Creative Capital Award 2026: deadline, amount and how to apply

Creative Capital Foundation

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Working artists aged at least 25 with five years of professional practice who are US citizens, permanent residents, Tribal ID holders or O-1 visa holders. Degree-program students and previous Creative Capital awardees are ineligible. Proposed new artistic work cannot be completed before July 1, 2027; ongoing business operating expenses are not an eligible project. The open-call application is free.

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Grants for new work in visual arts, performing arts, film and literature, including multidisciplinary and technology-based projects. Recipients also receive professional-development support. The same application automatically considers artists for a separate $10,000 State of the Art Prize; it is not listed as another application opportunity.

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