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Grants for Creative Individuals Now Available
Apply by Oct. 28, 2025 for unrestricted grants of $5,000 to artists, culture bearers, and creative practitioners
Dan Blask, Program Officer
Mass Cultural Council is currently accepting applications for 2020 Artist Fellowships. You can apply now for Fellowships in Drawing & Printmaking, Poetry, and Traditional Arts. Deadline: Monday, October 7, 2019.
The Artist Fellowships are anonymously-judged awards to Massachusetts artists. Grant decisions are based solely on the artistic excellence of the creative work submitted. This year, the Fellowships are $15,000. The program also provides Finalist awards.
Looking for inspiration? Visit our Gallery of previous Artist Fellows and Finalists.
Mass Cultural Council will accept applications in Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting beginning December 15, 2019. Deadline: Monday, January 27, 2020.