The Circ Artist Grants are open to emerging, mid-career, and professional artists in an international open call, several times throughout the year. 

The Circ Artist Grant provides unrestricted funding to artists with a demonstrated commitment to their art. Two artists per grant cycle are awarded $1000 each to enhance and further their creative practice. 

DEADLINE

11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, on June 30, 2023.

APPLICATION FEE 

$25 non-refundable application fee. 

ELIGIBILITY

Emerging, mid-career, and mature artists are eligible and encouraged to apply. Once an artist is awarded a Circ Artist Grant, they will not be eligible to apply again for two years.

RULES

Circ Artist Grant is open to the following mediums of visual art; oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, photography, sculpture, fiber, wood, glass, ceramics, and digital art. Video and film are not eligible for consideration.

SUBMISSION

The application requires 3-6 images of your work and a brief artist statement. Submission is made through CaFÉ, a free web-based service for artists, www.callforentry.org

NOTIFICATION

Notification will be via email on July 17, 2023, and all who submit will be notified of their results. Notification emails are sent to the email on file with CaFÉ.