...Read More
USArtists International® (USAI) supports in-person and virtual performances by American artists at international festivals and global presenting arts marketplaces outside of the United States with grants of up to $18,000. The program funds individuals and ensembles across all performing arts practices and disciplines. Since 2006, USAI has helped fund more than 960 companies’ performances in...Read More
CACHE offers the Creative Exchange Fund (CXF), a one year multi-faceted programming initiative designed to activate 214 as a community-led destination by promoting professional performing artists, artist residencies, curatorial opportunities, and music ecosystem development in partnership with the Tyson Family Foundation. Through a series of five funding opportunities, CXF invests in local creative production capabilities...Read More
The National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowships program offers $25,000 grants in poetry to published creative writers that enable the recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. Applications are reviewed through an anonymous process in which the criteria for review are the artistic excellence and artistic merit of the...Read More
Netflix and NewFest have partnered for a new initiative, the New Voices Filmmaker Grant that supports emerging LGBTQ+ filmmakers. Four filmmakers with documentary, narrative, animated or episodic projects by and about the LGBTQ+ community will each receive a $25,000 grant. The Grant seeks to support the creation of work from underrepresented voices in the film...Read More
Since 2017, CERF+’s Get Ready Grants have awarded up to $500 to individual artists working in craft disciplines to conduct activities that will help safeguard their studios, protect their careers and prepare for emergencies. In response to the continuing changes that artists are making to the careers as a result of COVID-19, this cycle we will...Read More
