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Find similar grantsCreative Research Grants is sponsored by Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA). These grants fund the artistic exploration and development of experimental artists for activities that inform and enhance artistic practice, encourage new creative directions, realize cultural exchanges, initiate or deepen collaborations, and/or facilitate the learning of artist…
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FCA Emergency Grants COVID-19 Fund Frequently Asked Questions In 2024, FCA launched Creative Research Grants to fund the artistic exploration and development of experimental artists.
Grants of $10,000 are awarded to artists for activities that inform and enhance artistic practice, encourage new creative directions, realize cultural exchanges, initiate or deepen collaborations, and/or facilitate the learning of artistic forms and traditions—whether related to or independent of any defined outcome or planned public presentation. The program values and supports critical exploratory phases of the artistic process.
The second cohort of 35 experimental artists and collectives each received a $10,000 grant to support their artistic exploration and development over a period of 18-months.
Activities proposed by the grantees include research and field work; collaboration with artists and across disciplines and cultures; focused study and studio time; material exploration and experimentation; development of new techniques and instruments; and travel across the United States and to 15 countries and territories. Read our recent announcement .
Creative Research Grants are made possible by a generous bequest from the estate of Margo Leavin . Ian Andrew Askew, SLAMDANCE garage , 2025 at The Bushwick Starr, Brooklyn, NY. Photo by Maria Baranova.
Yacine Fall, performance still, Utterances - Terre II , 2024. Photo by Davion Alston. Gabriel Mata, video still, Cuerpo de quién, 2025, Dance loft on 14th, Washington, DC.
Choreographed and Performed by Armani Colón and Gabriel Mata. Photo by Camilo Montoya.
Alexandria Douziech, For protection, with love , 2023, Mixed/multimedia installation (dirt from the artist's childhood home, jute erosion control cloth, glue, clothesline, clothes and sheets (from the artist's family members), clothes pins, greenhouse, charcoal, camphor resin, camphor tree branches, pie tins, votive glass jars, and audio recording, wooden stool), Dimensions variable. Photo by Alexandria Douziech.
Eliza Bagg, music video still from Lisel’s Immature , 2023. Directed and choreographed by Kate Watson-Wallace. Zain Alam, Meter & Light: Day, 2024, 3-channel color video and 2-channel sound.
Cinematography by Sam B. Jones; Audio engineering & additional production by Warren Hildebrand; Cast: Zain Alam, Hamza Tahir, Jesse Alvarez. mayfield brooks, The Choreography of Whales: an interspecies Love Story , 2024, ARTLab Wyspa/Wyspa Progress Foundation, Gdańsk Poland.
Photo by Agnieszka Barańska and Kasia Chmiekewska.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Experimental artists and collectives. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $10,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Creative Research Grants is funded by Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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