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Artist Opportunities (Individual Excellence Awards, Artist with Disabilities Access Program) is a grant from the Ohio Arts Council that funds professional development for individual artists in Ohio, including those with disabilities. The Artists with Disabilities Access Program (ADAP) provides resources to help artists with disabilities advance their artistic practices, supporting creative and performing artists across Ohio.
Application for the 2027 cycle opens November 3, 2025, with a deadline of May 1, 2026, and a project period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Eligible applicants must be Ohio residents aged 18 or older with a disability as defined by the ADA, with professional exhibition or performance experience within the past three years.
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detailid=6ecb0034-003d-ee11-81aa-0050568070fb) * FIND CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES * HELPFUL TIPS FOR APPLYING * REVIEW PAST OPPORTUNITIES ## 2027 Artists with Disabilities Access Program - Individuals Opportunity Number ART-ADAP Funding Organization State Opportunity Ohio Funding Opportunity Categories Arts Application Start Date November 3, 2025 Application End Date May 1, 2026 Project Start Date July 1, 2026 Project End Date June 30, 2027 Assistance Listing Number / CFDA #-na- Eligible Applicants Other Opportunity Details Professional Development Support for Artists with Disabilities The Artists with Disabilities Access Program (ADAP) provides funding that gives individual artists with disabilities the resources they need to further their artistic development.
Creative expression by artists of all abilities is essential to building dynamic and diverse communities throughout Ohio. ADAP awards help artists with disabilities advance their artistic practices, making Ohio a more accessible and inclusive place to build an artistic career.
ELIGIBILITY: All applying artists must: • Be an Ohio resident (the OAC defines an Ohio resident as someone who spends at least eight months of the year living and working in Ohio); • Remain a resident during the grant period if awarded funding; • Have exhibited, performed, or published work as an artist within the past three years; • Have a disability (per Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) guidelines); • Be at least 18 years of age; and • Not be a student attending high school or pursuing and undergraduate or graduate degree at the time of application.
Note: Applicants may not receive both an Artists with Disabilities Access Program grant and an Artist Opportunities grant in the same fiscal year. Both creative and performing artists who have a disability and are residents of Ohio may apply to this program. The OAC uses the definition of disability contained in Sec.
12102 of the ADA, as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (P. L. 110-325), which went into effect on January 1, 2009.
This act is available online: ada. gov/pubs/ada. htm.
More Informationhttps://oac. ohio. gov/grants/10-grant-opportunities/40-artists-with-disabilities-access-program Financial Details GRANT AWARDS: Grants are awarded to individual artists at both the emerging artist level ($500) and professional artist level (up to $2,500), with no cash match required.
Applicants may receive only one ADAP award per year. Artists with Disabilities Access Program grantees generally receive their full request. Note: For the purposes of the ADAP program, emerging artists are individuals who have consistently worked in their chosen art form for more than three years, have demonstrated strong artistic potential, and want to develop their careers.
Professional artists are individuals who devote a major portion of their time to creating, practicing, performing, or teaching their chosen artform and receive some type of monetary support from this endeavor.
Ohio Agency Ohio Arts Council (ART) Division No Division (None) Contact Details Individual Artist Programs Coordinator ### Documents to be Submitted with Application _When applicable, instructions or templates will be provided in the Attachments section above. Only PDF, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint or Excel formats will be accepted. _
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Individual artists in Ohio; specific eligibility varies by program. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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