7 Grants and Artist Opportunities to Apply for in December
Written by: crEATe Staff
December 8, 2023
As 2023 comes to a close, there are still some grants and opportunities to help you fund your project as we enter the new year. Here are seven grant and creative competition opportunities to consider applying for this month.
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- Foundation for Contemporary Arts – Emergency Grants
- Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
- Fiber Art Now Magazine – Cultural Change/Social Commentary Grant
- New Music USA – Reel Change Film Fund
- Film Independent – Documentary Story Lab 2024
- Photocrowd – Photography Contests
- Beatstars – Masego “Mystery Lady” Remix Challenge
Foundation for Contemporary Arts
Emergency Grants
Who is this for?
Visual and performing artists
Award
Up to $3,000
Deadline
Rolling
Description from the Funder:
Created in 1993 to further FCA’s mission to encourage, sponsor, and promote work of a contemporary, experimental nature, Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists who:
– Have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding
– Incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates
Emergency Grants is the only active, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate, project-based assistance of this kind to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad.
Each month FCA receives an average of 100 Emergency Grant applications and makes approximately 12-21 grants. Grants range in amount from $500 to $3,000, and the average grant is now $1,900. We recommend that artists review all of our eligibility guidelines and FAQs before applying. You may also complete our Eligibility Questionnaire, but please note that the questionnaire is not a substitute for a thorough review of program guidelines.
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Who is this for?
Painters, sculptors, and artists who work on paper.
Award
Varies
Deadline
Rolling
Description from the Funder:
The Foundation provides financial resources for visual artists to create new work, acquire supplies, rent studio space, prepare for exhibitions, attend a residency and offset living expenses.
The Foundation welcomes, throughout the year, applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. There are no deadlines. Grants are intended for a one-year period of time. The Foundation will review expenditures relating to an artist’s professional work and personal expenses and amounts range up to $50,000. The size of the grant is determined by the individual circumstances of the artist. Professional exhibition history will be taken into consideration. Artists must be actively exhibiting their current work in professional artistic venues, such as gallery and museum spaces
Fiber Art Now Magazine
Cultural Change/Social Commentary Grant
Who is this for?
Fiber and textile artists
Award
$300
Deadline
January 15, 2024
Description from the Funder:
Artists often create work that benefits them as the maker, but the final product can also make people think about an issue of importance, help raise awareness for a cause or inspire viewers to do more. Your project may express current events, personal stories, or historical events.
New Music USA
Reel Change Film Fund
Who is this for?
Film composers
Award
Varies (Around $20,000 on average)
Deadline
Rolling
Description from the Funder:
Reel Change: The Fund for Diversity in Film Scoring is a five-year grant and mentorship program for film composers of diverse ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, and abilities that are historically underrepresented in film composition. The fund assists US-based projects currently in production/post-production where additional support and/or mentoring would be beneficial to film composers who are at a pivotal point in their career in which the project will help them break through to the next stage of their profession.
Film Independent
Documentary Story Lab 2024
Who is this for?
Documentary film directors
Award
Exclusive workshops and industry access
Deadline
January 15, 2024
Description from the Funder:
Taking place in the spring, the Documentary Story Lab helps directors craft the best story possible for their documentary film. Over the period of one week, participants attend multiple workshops and sessions with guest speakers, established documentary directors, institutional funders, legal professionals, festival programmers and distributors. Fellows are paired with an experienced Creative Advisor and Editing Advisor who provide one-on-one support. The Lab culminates in a final pitch event that offers further opportunity for individualized feedback and discussion with industry executives.
Photocrowd
Photography Competitions
Made of Stone:
Submitted images must show things that have been made using stone, rather than simply stone itself in nature or excavated. That most fundamental of materials, which for millennia has been used for our good. We build walls to house us, carve it in commemoration of the dead, we grind spices in stone bowls, sculpt art from it, and in the past ground our crops between huge wheels of it.
Deadline
December 27, 2023
Boats:
Water vessels of the smaller kind in this popular contest theme. Any kind of boat will do, from canoes to ferryboats, but there’s always the question of when a boat becomes a ship? We like the naval definition of a boat, which is a vessel capable of being carried on a ship, but for some kinds of larger boat this definition becomes a little strained. Common sense we’re sure will prevail!
Deadline
January 24, 2024
Windows:
An interesting subject to explore, windows are with us all the time. If you shoot architecture they form a part of the patterning and character of a building, often repetitive, the old ones sometimes ornate. In portraiture, looking out through them can become a symbol of longing, hope, or the future. They mark that boundary between our indoor life, of household or work, and the life we lead outdoors. All of your shots of windows are welcome in this contest.
Deadline
March 6, 2024
View all Photocrowd Competitions here
Beatstars
Masego “Mystery Lady” Remix Challenge
Who is this for?
Music producers
Award
Over $5000 in prizes
Deadline
April 16th, 2024
Description from the Funder:
Download the acapella vocal track below for the song “Mystery Lady” by Masego. After downloading the acapella, load it into your DAW and create a new beat around the vocals. Below are the BPM and Key of the original song. Upload your remix to YouTube.com. If you don’t know how to create a video file you can use a site like TunesToTube.com to upload your audio to YouTube.
Submit your entry below. You must receive at least 100 votes on your entry to qualify for any of the prizes. Masego will select the top 3 winners! Your fans can vote on your entry daily, good luck!
We hope you find something that catches your attention! We will post new opportunities on our blog every month. Reach out if you would like to see more grants/opportunities for a specific art form.
New to applying for grants? Need help with your application? Check out our post on grant writing.
