Project Stream offers grants to organizations and individual artists of age 18 or older working on community-based arts projects in the southeastern region of Pennsylvania. Arts projects must be completed in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery or Philadelphia counties, and projects must be intended to benefit the public rather than a private organization. Grants of up to $3,000 are awarded per project.
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
1616 Walnut St., Suite 600
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 557-7811
The Pennsylvania Performing Artists on Tour awards grants of up to $5,000 to its roster of artists. Individual performing artists and performance companies must apply to become part of the PennPAT roster. Grants are intended to be used by artists to enhance their ability to participate in the tour and promote their art.
PennPAT
230 S. Broad St., Suite 1003
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 496-9424
pennpat.org/Grants.aspx?id=122&ekmensel=216_submenu_230_btnlink
The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council offers Artist Opportunity grants ranging from $250 to $1,500 to individual artists. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and live in Pittsburgh or a surrounding county. Artists must also have an established record of artistic achievement, and funds must be used for a unique career opportunity that the artist has not experienced previously, e.g., travel expenses to attend an audition or costs related to participation in an exhibition.
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
810 Penn Ave., Suite 200
Pittsburgh PA 15222-3401
(412) 391-2060
pittsburghartscouncil.org/artistoppgrant.htm
The Leeway Foundation Art and Change Grant is available to women artists age 18 years or older to fund a social change art project. Artists working in any medium who live in the Delaware Valley area and are not currently enrolled in an arts program may apply. To be eligible for the $2,500 grant, artists must be working in partnership with an individual or organization connected to the project in some way.
Leeway Foundation
The Philadelphia Building
1315 Walnut St., Suite 832
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 545-4078
leeway.org/apply-for-grants/about-the-grants/artandchange.html
The Pew Fellowship in the Arts program awards up to $60,000 in grant money to exemplary artists working in a wide range of mediums. The program intends to provide artists with sufficient funding to allow them to concentrate solely on their art. Individual artists must be nominated to be considered for the fellowship, and recipients are chosen based on the artistic achievement, commitment to their art and how the fellowship may potentially impact their career.
Pew Fellowships in the Arts
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
1608 Walnut St., 18th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(267) 350-4920
pcah.us/fellowships/about/faqs