Art Ventures Individual Artist Grants
Funding Amount
$3,500
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Individual artists working in Northeast Florida
- Artists influenced by and impacting Northeast Florida
Other requirements
- Demonstrated artistic excellence
Overview
Geographic Scope: Northeast Florida (Duval County and surrounding region)
Focus Areas: Support for individual artists across all disciplines including:
- Visual arts
- Music/composition
- Creative writing
- Film
- Dance
- Sculpture
- Photography
Historical Impact: Since inception in 1990, Art Ventures has granted more than $1.4 million to more than 200 individual artists and nearly 100 small arts organizations.
Eligibility
- Individual artists working in Northeast Florida
- Demonstrated artistic excellence
- Artists influenced by and impacting Northeast Florida
Selection Criteria
- Demonstrated talent and artistic excellence (primary consideration)
- Aspirations to refine an aspect of craft
- Connection to and impact on Northeast Florida community
Funding Sources
Grants funded through multiple endowments:
- Art Ventures Endowment
- Baker Family Advised Fund
- J. Shepard, Jr. & Mary Ann Bryan Arts Endowment
- Delores Barr Weaver Black Artists Endowment
- Anne and Sallyn Pajcic Art Ventures Endowment
- Independent Life Minority Arts Fund
- Alynne Sharp Art Fund
How to Apply
Application Process
Specific application procedures not detailed in available materials. Applicants should:
- Contact The Community Foundation directly for application materials and deadlines
- Prepare portfolio demonstrating artistic excellence
- Submit application through The Community Foundation's grantee portal
- Applications reviewed on basis of artistic excellence and Northeast Florida connection
Contact for Application Details
Amy Crane
Senior Program Director for Art Ventures
904.356.4483
info@jaxcf.org
Or visit the foundation's website to "Apply for Grants or Scholarships" section.
What The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 2,470
- Total given
- $77.95M
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Range
- $29–$3.14M
- By dollars: Florida 73%, District of Columbia 4%, Rhode Island 4%. Top recipient cities: Jacksonville, FL; St Augustine, FL; Jacksonville Beach, FL.
- 45% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Vanguard Charitable · Warwick, RI
For the gregory s. and susan k. roth fund, account # a2006854
$3.14M
Im Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless · Jacksonville, FL
To support the development of phase i of the enterprise village project aka the…
$2.5M
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence · Washington, DC
To advance the critical role of community violence intervention initiatives and…
$2.25M
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Arts & Sciences Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC
This gift is designated for the winston family foundations ongoing support of the…
$1.5M
River Garden Foundation Inc · Jacksonville, FL
David stein legacy gift
$1.3M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Visual artists
- Music
- Creative writing
- Dance
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