Funding Amount

Up to $19,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Community Arts Grant

Overview: Supports community-artist collaborative design and implementation of new, exterior wall mural projects in underserved communities of Baltimore City.

Geographic Scope: Underserved communities in Baltimore City

Focus Areas:

  • Exterior wall mural projects

  • Community-artist collaboration

  • New mural projects (not restoration)

  • Outdoor, publicly accessible spaces
  • Eligibility:

  • Community-artist collaboratives

  • Projects must be free and open to the public

  • Must be located in underserved communities
  • Award Details:

  • Up to $19,000 per project

  • VARA Waiver required from artist to receive funds
  • Program Support:

  • Create Baltimore seeks approvals on behalf of finalists:

  • - Environmental review of project site
    - Right of Entry (permission to work on property)
    - Artist contract administration
    - Payment processing

    Status: FY 2026 Schedule TBD

    Contact: Lou Joseph, Grants, Competitions, & Exhibitions Manager

  • Email: ljoseph@promotionandarts.org
  • What Baltimore Office of Promotion actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

    Grants in 2024
    18
    Total given
    $232K
    Median grant
    $8,300
    Range
    $5,600–$58K
    • By dollars: Maryland 96%, New York 4%. Top recipient cities: Baltimore, MD; Owings Mills, MD; Hartsdale, NY.
    • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
    • 50% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

    Example grants

    • Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · Baltimore, MD

      Community arts grant

      $58K

    • The Central Baltimore Partnership Inc · Baltimore, MD

      Creative baltimore & community arts grant

      $22K

    • Fusion Partnerships Inc · Baltimore, MD

      Creative baltimore & baltimore youth arts advocacy grant

      $19K

    • Empact Art Inc · Baltimore, MD

      Communities art grant

      $19K

    • Arts Every Day Inc · Baltimore, MD

      Creative baltimore

      $16K

    IRS Form 990-PF, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    artscommunity-development

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