Our Next Deadline
FOR INDIVIDUALS
Applications for Individual Artists and Culture Bearers will be available by January 1, 2025. Check the SEMAC calendar for deadline details.
- Individual Artists may apply for a $3,000 Emerging Artist Grant or a $5,000 Advancing Artist Grant
- Both categories include designations for Equity Artists who identify as members of a BIMPOC, PWD, Veteran, Senior, and/or LGBTQIA2+ community, and Culture Bearers.
- At least two weeks before each grant deadline, grant coaching is offered. First-time applicants and Equity Artists are encouraged to contact the office to inquire about grant coaching.
FOR ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
AND OTHER NONPROFITS THAT OFFER ARTS PROGRAMMING
Applications for the next Organizational Grant deadline are available on September 1. The LOI portion (part 1) is due on October 1, 2024, after which applicants will have ten days to complete the full application.
Proposals for arts programming that begins at least ninety days after the deadline may be submitted in one of the following grant categories.
- Legacy Grants
- Small Towns/Rural Areas Grants
- Programming Grants for Arts Organizations
Equity Organizations and other nonprofits (whose primary mission is not the arts), that offer arts programming are encouraged to apply for Legay Grants of $5,000. Arts organizations may receive $10,000 in the highly-competitive Legacy Grants category.