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Grant Info

Artist Grant awards an unrestricted $1200 USD grant to one visual artist three times each year.

  • Next deadline: July 15, 2025

  • Annual deadlines: March 15, July 15, November 15

  • Application fee: $30 USD

  • Eligibility: Visual artists 18+ worldwide

Media accepted: Painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, photography, mixed media, installation, and new/alternative visual art forms.
Not accepted: Film/video, music, theater, dance.

Past winners are not eligible to apply again.

We showcase grantees on our website, social media, and marketing materials. We also feature selected applicants (with permission) on our social media to celebrate and promote artists. We hope this provides insight into the wide range of creative efforts we consider. Artists retain their copyrights.

How To Apply

By July 15, email the following to submit@artistgrant.org:

  • A link to your website

  • Let us know if we have your permission to share your name, artwork, and website link on our social media

    OR

  • 3–5 images of your artwork (JPG, PNG, or PDF)

  • A resume, CV, or brief bio that includes your name

  • Let us know if we have your permission to share your name, artwork, and website link on our social media

No grant proposal required!

Then, pay the $30 application fee easily and securely using your preferred payment method through Stripe:

Or Paypal:

If your payment name differs from your email name, note that in your email.

Selection
Criteria

We seek:

  • A cohesive body of work

  • Well-crafted work

  • Well-presented work (with an understanding that artists have varying financial means and resources for presenting their work)

  • Work that communicates its viewpoint, ideas, and concepts clearly, effectively, and creatively

  • Work that is not derivative

All applicants are notified of grant results within 6–8 weeks after each application deadline. We also announce the results on our website, social media, and in our newsletter.

Please note that we’re unable to respond to individual inquiries about results during the review period. Thank you for your patience and understanding!