2026 Artist Grant - Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona
Individual artists propose to provide arts services (workshops, mentorship, artwork creation, programming, etc.) to a identified community client, with grant funds supporting artist compensation.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- annual cycle, check dates
- Entry fee
- Free
- Award
- $10,000
- Location
- Tucson and Southern Arizona
- Exhibition window
- Jul 1, 2026 → May 31, 2027
About
Overview
The 2026 Artist Grant supports individual artists living and working in Southern Arizona (Tucson, Pima County, and Tribal Nations between the Gila River and the US-Mexico border) to provide arts services such as workshops, mentorship, artwork creation, programming, facilitation, and consultations to identified community clients. Grant funds directly support artist compensation. The program aims to restore/create jobs, incentivize arts and civic engagement, and foster viable compensation for creative work.
Key Dates
- Open: December 11, 2025
- Deadline: March 19, 2026, 11:59 pm AZ time
- Funding Period: July 1, 2026 – May 31, 2027
- Final Report Due: June 30, 2027
Eligibility
Individual artists (not organizations) residing and working in Southern Arizona. Applicants must identify a specific client—community organization, school, or other entity—to receive the arts services. Cost-share and matching funds are not required.
Award & Funding
- Award Amount: up to $10,000
- No application fee
- Award supports artist wages directly; no matching funds required
Eligible Services
Artists may request funding to provide: new artwork creation (with required public presentation, virtual or in-person), arts programming, workshops, facilitation, mentorship, consultations, exhibitions, or other artistic services.
Application Materials
- Narrative addressing capacity, impact, and alignment criteria
- 1–2 work samples
- 1-page resume
- Artist headshot
- Co-signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between artist and client
- Budget
Review Criteria
- Capacity: Ability to carry out the proposal and scope of work
- Impact: Potential to reach individuals with limited access to arts due to geography, ethnicity, economic status, or disability
- Alignment: Potential to strengthen civic participation and community benefit
Contact & Support
- Grants Manager: David Gaxiola
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (520) 910-9031 or (520) 624-0595 ext. 6
- Application Portal: https://artsfoundtucson.submittable.com/submit
- Technical Support: [email protected] or (855) 467-8264
- Award
- up to $10,000
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
- Theme
- The grant supports artists providing arts services to underserved communities, fostering civic engagement, strengthening the arts economy, and ensuring viable compensation for creative work in the borderlands.
- Eligibility
- Individual artists residing and working in Tucson, Pima County, Southern Arizona, and eligible Tribal Nations; must identify a client to work with.
- Audience
- Artists and Culture Bearers residing and working in Southern Arizona
- Contact
- [email protected]
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