Creative Pinellas presents multiple funding opportunities for Pinellas County Artists working in film, music, performance, visual and sculptural art, writing, or contemporary performance art.
- Arts Impact Fund: Apply in your genre/category for between $2,000 and $5,000 to create and present your work in Pinellas County.
- Arts Ignite Fund: Apply for up to $500 to bridge a small but important gap for arts supplies, materials, or a project budget item.
Fund: Apply for up to $5,000 to create art celebrating Florida’s unique cultural, natural, and artistic environment, culminating in a premier exhibition or performance at FloridaRAMA in St. Petersburg, FL. (Learn More about FloridaRAMA by clicking here)- Sixstar Performance Art Fund:
Apply for up to $1,000 to create original, contemporary performance art in Pinellas County. The resulting live, county-bridging performances will be showcased at both Sixstar Arts Studios in St. Petersburg, FL and the Gallery at Creative Pinellas in Largo, FL.
Qualifications
- Apply as an individual, not as a nonprofit or an organization
- Applicants must reside in Pinellas County residency for at least 6 months + 1 day and have a Pinellas address for the application
- Age 18+ at time of application
- Did not receive a grant for Beyond Placemaking / Creative Pinellas NEA Artists 2023-24
- Did not receive a grant for Emerging Artists 2023-24
- Projects start no earlier than signing of grant agreements; all projects end by August 31, 2025
Timeline
- August 1 – September 16, 2024 – Applications accepted
- Autumn – Ignite Fund scheduled for selection and funding disbursement
- Late Autumn – All Other Funds scheduled for selection
- January – February – All Other Funds scheduled for funding disbursement
- August 31, 2025 – All projects must close by this date
Download the Application Planning Packet now to prepare your application for submission beginning August 1, 2024.
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