Funding for Artists
Browse our curated list of grants, fellowships, and other funding opportunities for visual artists in Northeast Ohio.
DEADLINE: August 16th, 2026
Placemaking Project Grants ↗
ArtsNow
ArtsNow offers Placemaking Project Grants up to $10,000 for arts and culture projects that activate neighborhoods across Summit County, made possible through the Summit County Land Bank. Grant awards will be made to 501(c)(3) organizations and in 2026 can be made to a fiscal sponsor.
#Summit County #Akron #grant #public art #community-placemaking #non-profit
DEADLINE: August 18th, 2026
2026 Midwest Culture Bearers Award ↗
Arts Midwest
Arts Midwest is accepting applications for the 2026 Midwest Culture Bearers Award. 18 culture bearers will each receive $5,000 (unrestricted) to support their folk arts or traditional cultural practice. Applicants must live in the Arts Midwest region, which includes Ohio.
#Ohio #grant #fellowship #folk-arts
DEADLINE: August 24th, 2026
Boost Fund 2026 - Cycle 2 ↗
Assembly for the Arts
Assembly for the Arts is accepting applications for the Boost Fund 2026 Cycle 2, a grant of $1,500 to 48 artists living in Cuyahoga County to help bring projects and events to life and offset the costs of artist-specific needs.
DEADLINE: September 1st, 2026
Individual Excellence Awards ↗
Ohio Arts Council
The Ohio Arts Council's Individual Excellence Awards offer $5,000 to Ohio resident artists in recognition of outstanding past artistic work, giving them resources to experiment with their art forms, develop skills, and advance their careers. In even-numbered years, applications are accepted in crafts, design arts/illustration, interdisciplinary/performance art, media arts, photography, and visual arts 2D and 3D.
#Ohio #grant #fellowship #fund
ArtsLAUNCH! Grant Competition ↗
Kent State University
Kent State University College of the Arts offers the ArtsLAUNCH! Grant Competition, awarding $500 grants to undergraduate and graduate KSU students proposing new art creation or new arts-focused ventures. Cross-campus collaboration encouraged but not required.
#Kent #Northeast Ohio #grant #student #undergraduate #graduate #arts-entrepreneurship