The Wisconsin Arts Board sponsors grant programs that support individual artists and arts projects in the community. Artist fellowship awards of $8,000 are available to visual and media artists, as well as those working in the literary and performing arts. Applicants must be professional artists residing in Wisconsin who have not attended a fine arts degree program in the three years prior to applying. Artist and community collaborations grants are available to artists who seek to create community art projects. A maximum of $5,000 may be awarded, and applicants must be working in cooperation with a nonprofit or community-based organization toward the completion of the project.
The Folk Arts Apprenticeship program provides $3,000 grants to Wisconsin folk artists who would like to teach their skills to others or to artists who would like to study under a master traditional folk artist.
Wisconsin Arts Board
101 E. Wilson St.
Madison, Wisconsin 53702
608-266-0190
artsboard.wisconsin.gov
The Chequamegon Bay Arts Council provides grants to artists and organizations in Ashland and Bayfield counties. The Project Grant is available to individual artists and nonprofit organizations and may be used to fund community arts projects, including exhibitions, touring productions and arts-education activities or publications. Artists in all disciplines may apply for the $1,000 grant award.
Creative Community grants follow the same criteria as Project Grants, however, the grants are intended to fund larger projects, and awards range from $2,500 to $5,000. The Artistic Development grant is a $1,500 award that is available to student, amateur and professional artists. The funds are intended to be used to fund workshops, classes, camps or other short-term programs that lead to professional artistic development.
Chequamegon Bay Arts Council
P.O. Box 25
Washburn, WI 54891
715-373-5143
cbayarts.org
The Madison Arts Commission sponsors four grant programs for artists and art educators in the Madison area. The Artworks program is intended to fund art programs and/or projects by artists and art educators. Proposed projects should be after-school art programs aimed at underserved populations in grades K through 12. The maximum program award is $5,000.
The BLINK program provides grants for temporary works of art throughout Madison. Proposed projects may take any form so long as they offer a significant creative impact to the community and are not permanent. BLINK grants range from $750 to $1,500.
Signature Grants are available to artists and nonprofit arts organizations to fund the production of new works of art. The maximum award is $5,000. Project Grants of $3,000 are awarded to individual artists and arts organizations to conduct exhibits, performances or arts events that provide cultural and artistic significance to the community.
Madison Municipal Building
Department of Planning & Community & Economic Development
215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
P.O. Box 2985
Madison, WI 53701
608-261-9134
cityofmadison.com