Artists Looking for Grants? Here Are Some Resources

Artist grants are vital to the sustainability of Miami’s thriving cultural community. (Digital collage by Jean Blackwell Font)

In these uncertain times and dwindling funding support for the arts, finding grants to continue creating is more vital than ever. With that in mind, we sought out some available resources for grants.

Knight Emerging City Champions
Knight Foundation

The micro-grant and fellowship program is open to 18 to 35-year-old civic innovators committed to building vibrant neighborhoods and cities. Applicants should demonstrate how their project will foster creative expression, enhance community connection and build community resilience. Winners receive $5,000 in seed funding for their idea, a $500 tech bundle to support their project activities, access to ongoing mentorship, training and peer support and a three-day trip to Toronto to attend the KECC Studio and propose their idea.

Deadline is May 28, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
Applicants are encourage to attend an online info session on Thursday, May 8, click here for info https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/
Click here for details emergingcitychampions.org/

Artist Registry Housing and Community Development
Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
Art in Public Places

Open to South Florida-based visual artists, the Miami-Dade County Department of Housing and Community Development seeks 25 to 30 regional artists to create artwork proposals for affordable, workforce, and elderly housing planned throughout Miami-Dade County. The artists’ shortlist is subject approval by the Art in Public Places Trust and will remain active for a minimum of one year from the approval. Shortlist artists selected will be invited to develop proposals for one or more facilities throughout that one year in smaller groups of 5 to 7 artists each. The selection of artists, along with a schedule of proposal development and presentations, will be defined per each specific housing project.

Deadline is Tuesday, April 22 at 11:59 p.m.
Click here for details miamidadepublicart.org

Lincoln Road Business Improvement District (BID)
Open Artist Call

Open to emerging and established local, national or international professional artists, artists are asked to design, deliver, and install a temporary art piece to be exhibited beginning in December for 2025 Miami Art Week and extending into 2026. $75,000 will be awarded to one artist or a collective group of artists. Full details and requirements can be found at lincolnroad.com/open-call-to-artists/

Cultural Grants Workshops
Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs

Miami-Dade County Commissioner workshops are presented as part of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs’ “Art Energize 305” to inform artists, arts groups and nonprofit organizations about grants available in each district.

Hosted by Miami-Dade County District 10 Chairman Anthony Rodriguez
Thursday, May 8 at 6 p.m.
Westchester Cultural Arts Center, 7930 SW 40 St., Miami
RSVP at miamidadearts.org/content/cultural-grants-workshop-rsvp-district-10

Hosted by Miami-Dade County District 12 Commissioner J.C. Bermudez
Monday, May 12 at 6 p.m.
Doral Contemporary Art Museum, 5775 NW 84 Ave., Doral
RSVP at miamidadearts.org/content/cultural-grants-workshop-rsvp-district-12

Artist Access (ART) Grants Program
Miami-Dade County and FUNDarte sponsor a program that provides assistance to Miami-Dade practicing, professional artists to further their practice through skill building workshops, residencies, master classes, conferences, teaching artist and leadership training. $2,000 maximum request, application deadline is June 2, 2025, and funding period is June through Sept. 30, 2025.

miamidadearts.org/artist-access-art-grants-program

South Arts 

The Atlanta-based organization is accepting grant applications for their Southern Arts Relief & Recovery Fund for artists affected by Hurricane Helen and/or Milton and the Jazz Road Tours grants which offer up to $15,000 to develop music tours across the country. Deadline for each is May 7.

They also offer up to a $1,000 Professional Development and Artistic Planning Grant to presenters, programmers and curators on an ongoing basis.

www.southarts.org/grants-opportunities

Additional Links

A listing of where to check periodically for available grants, resources and application assistance

Florida Division of Arts & Culture: dos.fl.gov/cultural/grants/grant-programs/specific-cultural-projects/

Florida Grant Watch: florida.grantwatch.com/cat/2/arts-and-culture-grants.html

Oolite Arts offer studio arts, cinematic arts, live in art and travel residencies:  oolitearts.org/

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