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EMERGENCY ARTIST GRANTS
Gottlieb Emergency Grant Program This emergency grant provides up to $15,000 of financial assistance to artists whose needs are the result of an unforeseen incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation. To be eligible for this program, an artist must be able to demonstrate a minimum involvement of ten years in a mature phase of his or her work. Artists must work in the disciplines of painting, sculpture or printmaking. Applications are accepted throughout the year.
Though they recognize the economic toll of the Covid-19 crisis, the Gottlieb Foundation regrettably is not able to assist with funds to replace lost or interrupted income. The Emergency Grant Program will continue to function as they have for the past forty years to assist mature visual artists in painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture.
The Artists' Charitable Fund assists United States visual artists facing financial crisis due to medical, dental, flood, fire, or other catastrophes by paying a portion of medical/eye/dental bills directly to the provider. Contact Judy Archibald, Fund Coordinator for more information on how to apply.
CERF+ Emergency Relief Fund Artists who have suffered from a recent, career-threatening emergency, such as an illness, accident, fire or natural disaster, can apply for funding. CERF+ also has a list of resources centered around the pandemic. Applications are accepted throughout the year. Due to the high demand for emergency relief assistance and limited funding, cases based solely on economic losses due to Covid-19 are not eligible.
Rauschenberg Emergency Grant This program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need* who are creating in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography. Cycle 24 will open April 16, 2024, with a deadline of May 17, for emergencies occurring October 1, 2023 and after. Applicants will be notified June 28, 2024.
Innovate Grant distributes (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. Grant cycles are in the Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Visual Artists and Photographers 18 years and older, from all around the world, are eligible to apply. All media and genres are accepted. There is a non-refundable application fee that ranges from $35-$50. The 2024 Winter Grant cycle is currently open.
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant offers urgent funding for visual and performing artists which offer immediate assistance with a grant amount ranging from $500-$2500. The website provides an eligibility questionnaire to help determine if an applicant is eligible for this grant. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
The Artists’ Fellowship provides emergency aid to professional visual artists and their families in times of sickness, natural disaster, bereavement or unexpected extreme hardship. Meeting monthly from September to June, the board of trustees reviews all applications to determine if they have been properly submitted and if they are eligible. Applicants are encouraged to do this early in the month. The board does not meet in July and August.
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OTHER ARTIST GRANTS AND RFP’S
The Artadia Awards provide financial support, exposure and recognition to artists. The awards are unrestricted, allowing artists to use the funds in any way they choose. Each year, an open-call application is made available in each of the seven active partner cities. In addition to financial support, Awardees can participate in the Artadia Network to receive structured opportunities for valuable new connections and resource sharing as well as receive a dedicated webpage on Artadia’s online Artist Registry. San Francisco Bay Area Application May 1 – June 1, 2024.
The Harpo Foundation: Grants for Visual Artists provides direct support to under-recognized artists 21 years of age and older. The deadline to submit an application for the 2024 grant cycle is April 29, 2024. A $15 application fee is required. A link to their online application portal will be available on their page on February 23, 2024.
The Quick Grant program awards up to $600 to California artists, creatives, cultural practitioners, and cultural producers, and San Francisco/San Jose nonprofit arts administrators to participate in professional development activities that build administrative capacity, hone business skills, and strengthen the financial resilience of the grantee’s practice, area of cultural production, or arts organization. Applications are due on the 15th of the month at 12 p.m. (Noon) PT with a one-month turnaround.
Pollock-Krasner grants have enabled artists to create new work, purchase needed materials, and pay for studio rent, as well as their personal and medical expenses. Past recipients of Pollock-Krasner grants acknowledge their critical impact in allowing concentrated time for studio work, and in preparing for exhibitions and other professional opportunities such as accepting a residency. All applications will be promptly acknowledged and considered; there is no deadline.
The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant funds young artists who are pursuing their studies or are in the early or developmental stage of their career, are working in a representational style of painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking, and demonstrate the determination and talent to pursue a lifetime career in their art practice. The Foundation does not provide funding for the pursuit of abstract or non-objective art. Applicants must work within a representational style of painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking. No other artistic activities or disciplines are funded. The amount of the grant is a fixed amount; it is not dependent on needs or means. A first grant is $15,000 Canadian dollars, and second and third grants are $18,000 Canadian dollars. The Foundation welcomes applications throughout the year; there is no deadline for filing an application.
Jar of Love Micro Grant is a microgrant initiative intended to provide relief for artists, curators, and cultural workers of color. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis as more funds become available.
The Awesome Foundation set up local chapters around the world to provide rolling grants of $1000 to “awesome projects.” Each chapter defines what is “awesome” for their local community, but most include arts initiatives and public or social practice art projects. Monthly grants offered.
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