The Arts Midwest is accepting applications for its Arts and Wellness Grants
Donor Name: Arts Midwest
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/15/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The goal of the GIG Fund: Arts and Wellness is to provide flexible grants to Midwest nonprofits that provide artist-driven community wellness programming. Funds may be used for performances, workshops, programs in clinical settings, creative aging programs, efforts that engage veterans in the arts, etc.
GIG Fund: Arts and Wellness projects should:
- Seek to improve health outcomes for participating audiences
- Help audiences associate arts participation as a means to improving health
- Strengthen cross-sector partnerships between the arts and wellness sector
Funding Information
- Arts and Wellness is a grant of $2,000 – $15,000.
- Funded projects take place December 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026.
Eligible Projects
Sample activities could include:
- Music & Memory – An arts school presents musical performances and talkbacks for people with dementia.
- Healing Through Art – A hospital partners with artists to provide programming with patients or visitors (appropriate licensure required if working with patients in a prescriptive/therapeutic way).
- Veteran Voices – An artist leads a creative writing program for veterans.
- Inclusive Exhibitions – A gallery hosts an artist talkback and meet-and-greet in an exhibition featuring the work of photographers with disabilities.
- Music for Elders – An arts council offering provides music outreach programs in nursing homes.
- Theater & Community Wellness – A rural theater creates a performance series that addresses loneliness and social isolation.
- Arts in Healthcare – A clinic hosts an artist residency to engage patients and staff.
- Mental Health & Theater – A university bringing in a visiting theater company to stage a production and offer workshops on mental wellness
Project Requirements
- Engage a Professional Artist or Ensemble
- Offer at Least Two Activities Featuring the Artist(s)
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-profit Organizations: 501c3 non-profit organizations, hospitals, and clinics; and tribal organizations of any budget size.
- In the Midwest: Organizations located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin, and the Native Nations that share this geography.
- Focused on Arts & Culture: Arts and cultural organizations in any arts discipline (literature, performing arts, visual arts, traditional arts, multidisciplinary arts, etc.), nonprofit organizations that provide arts programming (social service agencies, etc.), or hospitals or clinics that provide arts programming.
- With a UEI: Organizations will need to have a UEI number from SAM.gov in order to receive funding. Apply for a free UEI at SAM.gov.
- In Good Standing: Organizations must not have overdue reports or funding restrictions with Arts Midwest.
For more information, visit Arts Midwest.
