Creative Capital Award & State of the Art Prize
Creative Capital (New York, NY)
The 2026 Open Call seeks proposals for new artistic works in the Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Film, and Literature.
The Creative Capital Award provides unrestricted project grants of up to $50,000 to individual artists to create new work. The new State of the Art Prize provides unrestricted artist grants of $10,000.
The application portal opens on Monday, March 3, 2025. The deadline for submission is Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 3PM ET.
In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, Creative Capital expands its support of individual artists with the 2026 Open Call for the Creative Capital Award and the launch of the new State of the Art Prize.
The Creative Capital Award provides individual artists with unrestricted project grants for the creation of bold, innovative, original, and imaginative new artistic works. In addition to unrestricted project grants from $15,000 up to $50,000, the Award offers transformative professional development support including strategic advising, peer mentorship, industry connections, and community-building opportunities. Grants are awarded via a national, democratic, open call, external review process.
The State of the Art Prize aims to recognize and support one artist from every U.S. state and inhabited territory with an unrestricted artist grant of $10,000. Through the 2026 Open Call for the Creative Capital Award, Creative Capital will select recipients for the new State of the Art Prize.
Creative Capital 2026 Open Call Application Handbook.
Info Session (will be recorded)
Friday, February 28, 2025 at 1PM ET via Zoom
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