Deadline: May 31, 2025

The City of St. Petersburg has launched the Individual Artist Grants designed to provide vital operational support to practicing, professional artists across all mediums and disciplines.

Up to 40 local artists will each receive a $5,000 grant to advance their creative practice, with up to $200,000 in direct funding distributed across multiple disciplines. 

"I am thrilled to announce the launch of St. Pete’s new Individual Artist Grants," said Celeste Davis, Director of Arts, Culture, and Tourism for the City of St. Petersburg. "These grants are designed specifically to support individual professional artists, providing not just financial assistance but also a testament to our dedication to fostering creativity, arts business growth and positive impacts in the Visual Arts, Literary Arts, Performing Arts, Music, Theater, Dance, and more. We believe in nurturing the creativity of local artists and empowering them to make a lasting impact on our community."

Eligibility

Must be a working professional artist living or working in the City of St. Petersburg with plans to continue doing so following the grant award period. For the purpose of this grant, a working professional artist is defined as a person who has created a recognized body of work over a sustained period and pursues this work as a means of livelihood.

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

Grant Funding Policies

Individual Artists Grants provide funding to assist underwriting general allowable expenses of artists during the specified fiscal year.

Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m., May 31, 2025.

Grant award period is June 1 – September 30, 2025.

Grant expenditures must take place the grant award period.

Award amounts are $5,000 each.

Public grant review and scoring takes place on Wednesday, June 18 and Wednesday, July 7 from 10am-12pm. Applicants and the public are invited to attend.

For more information and to apply, visit Individual Artist Grants.