The Latest Artists’ Grants: Here’s Where To Apply

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

Here is a list of available grants in all types of arts mediums; some of the info shared is carried over from last month’s list due to deadlines quickly approaching.

Art in Public Places

Artist’s Artists

Repair, Restoration, Conservation

Open to regional professional visual artists based in South Florida

Deadline: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.

Seeking to create a pool of artists to engage in restoration of public artworks. Candidates should have experience/familiarity with fabrication, conservation, design, industrial process and contract management. Click here to apply.

ICA Miami

Open Call for Artists

Art + Research Center Loop Art Critique

Open November 2025, specific date TBA

Local artists are invited to apply to participate in the first ICA Miami-affiliated Loop Art Critique Session, which provides opportunities for artists to discuss their practices, engage in critique sessions and connect with leading art professionals. The Session with culminate in a group exhibition from March to May 2026. Click here for more info and for date to apply.

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs

Cultural Grants Workshop Series

Tailored/targeted to arts groups, artists and nonprofit organizations

Via Zoom on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025 at 2 p.m.

Click here to RSVP

Community Grants Program

Tailored/targeted to non-profit organizations developing small to medium scale community-based cultural programs

FY 2025-2026 Third Quarter

Pre-Submission Workshop: Nov. 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM –  RSVP

Courtesy Review Deadline: Nov. 26, 2025, 11:59 p.m.

Application Deadline: Dec. 4, 2025, 11:59 p.m.

FY 2025-2026 Fourth Quarter

Pre-Submission Workshop: Jan. 22, 2026 at 10 a.m. –  RSVP

Courtesy Review Deadline: Feb. 12, 2026, 11:59 p.m.

Application Deadline: Feb. 19, 2026, 11:59 p.m.

Live Arts Miami

LALA (Live Arts Labs Alliance) WIPS Works in Progress Call to Artists

Signature community test lab supporting emerging ideas

Deadline: Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, 11:59 p.m.

Artists can test their new ideas, experiment across sound, spoken word, film and immersive, participate in a feedback-driven environment and engage with a supportive community. Click here to apply.

Miami Film Festival

The Louis Applications Open

Open to Miami-based filmmakers

Deadline: Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025 11:59 p.m.

Six filmmakers will be chosen to tell their story with winners each receiving money and access to the Wolfson Archives to develop their film about the unique and cultural significance of South Florida. Click here to apply.

Pelican Harbor Seabird Station

Open Call to Artists for Mural Project

Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
City of Miami District 5 seeks an artist to create a 20’ H X 55’ W mural on the eastern façade of 399 NE 82 Terr., on what will be the site of a new wildlife hospital.

South Arts Jazz Roads Tours
Fall 2025 Application Cycle
The grant program supports approximately 50 jazz artists annually with individual grants up to $15,000 and organizing three-to-six-site tours at a variety of venues, with a particular focus on rural and underserved communities.
Deadline: Oct. 15, 2025, 11:59 PM
Click here for info and to apply

Additional Links

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

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs: https://miamidadearts.org/

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 offers studio arts, cinematic arts, live in art and travel residencies:  oolitearts.org/

The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation: https://jmperezfamilyfoundation.org/grant-opportunities/

Green Space Miami: https://greenspacemiami.org/

AIRIE (Artists in Residence in Everglades): https://www.airie.org/

Funding Arts Network: https://fundingartsnetwork.org/home/grants/

Broward County Cultural Division: https://www.broward.org/Arts/Funding/Pages/artistsupport.aspx

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