The Artist Creative Practice Grant supports a variety of professional development opportunities including milestone activities in an artist’s career that will likely lead to substantial career growth.
Donor Name: South Arts
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/30/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
South Arts recognizes the importance of professional development in building artists’ careers. Even with stipends or payments, overall expenses can make participating in these opportunities inaccessible. South Arts offers Artist Creative Practice Grants (formerly Individual Artist Career Opportunity Grants) to ensure that artists from region can take advantage of a variety of career enhancing opportunities.
Funding Information
Grants up to $3,000 are available for opportunities taking place between November 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
The applicant must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Be an individual professional-caliber working artist in one or more of the following artistic disciplines:
- Dance (choreography or performance).
- Music (production, composition, songwriting, or performance).
- Opera/musical theatre (producing, directing or performance).
- Theatre (producing, directing, acting, or playwriting).
- Visual arts (painting, drawing, mixed-media, sculpture, or
printmaking). - Crafts (ceramics, fiber, glass, leather, metal, paper, plastic, or
wood). - Photography.
- Design arts (architecture, fashion, theatrical, graphic, industrial, or
interior). - Media arts (TV or film production, experimental film, screenwriting,
or animation). - Vernacular, Folk and Traditional Art.
- Literature (poetry, prose, spoken word).
- Time-based arts (installation, sound, video art, computer-generated
art, or performance art). - Public art (ephemeral or permanent).
- Be 18 years of age or older at the time of application.
- Be a legal resident of the United States and the South Arts region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Tennessee).
- Expect to maintain residency in the region during the award period.
- Not be a degree-seeking student during the grant period.
For more information, visit South Arts.
