Pérez CreARTE Grants

The Pérez CreARTE Grants, funded by the Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation, aim to enhance South Florida's vibrant arts scene. With over $1.5 million available, the program supports Miami-Dade organizations focusing on arts access, education, and artist fellowships. Grants range from $100,000 to $250,000 over two years, prioritizing innovative proposals that promote arts equity and community engagement. This initiative seeks to cultivate local talent and ensure access to diverse artistic experiences for all residents.

The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation aims to develop South Florida as a world-class urban center. A thriving, equitable arts community is essential to making Greater Miami a vibrant, connected and culturally engaging place to live. In 2021-2022, the Foundation’s CreARTE Program will invest over $1.5 million in Miami-Dade organizations working to cultivate this ecosystem by expanding residents’ access to the arts and making our city a global hub for artistic excellence.
The Foundation believes that effective arts education can inspire creative development in local youth, drive a lifelong interest in and appreciation for the arts, and build audiences for the future. The Foundation seeks to support top artistic talent and attract artists to Miami by creating local fellowship and residency programs.
Through our investments, we want to provide capital and support for exemplary organizations to embrace artistic risk-taking, expand the diversity of creative experiences and audiences, and present work that inspires with its excellence and relevance.
Focus Areas
Through the Pérez CreARTE Grant Program, the Foundation will award grants in three main areas of focus:
Arts Access: Funding to support meaningful and diverse public engagement with, and access to, various forms of high-quality art across Greater Miami and the integration of the arts into the fabric of community life. Arts Education: Funding to support high-performing, innovative organizations in Greater Miami working to ensure that all young people have equitable access to arts education opportunities. We aim to invest in the most effective, scalable, multidisciplinary arts education programs, in school and out of school, as well as pre-professional training programs that prepare future artists in a variety of disciplines.Artist Fellowships and Residencies: Funding to support the creation and/or expansion of artist fellowship and residency programs to expand local options for artistic professionals to hone their talents and showcase their work. The programs should recognize and cultivate artists, local and national, in pivotal phases of their careers, celebrate outstanding achievement and support their artistic development.
Within the areas of focus, in addition to requests to support the creation of programming, we will also consider requests for funding that will allow organizations in Greater Miami to expand their existing spaces/operations and/or support the development of new spaces. We want to ensure artists and arts organizations have access to affordable creation spaces that serve as centers of creativity.
Funding
Grant amounts will vary, depending on proposed activities and the organization’s capacity. All grants will be awarded as two-year grants in the $100,000 to $250,000 range.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) public charities and governmental entities serving Miami-Dade County that show a strong track record of providing quality offerings that reflect the program’s purpose. Organizations with an existing relationship with a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor are eligible to apply.