Funding for Artists
Browse our curated list of grants, fellowships, and other funding opportunities for visual artists in Northeast Ohio.
Morgan Equitable Artist Fund Winter 2025 ↗
Morgan Conservatory
Morgan Conservatory is accepting applications for the Morgan Equitable Artist Fund for the Winter 2025 season. The Morgan Equitable Artist Fund aims to support underrepresented artists, promote paper and book arts, and celebrate community diversity. If awarded, the fund covers the class fee, but not additional supplies.
DEADLINE: March 1st, 2025
The Curlee Raven Holton & Raven Fine Art Editions Distinguished Art Fellowship 2025 ↗
Kent State University
The School of Art at Kent State University is now accepting proposals for the 2025-26 Curlee Raven Holton & Raven Fine Art Editions Distinguished Art Fellow. Fellows will give public lectures, exhibit artwork or curate an exhibit, teach workshops, and/or participate in studio visits and critiques. $5000 honorarium.
DEADLINE: March 19th, 2025
Walking Together ↗
Arts Midwest
Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color supports folklife and traditional arts rooted in communities by investing in artists/practitioners and the community organizations that care for them. $15,000 grants for traditional artists, practitioners, and keepers of traditional knowledge rooted in communities of color.
DEADLINE: April 1st, 2025
Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant ↗
Ohio Arts Council
Ohio Arts Council is accepting applications for Traditional Arts Apprenticeship (TAA) program grants. TAA provides support for mentor artists to work with apprentices to build understanding and proficiency in folk and traditional art forms. Grants up to $4,000.
DEADLINE: May 1st, 2025
Artist Opportunities Grant ↗
Ohio Arts Council
Ohio Arts Council is accepting Artist Opportunity grant applications. Grants are available for individual artists at both the emerging artist level ($500) and professional artist level (up to $2,500), with no cash match required. Open to Ohio artists of all disciplines, at any stage of their career, and any type of artistic practice.
DEADLINE: May 1st, 2025
Artists with Disabilities Access Program ↗
Ohio Arts Council
The Artists with Disabilities Access Program (ADAP) provides funding that gives individual artists with disabilities the resources they need to further their artistic development. Must be an Ohio resident. Grants are awarded to individual artists at both the emerging artist level ($500) and professional artist level (up to $2,500).