Funds for Artists Grant is designed to assist working artists with the cost of materials, supplies and resources used to create new work, professional development or learning opportunities, marketing or promotional expenses, or protecting their artwork and art business.
Donor Name: Greater Columbus Arts Council
State: Ohio
County: Franklin County (OH)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funds may be requested for the cost of supplies, materials and resources to help you make new work, to attend a professional development or learning opportunity, for expenses that assist with the marketing or promotion of you as an artist or your artwork and/or some legal expenses related to your art career.
Funding Information
Up to $1,200.
Eligibility Criteria
This fund is for individuals who work in the following disciplines: dance, fashion, film, literary, music, theatre, visual and multidisciplinary arts who meet the following criteria:
Are working artists (age 18 and older):
- Greater Columbus Arts Council’s Definition of a working artist:
- Has a portfolio, body of work, collection, published works, or performance history;
- Is likely paid for performances, sells their artwork, or is otherwise compensated for their artistic creation
- Routinely dedicates time to the creation of art and regularly shares their artwork with the public through performances, film festivals, fashion shows, publishing, exhibitions, etc.
- May have formal or informal training and seeks to improve their artistic skillset; actively engages with artistic community
- Is focused on expressing their own creative and aesthetic ideas, rather than on documentation or journalism
- Note: Filmmakers are welcome to submit projects within the documentary genre
- Residency in Franklin County for at least one year prior to application
- Residency in a county bordering Franklin County for at least one year prior to application AND primarily exhibit, perform, produce or present artistic work in the city of Columbus; (you will be required to upload proof of residency after you are awarded before any funds are dispersed.)
- Applicant agrees to remain a resident of central Ohio for one year after the award date
- Are NOT enrolled as degree-seeking undergraduate students.
For more information, visit GCAC.
