Grants

This suite of new, transmuted, and returning grant programs are intended to bring a dynamic and diverse range of art and design to ArtPrize this fall. These grants are highly competitive and look to support talented local, regional, and international artists and designers of all disciplines. This page will continue to be updated as we share additional grant information and opportunities.

Explore further details about previously offered grants below. This section will be updated soon for 2025.

The Heartside Business Association Grant intends to help an ArtPrize artist bring their vision to life for the 2024 ArtPrize event at Pekich Park. HBA seeks an artist or collaborative group to submit their ArtPrize entry to be considered for a $2,000 grant to help supplement the costs associated with fabrication, shipping, installation, travel/stay, and any other expenses related to their entry. Please note that this grant is for an outdoor entry and thus the entry must withstand the elements.

Before filling out the HBA Pekich Park Grant application, we encourage you to review our HBA Pekich Park Grant Informational Sheet for information regarding required application materials, the application, and review processes.

The application period for this grant is now closed.

Featured Public Projects

The Featured Public Projects program is now returning for its sixth iteration. With $60,000 of funding available, ArtPrize is seeking proposals for compelling, large-scale, public artworks to activate high-visibility public sites and create must-see locations during the ArtPrize event.

Launched in 2016, Featured Public Projects is one of ArtPrize’s signature grant programs. This program was created to assist artists in activating high-visibility public sites during the event with ambitious large-scale public artworks. This year the grant pool is dedicated to three separate projects and will be distributed based on the needs of the projects selected.

ArtPrize seeks the next Alexander Calder.

ArtPrize is excited to introduce Future Public Projects. The Future Public Projects program is a new opportunity for artists interested in creating new permanent public artworks to be installed in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Future Public Projects is a new opportunity for artists to share their proposals for a permanent public work to be installed in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This grant serves to assist artists in fabricating maquettes of their proposed sculptural works. The constructed maquettes of the work will be entered into the competition to be voted on and engaged with by the public and jury.

One artist will be selected from a pool of finalists to move forward with construction of a full-scale monumental public sculpture slated to be installed in 2025. Additional details are to come. 

Artist Seed Grants return.

Since 2016, ArtPrize Artist Seed Grants have helped artists from around the world bring their visions to life and exhibit those works at ArtPrize. We're excited to continue our Seed Grant program in 2024 and support another group of passionate and ambitious artists and designers as they continue to inspire the community, further the conversation about the importance of art in the world today, and join us in creating a world-class exhibition.

Artist Seed Grants are intended to assist emerging artists and designers bring their work to the 2024 ArtPrize event. These $2,000 grants help cover costs associated with the creation of the artwork and the logistic needs of bringing the work and artist to the event. Artist Seed Grants help to keep ArtPrize accessible to artists from all over the world and in all stages of their careers.

New this year, ArtPrize is restructuring grant fund distribution across each entry category. Funds will be allocated to support five artists from each category:

• 2D (painting/photos/'traditional' art)

• 3D (sculpture and related entries)

• Installation (immersive art experiences)

• Time-Based (performance based artworks)

• New Media (renaming of Digital art category)

• +Design (new concept for 2024)
  
  

*All Artist Seed Grant applicants must be registered as an ArtPrize Artist before submitting their grant application. Applications from Artists not registered as an ArtPrize 2024 Artist will not be considered. Learn more about registration here.

Grant funds will be provided to selected Artists to offset some of all costs associated with:

ArtPrize is excited to offer registered venues the opportunity to apply for grant funding to support their curated exhibitions for the 2024 event. This grant is meant to help offset some of the costs associated with curating a dynamic venue and exhibiting multiple presenting artists. Each venue who receives this grant will also be eligible to receive one complimentary artist registration to support their exhibition.

The funds awarded through these grants can be utilized for various purposes, including but not limited to:

Presented by:

ArtPrize is proud to support local artists.

Introduced in 2023, this grant program is intended to support the incredible creative talent found locally in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This grant will award one local artist or designer $3,000 from each entry category (2D, 3D, Installation, Time-Based, New Media, +Design). We are proud to support our local artists showcased among national and international talent.

*All Motu Viget applicants must be registered as an ArtPrize artist before submitting their grant application. Applications from Artists not registered as an ArtPrize 2024 artist will not be considered. Learn more about registration here.

Grant funds will be provided to selected Artists to offset costs associated with:

Presented by:

ArtPrize is seeking exceptional sculptural work for interior and exterior exhibition in both public spaces and our participating venues.

ArtPrize will solicit and underwrite the exhibition of qualified, existing, sculptural works on a national and international level to receive (4) grants of $5,000 each to offset logistics, installation, and exhibition of significant work exhibiting in the 3D category. International artists may be eligible for an additional $2,500 in grant support to offset logistics and travel costs.

Grant funds will be provided to selected Artists to offset costs associated with:

The ArtPrize Team, Community Partners, and Steering Committee pledges to continue to raise its standard of creative excellence and remains steadfast in its commitment to maintaining ArtPrize as a dynamic platform for the exhibition of artwork and designs from across the globe.

By conducting a highly competitive selection process to actively support a diverse group of art and artists within the grant program, we believe this will enhance the overall quality of the annual ArtPrize event. All grant applications will be reviewed by the ArtPrize Exhibitions Council, ArtPrize staff, and external individuals as required by partnership agreements.