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GrantSpace
GrantSpaceSM, a service of the Foundation Center, offers information and resources that are specifically designed to meet the needs of nonprofits worldwide in need of know-how for securing funding and operating effective organizations. At GrantSpace you can:
- View video recordings of live discussions with funders
- Listen to podcasts featuring experts in the field
- Find answers to your questions in our Knowledge Base
- Ask us! Connect right now with an information professional
- Get information about opportunities in your field of interest
- Increase your expertise in fundraising and management
- Attend training and events, in-person and online
- See what's happening at our calendar
- Register to rate content, leave comments, and join our forum
- Find us at one of our 470+ free Funding Information Network locations
Art & Design Funding Resources
- SPIN is an extensive research funding opportunity database. Run active as well as automated, daily opportunity notifications.
- TO ACCESS: Go to rms.wustl.edu and select
in the left sidebar
- Visit spin.wustl.edu to download the SPIN Quick Start Guide
- Access infoEd help and training videos within SPIN by clicking the Help tab in the top right of the screen
- New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) - SourceNYFA is the largest provider of grants, services, and information to artists working in all disciplines in the United States. Funding opportunities are listed in the Source database. Updated daily. Register for email updates about opportunities.
- Grant Forward This link opens in a new windowGrants database that searches some 14,000 funding opportunities available to graduate students, faculty, undergraduate students, and institutions. Access due to a subscription by the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.
Grants provide money, service or equipment for specified purposes, for a project a funder believes in. Accepted grants must be completed as proposed or funding must be returned.
Arts Organizations
- Regional Arts Commision St. Louis (RAC)The Regional Arts Commission in St. Louis (RAC) now offers individual artist grants for artists living in St. Louis City or County (from $500 - $3,000).
- College Art Association (CAA) - Opportunities"Opportunities offers continuously updated information for artists, scholars, museum professionals, educators, and other members of the arts community."
CAA offers awards, exhibitions, internships, residencies and fellowships. - Grants from the Getty"Through strategic grants and programs, the Foundation supports projects in Los Angeles and throughout the world that advance the understanding and preservation of the visual arts."
- Museum Computer NetworkA nonprofit organization of professionals dedicated to fostering the cultural aims of museums through the use of computer technologies
- Black Rock Arts Foundation"Since 2002, we have provided grants to artists in support of interactive installations and performances across the country. We continue to increase the total dollar amount dispersed and number of grant recipients."
- Virginia A. Groot FoundationEach year the Virginia A. Groot Foundation offers three grants (up to $35,000, $10,000, $5,000) to artists who have exceptional talent and demonstrated ability in ceramic sculpture or sculpture. Artists may be at any stage of career development, or older at the time of the application deadline.
- The Elizabeth Greenshields FoundationThe objective of the Foundation is to promote, by its charitable activities, an appreciation of traditional expression in painting, drawing, sculpture and printmaking, by aiding worthy art students, artists or sculptors who need further training or other assistance during their formative years.
- The Puffin Foundation Ltd.The Puffin Foundation Ltd. has sought to open the doors of artistic expression by providing grants to artists and art organizations who are often excluded from mainstream opportunities due to their race, gender, or social philosophy.
- Manhattan Arts InternationalHelping Artists pursue their passion and turn their passion into prosperity. A great resource for professional development in art as well.
- Ruth & Harold Chenven FoundationThe Ruth & Harold Chenven Foundation gives annual awards to individual craftsperson and artists living and working in the United States, who are engaged in or planning a craft or visual art project. The RHCF does not accept film, video, performance art or music submissions. It is expected that applicants will be working artists who have a developed body of work.
- Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, Inc.The Foundation wishes to encourage artists who have dedicated their lives to developing their art, regardless of their level of commercial success. This program was conceived in order to recognize and support the serious, fully-committed artist, and we hope these individuals will consider applying. Twelve grants are awarded each year.
Design Organizations
- American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)Stimulates thinking about design, demonstrates the value of design and empowers the success of designers at each stage of their careers. AIGA’s mission is to advance designing as a professional craft, strategic tool and vital cultural force. Founded in 1914, AIGA remains the oldest and largest professional membership organization for design, and is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) educational institution.
Architecture Organizations
- American Institute of Architects (AIA)Based in Washington, D.C., the AIA has been the leading professional membership association for licensed architects, emerging professionals, and allied partners since 1857. Awards
- Architectural Research Centers Consortium, Inc. (ARCC)An international association of architectural research centers committed to the expansion of the research culture and a supporting infrastructure in architecture and related design disciplines. Since its founding as a non-profit corporation in 1976, ARCC has represented a concerted commitment to the improvement of the physical environment and the quality of life.
- Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA)A nonprofit, membership association founded in 1912 to advance the quality of architectural education.
- American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)National professional association for landscape architects, whose mission is to advance landscape architecture through advocacy, communication, education, and fellowship. Student scholarships and fellowships.
- Boston Society of Architects (BSA)Administers programs and provides resources that enhance the practice of architecture and the public and professional understanding of design. Since its establishment in 1867, this nonprofit professional service organization has been a committed advocate of excellence in the built environment and increased service of the profession to society.
- Design IntelligenceDesignIntelligence is the Design Futures Council’s bi-monthly report on the future, delivering original research, insightful commentary, and instructive best practices. Design leaders rely on DesignIntelligence to deliver insight about emerging trends and management practices, allowing them to make their organization a better managed, more financially successful enterprise.
General Organizations
- Foundation CenterIndividual grant-seekers can sign up for webinars and tutorials.
Register (free) to sign up for the Arts Funding Newsletter. - Grants.gov (federal grants)Grants.gov is your source to FIND and APPLY for federal grants. Go to Advanced Search and browse by category: Arts. Limit eligibility to individuals. Set up an email alert for new grants.
Sign up for alerts.
- Art Deadlines List"Art contests and competitions, art jobs and internships, art scholarships and grants and fellowships, art festivals, call for entries/proposals/projects, and other opportunities, in all disciplines, for art students, art teachers, and artists of all ages." Register for their free email service with abbreviated listings.
- Mira's ListInformation on upcoming grants, fellowships and residencies for artists, writers, composers, and media artists, from emerging to mid-career to established. Also on twitter: https://twitter.com/miraslist.
- Professional ArtistWeekly email with featured Calls to Artists listings. Sign up for enewsletter via email. Also, in print: Art Per N8350 .A76.
- Bay Area Art GrindArt calls, art news, residencies, exhibitions, lectures and other art related activities. Search by keyword or categories.
- Center for Advanced Study in the Visual ArtsSections on Education and Resources provide links to internships and fellowships.
Subscribe to their free email newsletter for new listings. - Art-SupportOnline directory of nonprofit art organizations and art centers, grouped by state.
- re-title.com"re-title.com is the information resource for emerging and professional contemporary art, providing directory services for internationally focused artists and galleries."
Section on Artist Opportunities, sign up for their free email newsletter service. - Art & EducationEstablished in New York in January 2006, Art&Education reaches an international network of more than 70,000 visual-art professionals and academics on a daily basis through its website and e-mail list. Its news digest—Art&Education announcements—distributes information about some of the world’s most important contemporary art exhibitions, publications, and symposia taking place within educational contexts, as well as academic employment positions available in the visual arts.
- e-FluxEstablished in January 1999 in New York, e-flux is an international network which reaches more than 50,000 visual art professionals on a daily basis through its website, e-mail list and special projects. Its news digest – e-flux announcements – distributes information on some of the world's most important contemporary art exhibitions, publications and symposia.
- National Assembly of State Arts OrganizationsAll 50 states and the six U.S. jurisdictions (American Samoa, District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Marianas, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) have state arts agencies. State arts agencies increase public access to the arts and work to ensure that every community in America enjoys the cultural, civic, economic and educational benefits of a thriving arts sector.
- Competitions (Architecture)The Competition Project, Inc. is a non-profit corporation which serves as a clearinghouse for information and ideas on design competitions, both in the United States and abroad. In some cases, we can also provide assistance in the preliminary planning and organization of design competitions. For a list of competition advisors, visit the Architect Selection section of our website.
- Architectural Record (Architecture)A general list of grants and fellowships for the built environment.
Fellowships (also stipend grants) provide a sum of money in recognition of previous accomplishments and future promise. Usually "unrestricted" and nothing is expected in return.
- CAA FellowshipsOne time monetary award for graduate students in the Visual Arts or Art History funded in part by NEA & NEH. Fellows are honored with $5,000 grants to help them with various aspects of their work, whether it be for job-search expenses or purchasing materials for the studio.Applications due in the fall.
- Guggenheim FellowshipsOften characterized as "midcareer" awards, Guggenheim Fellowships are intended for men and women who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.
- Smithsonian Institute FellowshipsMuseum studies training, fellowships and internships
- The Institute of International Education (IIE)The Institute of International Education (IIE) an independent non-profit organization founded in 1919, is a world leader in the exchange of people and ideas. IIE administers over 200 programs serving more than 20,000 individuals each year.
- U.S. Fulbright Student ProgramIs the largest U.S. international exchange program offering opportunities for students, scholars, and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide.
- Dedalus Foundation - MFA Fellowships in Painting and SculptureThe Dedalus Foundation awards two annual fellowships to students in painting or sculpture who are entering their final year in an M.F.A. degree program at an American college, university, or art school. Each fellowship carries a stipend of $20,000. Applications are solicited annually from M.F.A. programs throughout the country, with each program nominating two candidates.
The fellowship awards are made by a committee of distinguished artists and critics.
Artists' residencies (also called artists' communities, colonies, retreats, workspaces, and studio collectives) provide dedicated time and space for creative work.
- Alliance of Artists Communities - ResidenciesChoose Residencies, then view by Artistic Category or by Region. Also look at the Links page.
- U.S. National Park Service Artist-in ResidenceMore than 50 residency programs in national parks across the country.Typically 2-4 weeks in length and most include lodging. Artists are often invited to participate in park programs by sharing their art with the public.
- Res Artis"Res Artis is the largest existing network of artist residency programmes, representing the interests of more than 300 centers and organizations in 50 countries worldwide that offer to international artists facilities and conditions conducive for making art."
- Osage Arts Community"Osage Arts Community is a place that provides temporary time, space, and support for the creation of new work in a retreat format. These creative residencies are generally anywhere from one week to one year but average around six months. OAC serves creative people of all kinds – visual artists, composers, poets, fiction and nonfiction writers."
- Sabbatical Homes"Helping academic communities around the world find or list houses or apartments for rent, exchange or house-sit when on a sabbatical leave, research trip, exchange program, relocation or vacations."
- Residency Unlimited"Within a collaborative framework, Residency Unlimited’s current initiatives include:
* Provide in-depth, customized support to local and international artists in residency
* Set up and manage artist residency initiatives for local organizations.
* Facilitate international residency opportunities for local artists and curators.
* Develop an online springboard for critical exchange on the evolving field of art residencies today"
- Regional Arts Commision (RAC) - St. LouisRAC offers two types of funding to individual artists in St. Louis: Fellowships and Artists Support Grants.
- CSA STL - Community Supported Art St. LouisModeled after the ethos of community supported agriculture, the concept is simple — collectors buy a share of art at the beginning of a season that is comprised of locally-produced pieces of art by jury-selected artists. Over the course of the season, collectors receive their art at pick-up events where they can connect directly with artists, meet other members, and walk away with several new pieces of art!
- Arts in TransitMetro Arts in Transit "ensures that transit enhancements, as well as new design projects, are both functional and aesthetically pleasing by involving artists as members of the design teams."
Resources at local public libraries
With just a library card, you can gain access to online versions of the Foundation Center databases at our local public libraries. Please contact them for more information.
- St. Louis Public Library (SLPL)
- Resources for Grants to Individual
- SLPL subscribes to Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, available in the Central Library's Grants & Foundations Center.
- St. Louis County Library (SLCL)
- Foundation Directory Online (In Library Use Only) - Access to detailed information on grantmakers, grants, and grant recipients, as well as access to grantmaker web sites and searchable 990s.
- Foundation Grants to Individuals Online (In Library Use Only) - Find foundations that provide financial support for individual grant seekers
Crowdfunding is a way to raise funds for a specific cause or project by asking a large number of people to donate money, usually in small amounts, and usually during a relatively short period of time, such as a few months. It is done online, often with social networks, which make easy for supporters to share a cause or project cause with their social networks. Review fees before signing up.
- Kickstarter"Project creators set a funding goal and deadline. If people like a project, they can pledge money to make it happen. Funding on Kickstarter is all-or-nothing — projects must reach their funding goals to receive any money."
If project reaches goal, fees apply: https://www.kickstarter.com/help/fees. If goal is not met, there is no fee. - IndiegogoOption to keep money raised (Flexible vs. Fixed Funding).
Fees whether or not the goal is met: http://support.indiegogo.com/hc/en-us/articles/526496-Fees-Pricing- - KivaYou keep the funds you raise (not all or nothing). Fees apply whether or not goal is met: http://www.rockethub.com/education/faq#what-is-RocketHub
In this webinar, learn best practices to prep, create, launch and market a campaign successfully. "The focus will be on the lifecycle of a campaign, from prep through appreciation, with a heavy emphasis on the best ways to market your campaign. The session will share the basics, so that you walk away with concrete steps that you can take to execute immediately."
Free Online Class
Grantseeking Basics for Individuals in the Arts Webinar
This webinar will show you how to identify funders supporting individuals working in the arts. Also touches on grantmaker motivations in funding individual artists, and the variety of support options available.