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Creative Capital Award
Creative Capital
An open-call national grant program giving individual artists unrestricted project grants of up to $50,000 plus professional development support to create innovative new work. It is one of the only major U.S. grant programs that funds artists directly across all disciplines through a public application rather than nomination.
📍 United States (all 50 states)Paid
Who can apply
U.S. citizens, permanent residents, Tribal ID holders, or O-1 visa holders; at least 25 years old with a minimum of 5 years of professional artistic practice; cannot be enrolled in a degree-granting program.
How to prepare
Download the official Creative Capital Application Handbook PDF from their site before starting; the same application is automatically considered for the companion State of the Art Prize ($10,000 per state).
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