Creative Capital provides integrated financial and advisory support to artists pursuing adventurous projects in five disciplines: Emerging Fields, Film/Video, Innovative Literature, and Performing and Visual Arts. Working in long-term partnership with artists, Creative Capital’s pioneering approach to support combines funding, counsel and career development services to enable a project’s success and foster sustainable practices for its grantees.

Creative Capital is the only national grantmaking and artist service organization for individual artists with an open application process.

Our selection process includes three steps: inquiry, application and panel review.

To be eligible to apply, an artist must be:
• A U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident
• At least 25 years old
• A working artist with at least five years of professional experience

THE LETTER OF INQUIRY PHASE WILL BEGIN ON FEBRUARY 1, 2011. CREATIVE CAPITAL IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING INQUIRIES. TO ACCESS THE LETTER OF INQUIRY FORM, PLEASE RETURN TO THIS PAGE http://creative-capital.org/pages/apply ON FEBRUARY 1.

February 1 – March 1, 2011:
Open submissions for projects in Film/Video and Visual Arts. Download the 2011 Grant Guidelines for more information.

February 1 - March 1, 2012:
Open submissions for projects in Emerging Fields, Literature and Performing Arts

Prior to the grant deadline, our grantmaking staff hold information sessions to answer applicants’ questions. In addition, we are available for questions and advice throughout the application process.

If you have questions about the grant program or application process, please direct them to grants [at] creative-capital [dot] org.

Visit http://creative-capital.org/pages/apply for more information.