With the support and partnership of the Ruth Foundation for the Arts, the Create Wisconsin Statewide Artist Grant Program provides opportunities to support the work of creative individuals and communities across the state.
Donor Name: Create Wisconsin
State: Wisconsin
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/16/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The goals of the program over each year of its three-year life-cycle are to:
- Provide significant support to creative individuals in a variety of visual and performing disciplines.
- Offer the opportunity for support to creative individuals in all 72 Wisconsin counties.
- Reflect the regional, representative, and artistic diversity of Wisconsin.
- Celebrate the artistry and creativity of creative people throughout Wisconsin.
- Invest in Wisconsin’s creative individual and community infrastructure.
- Emphasize artistry and creativity, individual creative enrichment and community engagement at the local level.
- Support work in the form of grants targeted for individual enrichment projects and community-based initiatives.
- Provide a rigorous and thoughtful juried process for awarding the grants.
- Provide a clear plan for program outreach and the application process to activate and grow a comprehensive statewide program.
- Continually evaluate the effectiveness of the program’s activities and actions for ongoing improvement.
Eligibility Criteria
- Creative individuals in a variety of visual and performing disciplines who are over the age of 21 based in and living primarily in Wisconsin. Eligible applicants are practicing performing and/or visual artists with demonstrated creative ability and professional achievement.
- Up to 35% of the funding will be directed towards artists living in counties with under 55,000 people (46 of 72 counties).
For more information, visit Create Wisconsin.
