The Accelerator Grant is a competitive program offering financial support for local Emerging and Hobbyist artists to advance their creative projects and pursue artistic growth.
Donor Name: The Arts Commission
State: Ohio
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/14/2026
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Arts Commission values the many artists across disciplines who are part of Toledo’s vibrant creative community.
Categories
Eligible categories of support are limited to:
- Materials + Supplies related to your creative practice.
- Equipment
- Project Support
- Professional Development
Funding Information
Grant request amounts are not to exceed $1,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Artists are limited to one Accelerator Grants every three calendar years, i.e. artists who receive funding in 2026 will not be eligible to apply again until 2029.
- In order to be considered eligible for review by the Grant Panel, the application must be filled out completely and appropriately.
- Individual artists and artist collectives with a current residence or a creative studio within 30 miles of downtown Toledo may be eligible.
- The Accelerator Grant is open to artists across all mediums.
- Applicants who identify as Hobbyist or Emerging Artists are eligible to apply.
- For the purposes of this program, applicants may identify as a Hobbyist artist if one of the following applies:
- Making art is not your profession or career.
- It’s something fun you do in your spare time.
- You make things purely for self-fulfillment or self-satisfaction or for the love of making things.
- For the purposes of this program, applicants may identify as an Emerging artist if one of the following applies:
- You have 0-10 years of experience as a working artist regardless of age or education.
- You are actively working to grow your creative career with things like exhibitions, performances, honors or awards, publications, artist lectures/presentations, etc.
- You are someone who’s made a career change or recently decided to prioritize your art above everything else.
- Applications will be accepted from university or college level adjunct teachers.
For more information, visit The Arts Commission.
