Individual Grant to Support Artist Working in the Visual Arts in Iowa (USA)
GrantID: 56071
Grant Funding Amount Low: $2,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $50,000
Summary
This grant opportunity supports creative individuals and teams across a range of artistic disciplines. It offers funding to those working in visual art, performance, media, installation, and other genres that push the boundaries of conventional practice and engage meaningfully with community or site. The program is available to individual artists based in Maine for its core grants, and in some cases to U.S.-based applicants nationally for larger award programs.
Eligible applicants are at least 18 years of age, not currently full-time students, and committed to a serious creative practice. For certain awards, only Maine residents qualify; for others, any U.S. artist may apply. Nonprofits, businesses, or individuals outside the arts are generally not the focus—this is a program aimed primarily at individual artists or artist teams.
Use of the funds is intended for making new work, exploring bold and experimental ideas, engaging with community or site, or supporting a stage of a larger project (for example a chapter or component rather than the entire body of work). Applicants are encouraged to show how the funding will enable risk-taking, collaboration, expansion of creative horizons, and public engagement in non-traditional formats. The funds may also support presentation of work (exhibitions or performances) and related production or dissemination costs.
Award amounts vary by program: some grants offer around $10,000 for project-based support; other larger fellowships or awards may be significantly higher (e.g., $50,000 for certain national awards). The deadline for many programs is early August for the Maine-only project grants; other awards have spring deadlines (for example applications opening in March and closing in May). Grants are awarded annually, and some programs include periodic review of new rounds each year.
Overall, this opportunity is designed for artists who seek a meaningful boost in their practice—those who are ready to explore new territories, share work with broader audiences, connect deeply with place or audience, and take a bold step in their creative trajectory.
Those working in Arts, Culture, History & Humanities and located in Iowa may meet the eligibility criteria for this grant. To browse other funding opportunities suited to your focus areas, visit The Grant Portal and try the Search Grant tool.
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