Mid-Career Project Grant

Mid-Career Project Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Forecast Public Art
Amount: US $10,000
Last Updated: August 02, 2025

Summary

The Mid-Career Project Grant supports Minnesota-based mid-career public artists in creating public artwork, whether temporary or permanent. Eligible projects include various forms such as performance, sculpture, and photography, accessible to all. Applicants must have at least ten years of experience, live in Minnesota, and produce original work. This grant encourages diverse artistic expressions that contribute to community engagement and cultural enrichment.

Overview

This grant supports the creation of a new publicly accessible temporary or permanent artwork anywhere in the state of Minnesota by a Minnesota-based mid-career public artist. Projects may be in any form or discipline, including performance, dance, storytelling, photography, film, sculpture, painting, etc. What is Public Art? Broadly speaking, public art is artwork in the public realm, regardless of whether it is situated on public or private property, or whether it is supported through public or private funding. It can range from temporary to permanent work, murals to sculptures, interventions to performances. It can also be storytelling, iron pours, sound and light projects, dance and spoken word. It is free and accessible to all members of a community. What is a Mid-Career Artist? A mid-career artist is an artist who has been actively creating and exhibiting their work for at least ten years. They have established a reputation in the art world, have a larger body of work, and may exhibit their work regionally, nationally, or internationally. Mid-career artists may also have received some kind of recognition from the art world, such as through public presentations, magazine publications, online commentary, or industry acknowledgement. Other criteria for mid-career artists include having numerous solo art shows and collectors both nationally and internationally. Age is not a determining factor. Career stage is assessed by the cumulative number of years an artist has been generating their own work. Mid-career or established artists shifting from one artistic discipline to another will still be considered mid-career. For example, a composer with a substantial career in music who is now moving into sculpture will be considered mid-career.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Forecast’s grants support public art and public art-related activities.Forecast defines public art broadly to support a range of processes, formats, and contexts. See definition of Public Art under Overview.Applicants for the Mid-Career Project Grant must be mid-career public artists.An artist may only apply for one grant from Forecast during an annual grant cycle.Fall applicants can only apply for 1 grant opportunity.Applicant must be a resident of Minnesota, having physically lived in the state for 12 of the past 24 months, and remain a resident throughout the project period.Applicant’s project must be original and not duplicate previous work. All events and installations must be freely accessible.Projects may be additionally supported by public or nonprofit agencies, or through in-kind sources.An artist can receive a Research & Development grant in consecutive years, or a Research & Development or Professional Development grant followed by a Project Grant.

Ineligibility

Applicants who apply during the summer for the McKnight Project Grant cannot apply for other grants in the fall of the same year.Forecast grants do not support remounts or reinstallations, projects that begin prior to the start of the grant year, or projects that are ongoing.No ticket sales or fees may be charged.Organizations and Forecast Public Art staff, Board, and Committee members are not eligible.Students in K-12 educational programs or enrolled in undergraduate or graduate degree programs are not eligible.Private commissions are not eligible.Former grantees with outstanding final reports cannot be considered for additional Forecast grant funding until all final reports have been submitted and approved. An artist is not eligible to receive a project grant from Forecast in two consecutive years.