Artist grants enrich both the artist and the community with an increased appreciation for the arts.
As an artist working in northern California, you may be eligible for a grant to hone your craft. California sponsors a wide range of artists, including painters, photographers, dancers, performers, choreographers, filmmakers and cinematographers. Individuals and organizations may be eligible. Grant award amounts can range between $500 to $25,000. Grants for artists in California are designed to inspire and promote enthusiasm for the arts, and to foster the development of working artists.
Black Rock Arts Foundation
Art is enrichment.
The Black Rock Arts Foundation is looking for artists whose art promotes civic engagement through interactive art. Grant awards range from $500 to $10,000, with a priority for art projects that interact with people and environments that benefit the community. Projects featuring high or low tech media will be considered. Applicants' projects must be accessible to the public and civic in scope. The Black Rock Arts Foundation prefers to support art that can be touched and experienced as well as viewed. Each fall, applications are accepted for the following year.
Theatre Bay Area Ca$H Grants
The Bay Area offers many grant programs for working artists.
Theatre Bay Area Ca$H grants were created by artists to serve professional artists in the mediums of dance and theatre as well as small companies with budgets under $100,000. The goal of Ca$H grants is to fuel interest and appreciation for dance and theatre in the northern Californian community. Independent artists may be eligible for a $1,500 grant and small organizations may receive up to $2,500. A total of $20,000 in grants are awarded annually.
The Pioneer Fund
The Pioneer Fund supports artists in film.
The Pioneer Fund is open to emerging filmmakers and videographers who live and work in California, Oregon and Washington. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to the craft of making documentaries with at least two but not more than ten years as a working professional in the field. Artists may receive a grant award between $1,000 to $10,000 annually. The Pioneer Fund allocates $100,000 in grant money annually. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis and grants are awarded three times per year. Rejected applicants must wait 12 months to reapply.
San Francisco Arts Community Cultural Equity Grants
San Francisco Arts Community Cultural Equity grants were designed to support typically under-served art communities in the Bay Area. This grant is not open to individual artists. Organizations must complete a profile through the California Cultural Data Project. Organizations must include a printed Funder Report with the grant application.
