Funding Opportunities for the Arts
The following funding opportunities are available to support art research and scholarly activity. Sign into Pivot, Appalachian State's subscription funding database, to see additional details about any of the opportunities listed here, or contact grs@appstate.edu for more information.
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| 15 Opportunities | Deadline | Amount |
| Limited Creative Arts Exchange Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) | 31 May 2023 | see record |
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational Cultural Affairs announces the Creative Arts Exchange (CAE) open competition for up to three cooperative agreements to support thematic projects in film, music, and musical collaboration as civic engagement. | ||
| Grants Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation | 15 Jul 2023 | $50,000USD |
The grants program aims to perpetuate Miss Bergen's love of classical music and support of musical education by providing grants for musical performing arts and musical education. Preference will be given to requests for the following:
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| Digital Art History Grants Samuel H. Kress Foundation | 01 Sep 2023 | see record |
The Digital Art History Grants program is intended to foster new forms of research and collaboration as well as new approaches to teaching and learning. Support may also be offered for the digitization of important visual resources (especially essential art history photographic archives) in the… | ||
| Grant Program Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts | 01 Sep 2023 | see record |
The Foundation actively supports the advancement of the visual arts through an extensive artist-centered grantmaking program. Our aim is to encourage and facilitate the production of original work that expands and enhances the contemporary art field. Our grants serve the needs of artists by funding… | ||
| History of Art Grants Program Samuel H. Kress Foundation | 01 Sep 2023 | see record |
The History of Art Grants program supports scholarly projects that will enhance the appreciation and understanding of European works of art and architecture from antiquity to the early 19th century. Grants are awarded to projects that create and disseminate specialized knowledge, including archival… | ||
| Craft Research Fund - Exhibition Grant Center for Craft, Creativity and Design (CCCD) | 08 Sep 2023 | $15,000USD |
The Craft Research Fund was created to encourage, expand and support scholarly craft research in the United States. Examples of exhibition research might include:
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| Grant Program Amphion Foundation | 15 Sep 2023 | $7,500USD |
The current grant cycle is for performing ensemblesonly. The Amphion Foundation defines performing ensembles as follows:
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| College and University Collection Care Grant Costume Society of America | 15 Oct 2023 | $1,500USD |
A CSA College and University Collection Care Grant is intended to assist the costume and textiles collection of a college or university that receives little or no financial support from its institution. Funding may be used to support the care, conservation, and/or instructional mission of a… | ||
| Grant Programs Shubert Foundation | 18 Oct 2023 | $325,000USD |
The Shubert Foundation is dedicated to sustaining and advancing the live performing arts in the United States, with a particular emphasis on theatre and a secondary focus on dance. The Foundation's Board of Directors believes that the most effective way to encourage the artistic process is by… | ||
| Co-Sponsored Events Awards American Society for Theatre Research | 15 Dec 2023 | $500USD |
ASTR Co-sponsored Events exist to:
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| Grants for Organizations North Carolina Arts Council | 01 Mar 2024 | $30,000USD |
The North Carolina Arts Council serves the people of North Carolina by helping to create vibrant communities that are filled with ways for all to engage with the arts and arts-supported education. Over the past two years, we temporarily adapted our grant-making strategies to meet the most critical… | ||
| Arts and Culture Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | Continuous | see record |
Through our Arts and Culture program, Mellon celebrates the power of the arts to challenge, activate, and nourish the human spirit. We support exceptional creative practice, scholarship, and conservation practices while nurturing a representative and robust arts and culture ecosystem. We work with… | ||
| Limited Express Grants South Arts | Continuous | $2,000USD |
South Arts believes that rural communities deserve great art, and can require specialized support to make that vision viable. Distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis, Express Grants support rural organizations and communities with expedited grants. Touring support is awarded for film… | ||
| Photography Grants Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation | Continuous | see record |
The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation provides support for museums and other public institutions to expand photography programming, including acquisitions, exhibitions, and publications. As the beneficiary of Robert Mapplethorpe’s Estate, the Foundation has made contributions in the form of artworks… | ||
| Professional Development and Artistic Planning South Arts | Continuous | $1,000USD |
Professional Development and Artistic Planning Grants are available for organizations to support the professional development needs of Southern presenters, programmers, or curators, strengthen program design, and increase organizational capacity. South Arts strongly believes professional… | ||