Creative Capital Award

The Creative Capital Award is the only national open call grant program dedicated to funding artists creating new work in every discipline.

Geographic Scope: National (all 50 states and territories)

Disciplines Supported:

• Visual arts
• Performing arts
• Film/Moving Image
• Literature
• Technology
• Dance
• Theater
• Jazz
• Multidisciplinary and socially engaged forms

Funding History:

• Since founding in 1999, Creative Capital has provided $55 million in grants and services to 1,119 artists
• 2025: $2.45 million awarded to 55 artists (49 new works)
• 2026: $2.9 million in grants to 109 artists

Notable Awardees: Jeffrey Gibson, Simone Leigh, Anicka Yi, Guadalupe Maravilla, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Larissa FastHorse, Sidra Bell, Alice Sheppard, Terri Lyne Carrington, Etienne Charles, Garrett Bradley, Laura Poitras, Cristina Ibarra, Chris Eyre, Cory Arcangel, Rachel Rossin, Titus Kaphar, Percival Everett, Maggie Nelson, Rebecca Solnit

Awardee Achievements:

• 169 Guggenheim Fellowships
• 35 MacArthur "Genius" Fellowships
• 6 Pulitzer Prizes
• 3 Academy Awards
• 15 Academy Award nominations
• Presentations at leading venues including MoMA, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lincoln Center, LACMA, Broadway, Venice Biennale, Sundance Film Festival, Walker Art Center, SXSW

Approach: Transformative giving approach providing unrestricted project grants plus professional development services and community building through regional and national artists gatherings

Eligibility: Open national, multidisciplinary, external review process

Application Process

Overview: Grants are awarded by discipline via a national, open call, external review process

Selection Criteria:

• External review panel
• Multidisciplinary evaluation
• Open to proposals for new artistic works

Note: Application details and eligibility criteria are referenced as being available on the application page, but specific application requirements are not fully detailed in the provided content.

For detailed application information including eligibility criteria, required materials, and submission process, applicants should visit the grant application page.