The Grants for Artists program aims to provide artists with holistic support rather than support that focuses solely on a particular product or project-based needs.
Donor Name: Maryland State Arts Council
State: Maryland
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/17/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
A primary goal of the program is to strengthen the creative workforce, which is a vital part of Maryland’s economy and culture.
Funding Information
GFA grants are $2,500 each.
Grant Period
March 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025.
Uses of funds
Grant funds may be used for:
- Administrative costs, consultant fees, contractual services, daycare services, entry fees, equipment rental, exhibition costs, financial tools or planning, food, housing, insurance, studio or workspace costs, materials and supplies, marketing costs, medical costs, payment to technical crews, fabricators, or collaborators, professional memberships, performance costs, production costs, student loans, submission fees for grant or residency applications, travel and transportation, utilities, website development, and other costs associated with independent artists’ working and living expenses
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be:
- An artist who engages in a consistent creative practice, independent of affiliation with a larger organization or institution.
- A Maryland resident (i.e., owning or renting residential property in Maryland six months prior to the application’s submission and throughout the funded project or program) who is 18 or older.
- Applicants must not be:
- Enrolled in any matriculated high school, undergraduate or graduate degree program.
- Recipient of a Grants for Artists award in the most recent cycle.
For more information, visit MSAC.
