Grants for Visual Artists

Last updated August 24, 2026

There are currently 480 active grants for visual artists in Grantable's free grants database, drawn from foundation sources and updated daily.

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Type	Grant	Funder	Deadline ▲	Amount
Foundation	Columbia County Creative Catalyst Grant	Greene County Council on the Arts	Rolling	$1K
Foundation	Grants for Artists: Delaware Individual Artist Fellowships	Delaware Division of the Arts	Rolling	$5K – $12K
Foundation	MacDowell Fellowship Grant	MacDowell	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Prairie Ronde Artist Residency Grant	The Mill at Vicksburg	Rolling	$3K
Foundation	Roberts Foundation - Creation of New Work Initiative Grant	Edward C & Ann T Roberts Foundation	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Project Awards Grant	Rasmuson Foundation	Rolling	$10K
Foundation	Jerome Hill Artist Fellowships Grant	Jerome Foundation Inc	Rolling	$50K
Foundation	Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Mentorship Program	Vital Impacts	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	GKFF Artists Creative Fund Grant	George Kaiser Family Foundation	Rolling	$10K
Foundation	A.I.R. Fellowship Program Grant	A.I.R. Gallery ( Artists in Residence, Inc.)	Rolling	$3K
Foundation	BCA : Curatorial Fellowship Grant	The Bronx Council on the Arts	Rolling	$4K
Foundation	Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Grant	The Andy Warhol Foundation for The	Rolling	$60K – $100K
Foundation	The Idea Fund	PRH Preservation Inc	Rolling	$1K – $7K
Foundation	Artist as Entrepreneur Program- Genesee Valley Council on the Arts (Rochester, NY) Grant	New York Foundation for the Arts Inc	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program (AHFP) Grant	DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	John Chervinsky Emerging Photographer Scholarship	The Griffin Museum of Photography Inc	Rolling	$3K
Foundation	CFWM Capacity-Building Grants	Community Foundation of Western	Rolling	$3K
Foundation	Wolf Kahn Foundation Grant	Wolf Kahn Foundation Inc	Rolling	$5K – $15K
Foundation	SMAC: Artist Growth Grants	Southwest Minnesota Arts Council	Rolling	Up to $4K
Foundation	Graton Fellowship Grant	Sundance Institute	Rolling	$25K
Foundation	New Jersey State Council on the Arts - Individual Artist Fellowships Grant	Mid Atlantic Arts Inc	Rolling	$3K – $32K
Foundation	Brother Thomas Fellowship Program Grant	Boston Foundation Inc	Rolling	$20K
Foundation	Folk and Traditional Arts Fellowships Grant	Rhode Island State Council on the Arts	Rolling	$3K – $7K
Foundation	Prana Fund Grant	Charlottesville Area Community	Rolling	Up to $15K

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About grants for visual artists

Grants for visual artists support the creation of new work, studio costs, materials, exhibitions, residencies, and living expenses. The Pollock-Krasner Foundation makes need-based grants to painters, sculptors, printmakers, and artists working on paper, and organizations like the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) administer fellowships and emergency funds. State arts councils and private foundations offer additional project grants, fellowships, and professional development support.

Frequently Asked Questions

What grants are available for visual artists?

Visual artists can pursue grants and fellowships that fund new work, materials and supplies, studio rent, exhibition preparation, residencies, and living expenses. Some funders, such as the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, award unrestricted grants based on artistic merit and financial need, while others run discipline-specific fellowships and emergency relief funds for working artists.

Which foundations fund individual artists?

The Pollock-Krasner Foundation supports professional visual artists internationally based on artistic merit and demonstrated need, and the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) administers artist fellowships and emergency grants. State and local arts councils, regional arts organizations, and a range of private foundations also offer fellowships and project grants directly to individual artists.

Do I need fiscal sponsorship to apply as an individual?

It depends on the funder. Foundations like Pollock-Krasner make grants directly to individual artists with no fiscal sponsor required. However, many government and foundation grants are restricted to nonprofit organizations, so individual artists pursuing those opportunities often work with a fiscal sponsor, which lets them receive grant funds and offer donors tax-deductibility under the sponsor's nonprofit status.

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