ArtsWave Black and Brown Artist Grant for Individual Artists 2025 (up to $10,000)

The ArtsWave’s Black and Brown Artist Grant for individual artists will provide financial support for artists in the Greater Cincinnati Region to continue to explore the themes of our times and to further their artistic development. Artists must present a project idea that can be showcased in July 2025 and participate in artist cohort activities throughout the development of their project.

Projects should use the arts to explore the themes of Truth and Innovation to build upon the current artistic commentary of health and race and to connect it with historical events and visions of a more equitable future. There are two categories of projects, $5,000 or $10,000, and projects must be designed with the Showcase in mind to not only further artistic development but also to share the important themes of the times with the community. Projects may involve some aspect of collaboration with neighborhood or community groups or partners, but that cannot be the extent of the project—there must be a showcase element.

Funding of Brown Artist Grant

• Grant awards will be made in one of two categories: Up to $5,000 or up to $10,000. Proposed projects may be funded in part or in whole, and applicant should address in their narrative if partial funding is not feasible to complete the proposed project. Seventy-five percent of the award will be paid when grant is awarded; the remaining 25% will be paid upon completion of an interim report due March 1, 2025.

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Eligibility for Brown Artist Grant

Applicants for a Black and Brown Artist Grant are:

• An individual artist (either working as a sole proprietor or under an organized LLC as the sole member of the LLC), or teaching artist, working in any artistic discipline.
• Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
• 18 years of age or older.
• Full-time resident in one of the 15 counties served by ArtsWave, prior to January 1, 2024 and at the time of the grant award.
• Have reported taxable income related to your work as an individual artist or teaching artist in your most recently filed tax return; and/or have a verifiable body of work through digital work samples or website.

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Application

All application materials must be submitted via Submittable, ArtsWave’s online grantmaking system. They strongly recommend that you begin your online application well before the due date to familiarize yourself with the online grantmaking system and to address any technical concerns. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to submit a draft proposal by October 22, 2024 to be reviewed by staff in advance of the deadline.

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