GRANTS
State, Provincial & Regional
Arts councils in the United States and Canada provide assistance to artists (including photographers) in the form of fellowships or grants. These grants can be substantial and confer prestige upon recipients; however, only state or province residents are eligible. Because deadlines and available support vary annually, query first (with a SASE) or check websites for guidelines.
UNITED STATES ARTS AGENCIES
Alabama State Council on the Arts, 201 Monroe St., Montgomery AL 36130-1800. (334)242-4076. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.arts.state.al.us.
Alaska State Council on the Arts, 161 S. Klevin St., Suite 102, Anchorage AK 99508-1506. (907)269-6610 or (888)278-7424. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.eed.state.ak.us/aksca.
Arizona Commission on the Arts, 417 W. Roosevelt St., Phoenix AZ 85003-1326. (602)771-6501. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.azarts.gov.
Arkansas Arts Council, 1500 Tower Bldg., 323 Center St., Little Rock, AR 72201-2606. (501) 324-9766. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.arkansasarts.org.
California Arts Council, 1300 I St., Suite 930, Sacramento CA 95814. (916)322-6555 or (800)201-6201. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.cac.ca.gov.
Colorado Creative Industries, 1625 Broadway, Suite 2700, Denver CO 80202. (303)892-3802. E-mail: online form. Website: www.coloarts.state.co.us.
Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism, One Constitution Plaza, 2nd Floor, Hartford CT 06103. (860)256-2800. Website: www.cultureandtourism.org.
Delaware Division of the Arts, Carvel State Office Bldg., 4th Floor, 820 N. French St., Wilmington DE 19801. (302)577-8278 (New Castle County) or (302)739-5304 (Kent or Sussex Counties). E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.artsdel.org.
District of Columbia Commission on the Arts & Humanities, 1371 Harvard St. NW, Washington DC 20009. (202)724-5613. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.dcarts.dc.gov.
Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, R.A. Gray Building, 3rd Floor, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee FL 32399-0250. (850)245-6470. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.florida-arts.org.
Georgia Council for the Arts, 260 14th St. NW, Atlanta GA 30318-5360. (404)685-2787. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.gaarts.org.
Guam Council on the Arts & Humanities, P.O. Box 2950, Hagatna, Guam 96932. (671)475-2781/2782/3661. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.guamcaha.org.
Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture & the Arts, 250 S. Hotel St., 2nd Floor, Honolulu HI 96813. (808)586-0300. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.state.hi.us/sfca.
Idaho Commission on the Arts, P.O. Box 83720, Boise ID 83720-0008. (208)334-2119 or (800)278-3863. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.arts.idaho.gov.
Illinois Arts Council, James R. Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph, Suite 10-500, Chicago IL 60601-3230. (312)814-6750 or (800)237-6994. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.arts.illinois.gov.
Indiana Arts Commission, 100 N. Senate Ave., Room N505, Indianapolis IN 46204. (317)232-1268. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.in.gov/arts.
Iowa Arts Council, 600 E. Locust, Des Moines IA 50319-0290. (515)242-6194. Website: www.iowaartscouncil.org.
Kansas Arts Commission, 700 SW Jackson, Suite 1004, Topeka KS 66603-3774. (785)296-3335 or (866)433-0688. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: arts.ks.gov.
Kentucky Arts Council, Capital Plaza Tower, 21st Floor, 500 Mero St., Frankfort KY 40601-1987. (502)564-3757 or (888)833-2787. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.artscouncil.ky.gov.
Louisiana Division of the Arts, P.O. Box 44247, Baton Rouge LA 70804-4247. (225)342-8180. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.crt.state.la.us/arts.
Maine Arts Commission, 193 State St., 25 State House Station, Augusta ME 04333-0025. (207)287-2724. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: mainearts.maine.gov.
Maryland State Arts Council, 175 W. Ostend St., Suite E, Baltimore MD 21230. (410)767-6555. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.msac.org.
Massachusetts Cultural Council, 10 St. James Ave., 3rd Floor, Boston MA 02116-3803. (617)727-3668. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.massculturalcouncil.org.
Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs, 300 N. Washington Square, Lansing MI 48913. (517)241-4011. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.themedc.org/Arts.
Minnesota State Arts Board, Park Square Court, Suite 200, 400 Sibley St., St. Paul MN 55101-1928. (651)215-1600 or (800)866-2787. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.arts.state.mn.us.
Mississippi Arts Commission, 501 N. West St., Suite 1101A, Woolfolk Bldg., Jackson MS 39201. (601)359-6030 or (800)582-2233. Website: www.arts.state.ms.us.
Missouri Arts Council, 815 Olive St., Suite 16, St. Louis MO 63101-1503. (314)340-6845 or (866)407-4752. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.missouriartscouncil.org.
Montana Arts Council, P.O. Box 202201, Helena MT 59620-2201. (406)444-6430. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: art.mt.gov.
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, 1029 Vermont Ave. NW, 2nd Floor, Washington DC 20005. (202)347-6352. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.nasaa-arts.org.
Nebraska Arts Council, 1004 Farnam St., Burlington Bldg., Plaza Level, Omaha NE 68102. (402)595-2122 or (800)341-4067. Website: www.nebraskaartscouncil.org.
Nevada Arts Council, 716 N. Carson St., Suite A, Carson City NV 89701. (775)687-6680. E-mail: online form. Website: nac.nevadaculture.org.
New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, 21⁄2 Beacon St., Suite 225, Concord NH 03301-4447. (603)271-3584 or (800)735-2964. Website: www.nh.gov/nharts.
New Jersey State Council on the Arts, 225 W. State St., 4th Floor, P.O. Box 306, Trenton NJ 08625. (609)292-6130. E-mail: online form. Website: www.njartscouncil.org.
New Mexico Arts, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, P.O. Box 1450, Santa Fe NM 87504-1450. (505)827-6490 or (800)879-4278. Website: www.nmarts.org.
New York State Council on the Arts, 175 Varick St., New York NY 10014. (212)627-4455 or (800)895-9838. Website: www.nysca.org.
North Carolina Arts Council, 109 East Jones St., Cultural Resources Building, Raleigh NC 27601. (919)807-6500. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.ncarts.org.
North Dakota Council on the Arts, 1600 E. Century Ave., Suite 6, Bismarck ND 58503-0649. (701)328-7590. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.state.nd.us/arts.
Ohio Arts Council, 727 E. Main St., Columbus OH 43205-1796. (614)466-2613. Website: www.oac.state.oh.us.
Oklahoma Arts Council, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 640, Oklahoma City OK 73152-2001. (405)521-2931. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.arts.state.ok.us.
Oregon Arts Commission, 775 Summer St. NE, Suite 200, Salem OR 97301-1280. (503)986-0082. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.oregonartscommission.org.
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, 216 Finance Bldg., Harrisburg PA 17120. (717)787-6883. Website: www.pacouncilonthearts.org.
Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, P.O. Box 9024184, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902-4184. (787)724-0700. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.icp.gobierno.pr.
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, One Capitol Hill, 3rd Floor, Providence RI 02908. (401)222-3880. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.arts.ri.gov.
American Samoa Council on Culture, P.O. Box 1995, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799. (684)633-4347. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.prel.org/programs/pcahe/ptg/terr-asamoa1.html.
South Carolina Arts Commission, 1800 Gervais St., Columbia SC 29201. (803)734-8696. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.southcarolinaarts.com.
South Dakota Arts Council, 711 E. Wells Ave., Pierre SD 57501-3369. (605)773-3301. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.artscouncil.sd.gov.
Tennessee Arts Commission, 401 Charlotte Ave., Nashville TN 37243-0780. (615)741-1701. Website: www.arts.state.tn.us.
Texas Commission on the Arts, E.O. Thompson Office Bldg., 920 Colorado, Suite 501, Austin TX 78701. (512)463-5535. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.arts.state.tx.us.
Utah Arts Council, 617 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City UT 84102-1177. (801)236-7555. Website: arts.utah.gov.
Vermont Arts Council, 136 State St., Montpelier VT 05633-6001. (802)828-3291. E-mail: online form. Website: www.vermontartscouncil.org.
Virgin Islands Council on the Arts, 5070 Norre Gade, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802-6876. (340)774-5984. Website: vicouncilonarts.org.
Virginia Commission for the Arts, Lewis House, 223 Governor St., 2nd Floor, Richmond VA 23219. (804)225-3132. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.arts.state.va.us.
Washington State Arts Commission, 711 Capitol Way S., Suite 600, P.O. Box 42675, Olympia WA 98504-2675. (360)753-3860. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.arts.wa.gov.
West Virginia Commission on the Arts, The Cultural Center, Capitol Complex, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E., Charleston WV 25305-0300. (304)558-0220. Website: www.wvculture.org/arts.
Wisconsin Arts Board, 101 E. Wilson St., 1st Floor, Madison WI 53702. (608)266-0190. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: artsboard.wisconsin.gov.
Wyoming Arts Council, 2320 Capitol Ave., Cheyenne WY 82002. (307)777-7742. E-mail: online form. Website: wyoarts.state.wy.us.
CANADIAN PROVINCES ARTS AGENCIES
Alberta Foundation for the Arts, 10708 - 105 Ave., Edmonton AB T5H 0A1. (780)427-9968. Website: www.affta.ab.ca.
British Columbia Arts Council, P.O. Box 9819, Stn. Prov. Govt., Victoria BC V8W 9W3. (250)356-1718. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.bcartscouncil.ca.
The Canada Council for the Arts, 350 Albert St., P.O. Box 1047, Ottawa ON K1P 5V8. (613)566-4414 or (800)263-5588 (within Canada). E-mail: online form. Website: www.canadacouncil.ca.
Manitoba Arts Council, 525-93 Lombard Ave., Winnipeg MB R3B 3B1. (204)945-2237 or (866)994-2787 (within Manitoba). E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.artscouncil.mb.ca.
New Brunswick Arts Board (NBAB), 61 Carleton St., Fredericton NB E3B 3T2. (506)444-4444 or (866)460-2787. E-mail: online form. Website: www.artsnb.ca.
Newfoundland & Labrador Arts Council, P.O. Box 98, St. John’s NL A1C 5H5. (709)726-2212 or (866)726-2212 (within Newfoundland). E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.nlac.nf.ca.
Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture, and Heritage, Culture Division, World Trade Center, 6th Floor, 1800 Argyle St., P.O. Box 456, Halifax NS B3J 2R5. (902)424-4510. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.gov.ns.ca/tch.
Ontario Arts Council, 151 Bloor St. W., 5th Floor, Toronto ON M5S 1T6. (416)961-1660 or (800)387-0058 (within Ontario). E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.arts.on.ca.
Prince Edward Island Council of the Arts, 115 Richmond St., Charlottetown PE C1A 1H7. (902)368-4410 or (888)734-2784. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.peiartscouncil.com.
Québec Council for Arts & Literature, 79 boul. René-Lévesque Est, 3e étage, Québec QC G1R 5N5. (418)643-1707 or (800)897-1707. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.calq.gouv.qc.ca.
The Saskatchewan Arts Board, 1355 Broad St., Regina SK S4P 7V1. (306)787-4056 or (800)667-7526 (within Saskatchewan). E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.artsboard.sk.ca.
Yukon Arts Section, Cultural Services Branch, Dept. of Tourism & Culture, Government of Yukon, Box 2703, Whitehorse YT Y1A 2C6. (867)667-8589 or (800)661-0408 (within Yukon). E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.tc.gov.yk.ca/138.html.
REGIONAL GRANTS & AWARDS
The following opportunities are arranged by state since most of them grant money to artists in a particular geographic region. Because deadlines vary annually, check websites or call for the most up-to-date information.
California
Flintridge Foundation Awards for Visual Artists, 1040 Lincoln Ave., Suite 100, Pasadena CA 91103. (626)449-0839 or (800)303-2139. Fax: (626)585-0011. Website: www.flintridge.org. For artists in California, Oregon, and Washington only.
James D. Phelan Art Awards, Kala Art Institute, Don Porcella, 1060 Heinz Ave., Berkeley CA 94710. (510)549-2977. Website: www.kala.org. For artists born in California only.
Connecticut
Martha Boschen Porter Fund, Inc., 145 White Hallow Rd., Sharon CT 06064. For artists in northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts, and adjacent areas of New York (except New York City).
Idaho
Betty Bowen Memorial Award, c/o Seattle Art Museum 100 University St., Seattle, WA 98101. (206)654-3131. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.seattleartmuseum.org/bettybowen/. For artists in Washington, Oregon and Idaho only.
Illinois
Illinois Arts Council, Individual Artists Support Initiative, James R. Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph, Suite 10-500, Chicago IL 60601. (312)814-6750. Website: www.arts.illinois.gov/grants-programs/funding-programs/individual-artist-support. For Illinois artists only.
Kentucky
Kentucky Foundation for Women Grants Program, 1215 Heyburn Bldg., 332 W. Broadway, Louisville KY 40202. (502)562-0045 or (866)654-7564. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.kfw.org/grants.html. For female artists living in Kentucky only.
Massachusetts
See Martha Boschen Porter Fund, Inc., under Connecticut.
Minnesota
McKnight Artist Fellowships for Photographers, University of Minnesota Dept. of Art, Regis Center for Art, E-201, 405 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis MN 55455. (612)626-9640. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.mcknightphoto.umn.edu. For Minnesota artists only.
New York
A.I.R. Gallery Fellowship Program, 111 Front St., #228, Brooklyn NY 11201. (212)255-6651. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.airgallery.org. For female artists from New York City metro area only.
Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester, 277 N. Goodman St., Rochester NY 14607. (585)473-4000. Website: www.artsrochester.org.
Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts Grants and Fellowships, 435 Ellis Hollow Creek Rd., Ithaca NY 14850 (include SASE). (607)539-3146. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.saltonstall.org. For artists in the central and western counties of New York.
New York Foundation for the Arts: Artists’ Fellowships, 20 Jay St., 7th Floor, Brooklyn NY 11201. (212)366-6900. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.nyfa.org. For New York artists only.
Oregon
See Flintridge Foundation Awards for Visual Artists, under California.
Pennsylvania
Leeway Foundation—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Region, The Philadelphia Building, 1315 Walnut St., Suite 832, Philadelphia PA 19107. (215)545-4078. E-mail: online form. Website: www.leeway.org. For female artists in Philadelphia only.
Texas
Individual Artist Grant Program—Houston, Texas, Houston Arts Alliance, 3201 Allen Pkwy., Suite 250, Houston TX 77019-1800. (713)527-9330. E-mail: online form. Website: www.houstonartsalliance.com. For Houston artists only.
Washington
See Flintridge Foundation Awards for Visual Artists, under California.