Creative Baltimore Fund - Mayor's Individual Artist Award (Project/Practice Support)

Q: When is the deadline for Creative Baltimore Fund - Mayor's Individual Artist Award (Project/Practice Support)?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Q: Who is eligible for Creative Baltimore Fund - Mayor's Individual Artist Award (Project/Practice Support)?

Eligible applicants: Individual artists. Geography: Based in Baltimore City).

Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts Inc

Foundation Annual Grants for Arts Grants for Visual Artists

Funding Amount

$3,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: Annual
Tracked since: April 2026

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Eligible organizations

Individual artists

Geography

Based in Baltimore City)

Other requirements

Must be living or working in Baltimore City
Projects/practices must promote public access
Must encourage breadth of arts and/or cultural programming

Overview

Provides support for an artist's individual practice or program that promotes public access and encourages breadth of arts and/or cultural programming in the community.

Geographic Scope: Baltimore City (artist must be based in Baltimore City)

Eligibility:

Individual artists
Must be living or working in Baltimore City
Projects/practices must promote public access
Must encourage breadth of arts and/or cultural programming

Award Details:

$3,000 per artist
Up to 10 artists selected annually

Funding Source: City of Baltimore general fund, administered by Baltimore City Arts Council

Program History:

2026: 10 awardees announced
2025: 10 awardees
2024: 10 awardees
2023: 10 awardees
Email: ljoseph@promotionandarts.org

What Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 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.

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