Fund for the Arts: Event Artist Grant

Fund for the Arts: Event Artist Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Fund For The Arts Inc
Amount: US $100 - US $500
Last Updated: April 02, 2026

Summary

The Fund for the Arts: Event Artist program invites artists and organizations from the Greater Louisville area to participate in community events. This initiative aims to create a diverse roster of artistic talent, compensating participants for their contributions. Artists can engage in various events, from large public festivals to intimate performances. Applicants must align with the Fund's commitment to equity and inclusion, ensuring a vibrant arts scene that reflects the community's diversity.

Overview

NOTE: The Event Artist Application is always open. Apply by the second Friday in July to be considered for involvement with the Republic Bank Performance Village at the St. James Court Art Show on the first weekend in October. Applications are collected quarterly to be considered for workplace campaigns and other opportunities. Apply by the second Friday in January to be considered for Celebration of the Arts on the third Saturday in April. Event Artist The application’s goal is to create a living roster of artists and organizations interested in being part of community events where they will represent themselves and the Fund for the Arts. Events may vary. Some will be large, free community events like the St. James Court Art Show in Old Louisville, while others will be private performances and activations done as part of Fund for the Arts workplace campaign presentations throughout the year. Funding All artists and organizations contracted to participate in an event will be compensated. In the past, compensation has ranged between $100 – $500. Length of engagement has ranged from 10 minutes to an hour. Compensation will be based on the type and length of the event in which they are participating. Compensation is designated to the primary applicant only, and each offering can include only one primary applicant. If compensation is to be shared between multiple artists or organizations, that designation will fall to the artists/organizations themselves.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Organizations and artists who are based in the Greater Louisville area, including the following counties: Bullitt, Jefferson, Oldham, and Shelby counties in Kentucky; Clark, Floyd, and Harrison counties in Indiana. Applicants may submit proposals as an individual, a collective of artists, a group or organization without tax-exempt status, or as a nonprofit organization. Applicants must share Fund for the Arts’ commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. You do not have to be a 501(c)(3) or be affiliated with a 501(c)(3) to submit. Those who submit should provide arts programming that aligns with at least one of the following artistic areas:  dance, design, folk & traditional arts, literary arts, media arts, arts museums, music, musical theater, opera, presenting & multidisciplinary arts, theater, visual arts” Applicants must apply on their own behalf, with their own work samples, and cannot subcontract another artist in their stead.