Applications Open for the Professional Artist Grant Program – United States
Deadline: 1-Feb-21
The Professional Artist Grant was created to support and sustain Pinellas County’s creative community and to enhance the County as an arts and culture brand.
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The program provides an unrestricted, non-matching financial award to Pinellas County artists of outstanding talent and ability who, with a history of increasingly successful work on the local, national, or international stage, bring recognition, awareness and interest to community, inspire other artists and art lovers, and help make Pinellas County a vibrant arts and cultural community.
Funding Information
Grants of $5,000 each are open to artists doing work in the disciplines of:
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Dance (choreography or performance or both)
Interdisciplinary
Literature
Media Arts
Music (composition or performance or both)
Theater/Musical Theater (creation or performance or both)
Visual Arts
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding as part of the Professional Artist Grant Program, an applicant:
Must be a current resident of Pinellas County for at least one year prior to December 1, 2020 and must agree to maintain their residency for the duration of the grant award period;
Must be at least 21 years of age;
Must not be enrolled in any arts production-related high school, undergraduate or graduate degree seeking program for any portion of the grant award period;
Must submit a completed online application and all required support documents;
Must not have received a Creative Pinellas Professional or Emerging Artist Grant within the last three (3) years or twice in the past 10 years.
Creative Pinellas defines a professional artist as someone who:
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Has worked within their discipline(s) for a sustained period of time;
Exhibits a high degree of talent and ability in their discipline(s);
Is generally recognized by their critics and/or peers as an artist of serious intent and ability and can increase the standing and awareness of Pinellas County as a destination for arts and artists.
For more information, visit https://creativepinellas.org/professional-artist-grants/