Grants & Funding
Listings for current visual arts grants and funding opportunities
This page was last updated on May 9, 2011
“Divergent” Grant Program for PA Fine Art Photographers
Ongoing : Divergent is a new grant program that awards $100 grants to Pennsylvania artists at the early stages of career development and working in the medium of photography. The program is interested in artists that have a unique photographic expression; the program is not interested in conventional work, e.g. street photography or land/cityscapes, unless the artist is doing something radically different with that genre. Submissions accepted year round; no application form or fee to submit work. To apply, submit only one 8”x10” or 8” x 12” print (color or black and white), unmounted and without mat, with artist name and contact information (phone, address, e-mail) on back, along with SASE, artist resume and/or one page statement. Work of selected grant recipients will remain in the permanent collection of the Divergent Archives. Send all materials to Divergent, c/o Corey Armpriester, 2044 Moravian Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Submissions without a SASE will not be returned. The Divergent Grant Program is not responsible for lost or damaged work; please pack your photograph very carefully.
posted: 2-01-08
Barbara Deming Memorial Fund – Grants to Feminist Women in the Arts
Ongoing : This fund provides small grants ($500-$1500) to individual feminist women in the arts whose work in some way focuses upon women. Contact: Susan Pliner, Administrator, Money for Women, Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, PO Box 309, Wilton, NH 03086. (no phone, fax, or email).
Craft Emergency Relief Fund Grants
Ongoing : Craft Emergency Relief Fund was established to assist professional craft artists who have experienced a recent, career-threatening emergency. CERF emergency relief assistance includes small grants, no interest loans, access to resources, booth fee waivers and discounts on, and/or donations of craft supplies and equipment.The mission of CERF is to strengthen and sustain the careers of craft artists across the United States. CERF accomplishes its mission through direct financial and educational assistance to craft artists, including emergency relief assistance, business development support, and resources and referrals on topics such as health, safety, and insurance. CERF also advocates for the interests of craft artists. For more information, visit the web site: www.craftemergency.org
Emergency Funding Grant Program – The Artists’ Fellowship
Ongoing : The Artists’ Fellowship, Inc. is a private, charitable foundation that assists professional fine artists (painters, graphic artists, sculptors) and their families in times of emergency, disability, or bereavement. Assistance is given without expectation of repayment. One does not need to be a Member of the Fellowship to receive assistance; neither does membership in the Artists’ Fellowship entitle one to assistance from the foundation. The Artists’ Fellowship cannot aid every artist who applies, nor does it award scholarship funds or “fellowships” for study, schooling, or travel. For application information, visit the web site: www.artistsfellowship.com or contact the organization at Artists’ Fellowship, Inc., 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003 / 646-230-9833.
Pollock-Krasner Foundation’ Grants For Artists
Ongoing : he Pollock-Krasner Foundation provides financial assistance to individual visual artists of established ability on an ongoing basis throughout the year. The Foundation’s dual criteria for grants are recognizable artistic merit and demonstrable financial need, whether professional, personal or both. Open to individuals who have been professional artists over a significant period of time and who work in any of the following media: painting, sculpture, and works on paper, including printmaking. The Foundation encourages applications from artists who have genuine financial needs that are not necessarily catastrophic. Grants are intended for a one-year period of time. The Foundation will consider need on the part of an applicant for all legitimate expenditures relating to his or her professional work and personal living, including medical expenses. The size and length of the grant is determined by the individual circumstances of the artist. For complete details, including application guidelines, visit http://www.pkf.org/.
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation – Grants to Representational Artists
Ongoing / no deadline : The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation aids talented artists in the early stages of their careers by aiding worthy art students, artists, or sculptors who need further training or other assistance during their formative years. Awards are limited to candidates working in painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture. Work must be representational or figurative – abstract or non-representational art is precluded by the terms of the Foundation’s Charter. The Foundation will not accept applications from commercial artists, photographers, video artists, filmmakers, craftmakers, or any artist whose work falls primarily into these categories. To be eligible for a grant candidates are required to have already started or completed training in an established school of art and/or to demonstrate, through past work and future plans, a commitment to making art a lifetime career. No geographic requirements. The Foundation welcomes applications throughout the year; there is no deadline for sending the application form. Each grant is $10,000 (Canadian). For more information, contact 1814 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite #1, Montreal, Quebec CANADA H3H 1E4 / telephone 514-937-9225 / fax 514-937-0141 or visit the website.
