Do I have to pay back an art grant?

No. Grants are non-repayable awards. Some funders ask for a final report or documentation of how the funds were used, and project grants usually expect you to complete the proposed work, but the money itself is not a loan.

Who is eligible for artist grants?

It depends on the funder. Foundation grants are often open internationally, while government and council funding is usually limited to citizens or residents of that country or region. Arthead marks each grant’s eligibility so you can filter to what you can actually apply for.

What do I need to prepare for a grant application?

Most applications ask for a project description or artist statement, a budget, a CV, and work samples. Strong applications match the funder’s stated priorities closely. Reading the guidelines on the funder’s own site, linked from every Arthead listing, is the single highest-value step.

How often are new grants added to this page?

New funding opportunities are added throughout the week as they are announced and verified, and expired deadlines are retired automatically. The Arthead newsletter also delivers a curated selection on the 1st and 15th of each month.

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Limited by country or regionBeirut (administering organization; grantees based across Arab region), LebanonFree entry

Culture Resource (Mawred): Production Awards 2027

Up to EUR 6,500 for literature; up to EUR 8,500 for visual arts, music and sound art, and performing arts; up to EUR 13,000 for cinema. Up to 25 projects supported yearly; results announced end of March 2027.

Culture Resource (Al-Mawred Al-Thaqafy), a Beirut-based regional non-profit, invites young artists and writers from the Arab region to apply for Production Awards 2027, a program supporting the creation and production of new creative work across visual arts, literature, music…

Limited by country or regionScotland, United KingdomEntry fee See official site

Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards (VACMA) 2026/27

Fixed bursaries of £500 or £1,000; disabled applicants and those with caring responsibilities can also request Personal Access Costs

The Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards (VACMA) are small grant schemes funded by Creative Scotland through the National Lottery and managed locally by local authorities and arts organisations across Scotland.

Creative Scotland with local authority and arts organisation partners

United States onlyAnywhere in the US; required meeting in upstate New York, United StatesEntry fee See official site

Open Interval 2027: Artist-Scientist Collaboration on Turbulence

$30,000 grant per trio, at least one third paid to the artist for their time; 15 trios.

Open Interval is a Simons Foundation program for trios of an artist, a scientist and an arts organization who spend April to December 2027 in open-ended collaboration around the theme of turbulence.

Canada onlyCanadaFree entry

International Residencies Grant, Arts Across Canada and Abroad

Up to CAD 20,000 per application, for expenses not covered by the host, including artist and professional fees, travel and accommodation, safety, dependent care, and accessibility costs.

International Residencies is one of ten funding opportunities in the Canada Council for the Arts' Arts Across Canada and Abroad program. It offers support for artists, arts workers, artistic groups and artistic organizations from Canada to attend a residency abroad.

Canada Council for the Arts

Any nationalityAthens, GreeceFree entry

ONX Seeds 2026: Soft Circuits for Hard Times

Up to four projects selected; each receives seed funding of up to EUR 5,000 to develop a prototype, access to the ONX Studio in Athens, mentorship, technical and production support, and presentation at the ONX Exhibition in Athens in March 2027.

ONX Seeds 2026 invites emerging creators, artists, and teams working with new media, digital culture, and hybrid forms of storytelling to develop functional prototypes that move between the analog and the digital.

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Any nationalityBlack Rock City, Nevada, United StatesEntry fee See official site

2027 Black Rock City Honoraria Program: Letter of Intent

Approximately 70 to 75 projects receive an honorarium each year. The grant partially funds the artwork rather than covering it, and the Art Department advises applicants to request 40 to 60 percent of their total project budget.

Every year the Burning Man Project's Art Department issues a small number of grants to partially fund artworks installed on the open playa at the Burning Man event in Black Rock City, Nevada.

Limited by country or regionQueens, New York (ZIP code 11385), United StatesFree entry

TTFF Micro Grants 2026 for Visual Artists in Queens 11385

10 unrestricted $3,000 micro grants, plus a filmed studio interview for each grantee.

The Tallichet Freedman Foundation, a non-profit in Ridgewood, New York, will award 10 unrestricted $3,000 micro grants to visual artists who live and/or work in the 11385 ZIP code of Queens, New York.

The Tallichet Freedman Foundation

Limited by country or regionBronx, New York, United StatesFree entry

Community Engagement Grants (CEGs) 2027

Project grants for community arts engagement; see website for current award amounts

The Bronx Council on the Arts Community Engagement Grants (CEGs) support local projects that enable Bronx communities to experience and actively engage with the performing, literary, media, or visual arts.

Bronx Council on the Arts

Any nationalityMatsu Islands, Lienchiang County, TaiwanFree entry

4th Matsu Biennial International Open Call

In principle NT$800,000 (approximately US$25,000, tax-inclusive) per selected proposal; the final amount is set by the organizer based on scope. Approximately 4 to 5 proposals selected. Organizers may assist with transportation, accommodation, and local collaboration opportunities.

The 4th Matsu Biennial invites international artists and creative practitioners to develop site-responsive proposals for the Matsu Islands, a remote archipelago in Lienchiang County, Taiwan.

France onlyParis, FranceFree entry

PIDA: International Programme for Artistic Distribution

Grant funding for international touring, co-productions, and presence at major international events; amount determined by project and selection committee

PIDA (Programme International de Diffusion Artistique) is Institut français's flagship annual grant supporting the international distribution of French artistic creation.

Any nationalityKiruna, SwedenFree entry

Kiruna 2029 European Capital of Culture: Artistic Projects and Early Ideas (Sweden)

Up to 50% of total project budget; no fixed amount specified. Communications and programme support included.

Kiruna 2029 European Capital of Culture is the title awarded to the Swedish Arctic municipality of Kiruna, and its organising team is now gathering proposals for the official artistic programme of that year. The call runs on two tracks.

Kiruna 2029 European Capital of Culture

Any nationalityBusan, South KoreaEntry fee See official site

Open Call for the Artistic Director of the Sea Art Festival 2027

Non-full-time contract from signing through December 2027, with a project budget of approximately KRW 800 million that covers the artistic director's fee, artwork production and installation, artist fees, travel, personnel and exhibition operating costs.

The Busan Biennale Organizing Committee is recruiting the Artistic Director of the Sea Art Festival 2027 through an international open call. Running since 1987, the Sea Art Festival is a contemporary art event that keeps reinterpreting Busan's relationship with the sea and with…

Busan Biennale Organizing Committee

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Grants and funding, answered.

Art grants are funds you don’t pay back: project grants that finance a specific body of work, unrestricted awards that support your practice, emergency funds, and research or travel funding. Amounts range from a few hundred dollars to major awards above $50,000.

This page lists grant opportunities currently open to applications, checked by hand and updated as new funding is announced. Each listing states the award amount where published, the eligibility requirements, the deadline, and links directly to the funder’s official guidelines.

Do I have to pay back an art grant?: No. Grants are non-repayable awards. Some funders ask for a final report or documentation of how the funds were used, and project grants usually expect you to complete the proposed work, but the money itself is not a loan.
Who is eligible for artist grants?: It depends on the funder. Foundation grants are often open internationally, while government and council funding is usually limited to citizens or residents of that country or region. Arthead marks each grant’s eligibility so you can filter to what you can actually apply for.
What do I need to prepare for a grant application?: Most applications ask for a project description or artist statement, a budget, a CV, and work samples. Strong applications match the funder’s stated priorities closely. Reading the guidelines on the funder’s own site, linked from every Arthead listing, is the single highest-value step.
How often are new grants added to this page?: New funding opportunities are added throughout the week as they are announced and verified, and expired deadlines are retired automatically. The Arthead newsletter also delivers a curated selection on the 1st and 15th of each month.