Creative Pinellas is accepting applications for its Professional Artist Grant 2022 to support and build meaningful relationships among the outstanding creative artists in Pinellas County, to provide a strong foundation to nurture the creative community and to elevate Pinellas County as an arts and cultural destination.
Donor Name: Creative Pinellas
State: Florida
County: Pinellas County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/14/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details
With this purpose in mind, Creative Pinellas provides up to ten grants for artists who have excelled in their artistic practice. Grantees are encouraged to decide for themselves how to use the award for their benefit and growth as an artist.
Funding Focus
The purpose of the professional artist grant is to support and build meaningful relationships among the outstanding creative artists in Pinellas County, to provide a strong foundation to nurture the creative community and to elevate Pinellas County as an arts and cultural destination. With this purpose in mind, Creative Pinellas provides up to ten grants for artists who have excelled in their artistic practice. Grantees are encouraged to decide for themselves how
to use the award for their benefit and growth as an artist.
Funding Information
Grants of $5,000 each are open to artists doing work in the areas of:
- Dance (of all kinds)
- Choreography
- Interdisciplinary (a combination of more than one type of genre of art, often technology/digital arts are involved)
- Literature including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction (does not include journalism).
- Media Arts such as film, photography, computer/digital arts, audio, interactive media, etc.
- Musical Performance
- Music Composition
- Acting
- Theater Creation including playwriting, directing, musical direction, stage design, stage lighting, etc.
- Visual Arts including 2D and 3D visual arts of all kinds.
An additional $5,000 Artist Laureate Grant may be presented to one of the grantees who is recognized by Creative Pinellas as being able to be a model partner and collaborator sharing their skills and expertise and supporting the organization’s mission over the grant period. Artists must indicate on their application that they would like to be considered for the Artist Laureate award.
Eligibility Criteria
Creative Pinellas considers the following things when determining eligibility for this grant.
To be eligible for the Professional Artist Grant Program, an applicant shall:
- Be a current resident of Pinellas County for at least one year prior to December 1, 2021 and must agree to maintain their residency for the duration of the grant award period.
- Be at least 18 years of age.
- I am not currently enrolled in ANY high school, undergraduate or graduate degree seeking program with the same or similar focus to the art work I create and will not be during any portion of the grant award period.
- Submit a completed online application and all required support documents.
- Not have received a Creative Pinellas Professional or Emerging Artist Grant within the last three (3) years or twice in the past 10 years.
For more information, visit Professional Artist Grant 22.
