How much funding does WaveMaker Grants provide?

WaveMaker Grants provides Up to US $6,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for WaveMaker Grants?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

WaveMaker Grants

Locust Projects Inc

Foundation Grants for Arts Grants for Visual Artists

Funding Amount

Up to US $6,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Eligible organizations

Visual artists, curators, cultural organizers/creatives, collectives, collaborators who reside in Miami-Dade County are encouraged to apply.

Other requirements

Film, performance, dance, music, and other projects that fall outside a strict definition of visual art are eligible.
However, visual art must be the leading component.
If applying as a group, the collaboration can be long-standing or initiated specifically for this project.
Please identify one participant to serve as the lead contact.

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Non-profit organizations and LLCs established for commercial enterprise are not eligible.
Not eligible: If you have received a WaveMaker Grant in the past 5 years you are ineligible to apply in 2025 unless you are a current R+D recipient.

Overview

About Wavemaker Grants
WaveMaker at Locust Projects supports Miami’s visionary artists with INCUBATOR grants for innovative PROJECTS that are shared with the public in Unconventional Spaces.
All projects must engage or be shared with the public in unconventional spaces in Miami-Dade County. This may include exhibitions, performances, events, workshops, screenings, programming at alternative or artist-run-spaces. Projects can not be presented at art museums or commercial galleries.
Criteria
All proposals will be considered based on criteria including but not limited to:
Overall idea, vision, and artistic innovationRelevance to the local social, cultural, and/or geographic contextAccessibility of the project to the public outside of a museum or galleryIn person gatherings in free, publicly accessible spaces are an essential requirement.Capacity of the applicant to realize the project on time and within budgetPotential impact on the local community, the arts and culture landscape, and/or the artist’s growth
Grant Categories:

Each year, WaveMaker at Locust Projects awards a total of $60,000 in grant funding to artists across Miami-Dade County in the following three categories:
New Work / Projects
Grants up to $6,000 each to support the creation and presentation of visionary, artist-driven new work / projects.
Long-Haul Projects

Grants up to $6,000 each to support launching, sustaining, or completing long-term projects. This category recognizes the time and commitment required to pursue long-term artistic endeavors.
R&D + Implementation
Grants up to $2,000 each to support research and development for ambitious new projects that take creative risks or benefit from a longer planning period. After the R&D phase, grantees are encouraged to submit a short-form proposal for an additional $4,000 to implement their projects.

Eligibility

Visual artists, curators, cultural organizers/creatives, collectives, collaborators who reside in Miami-Dade County are encouraged to apply.Film, performance, dance, music, and other projects that fall outside a strict definition of visual art are eligible. However, visual art must be the leading component.If applying as a group, the collaboration can be long-standing or initiated specifically for this project. Please identify one participant to serve as the lead contact. The lead contact and majority of participants must reside in Miami-Dade County.

Ineligibility

Non-profit organizations and LLCs established for commercial enterprise are not eligible.If you have received a WaveMaker Grant in the past 5 years you are ineligible to apply in 2025 unless you are a current R+D recipient.