Funding for Artists
Browse our curated list of grants, fellowships, and other funding opportunities for visual artists in Northeast Ohio.
DEADLINE: July 10th, 2025
Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities ↗
Arts Midwest
Arts Midwest is now accepting applications for the 2025 Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities, an award that supports accessibility in the arts and celebrates the work of Midwestern visual artists with disabilities. $3,000 award. No application fee.
DEADLINE: July 15th, 2025
The Satellite Fund ↗
SPACES
SPACES is accepting applications from artists, curators, and cultural producers living in Cuyahoga County with projects that are based in the visual arts engaging in experimental practices with strong conceptual foundations. $12,000 each to 5 artists/artist collectives in 2025.
DEADLINE: July 18th, 2025
Creative Impact Fund ↗
Assembly for the Arts
Assembly for the Arts continues the Creative Impact Fund (CIF) in 2025, an unrestricted grant designed to support the growth of an artist’s creative practice and advance their impact on our region. In 2025, the CIF will award 15 Early Career artists at $5,000 each and 15 Mid-Late Career artists at $10,000 each.
DEADLINE: July 21st, 2025
Midwest Culture Bearers Award ↗
Arts Midwest
The Midwest Culture Bearers Award will honor and amplify the work of nine Midwestern folk arts and culture practitioners each year. This award seeks to financially support folk arts and culture practitioners, as well as create opportunities for further recognition and relationship-building across the region. Selected individuals will each receive a $5,000 unrestricted, non-matching award.
DEADLINE: August 8th, 2025
Investing in Artists: Tools & Equipment ↗
Center for Cultural Innovation
Applications are now being accepted for the Investing in Artists: Tools & Equipment program. An initiative of the Center for Cultural Innovation with promotional support from Arts Midwest, it provides grant awards of $1,000 to $5,000 to help craft artists purchase tools and equipment needed to create their work.