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Find similar grantsArtists and Creatives Grants (Fall Cycle for California Artists) is sponsored by Community Engagement. These grants provide financial support to independent creatives (including collectives and collaborators) making or presenting creative work relating to or encouraging community engagement.
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How to Apply — community engagement Our Artists and Creatives Grant provides financial support to those making or presenting creative work relating to or encouraging community engagement. Grant guidelines and qualifications Please carefully consider these guidelines before applying to ensure your project is eligible: Our fall grants (deadline September) are open to artists living or working in California.
Our spring grants (deadline March) are open to artists living or working anywhere in the US. This grant funds community engaged art. We provide grants to independent creatives (including collectives and collaborators) needing support for producing and/or presenting artistic projects relating to or engaging a community.
Building collaborative connections. The grant is intended to fund the execution of community-engaged projects. Please review our mission statement to understand how we define community engagement.
This is a project-based grant. Our grant funds artistically-excellent community engaged projects that present new and imaginative possibilities. We prioritize funding the creation of new artworks and are not likely to fund art classes, take-home art kits, or exhibitions of studio artwork in preexisting galleries unless the proposal centers a clear and purposeful collaboration with a community.
Grants are usually limited to $500 - 2,500 , but in rare circumstances we may provide funding up to $5,000. We suggest that most artists apply for funding under $2,500 unless advised otherwise. This grant supports individual artists and/or artist collectives.
The following are not supported by this grant: arts festivals; nonprofit and for-profit organizations; student projects (undergraduate or graduate); residencies; research symposia; studio rent; conferences; theaters; festivals; activity affiliated with religious organizations of any kind. Successful grantees are eligible to reapply every two years.
Successful applicants to this grant should wait at least two years before reapplying for funding. This grant encourages applications from artists who have historically been underrepresented. Although this grant is open to all artists, we especially encourage applications from those who have been historically underrepresented in the arts.
This includes, but is not limited to, artists who are Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Queer, Trans, Deaf, Disabled, Immigrant or Refugee, or Self-Taught. Applications that do not adhere to the above guidelines will not be reviewed. If you have not heard from us 6 weeks after the deadline, your application was not approved for funding.
Deadlines are twice yearly September 15 at 11:59 pm PST Please upload the four PDF’s outlined below to a single online, publicly-accessible folder (such as Google Drive, DropBox, etc). Then submit the link to that folder using this form . Documents not submitted in PDF format will not be considered.
PDF 1: Basic Information (named LastName_FirstName_Month_Year_Info. pdf) ☐ Legal Name (if different from above) for grant check if successful ☐ Project Summary. A well argued, imaginative proposal for producing and/or presenting new work (max 400 words).
☐ Community Engagement. Explain how your proposed project engages a community or communities (max 200 words). PDF 2: Budget (named LastName_FirstName_Month_Year_Budget.
pdf) ☐ Detailed Project Budget ☐ Total amount requested from Community Engagement ☐ Other funding applications made for this project (pending) ☐ Any other existing funding (confirmed) for this project PDF 3: CV (named LastName_FirstName_Month_Year_CV. pdf) PDF 4: Portfolio (named LastName_FirstName_Month_Year_Portfolio. pdf) ☐ Up to 8 images, with short descriptions including year, location, and other relevant information.
☐ Link to website and/or link to ONE video or audio work. Questions? As you prepare your application, if you have any questions or need any technical support, please reach out to us at info@communityengagement.
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Key questions and narrative sections extracted from the solicitation.
Contact info and project summary (max 400 words)
Detailed budget
CV (2 pages max)
Portfolio (up to 8 images plus website/media links)
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Independent creatives (including collectives and collaborators) living or working in California. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows generally up to $2,500. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Artists and Creatives Grants (Fall Cycle for California Artists) is funded by Community Engagement. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in California. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
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