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IAC Grants for Artists
Opens: July, 2025
Open Deadline
Creative Projects Grant offers support to Illinois artists and non-profit organizations for arts-related projects, events, or professional development.
Opens: February 26, 2025
Deadline: Closed
The Illinois Arts Council’s (IAC) Creative Accelerator Fund (CAF) provides crucial support to artists with a goal of strengthening the creative workforce that composes a significant portion of Illinois’ economic activity.
Opens: October 30, 2024
Deadline: Closed
Award Size: $4,000 to the Mentor and $1,000 to the Apprentice
Funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Folk Arts Mentorship (FAM) grant supports the mentoring relationship that develops between exemplary practitioners working with dedicated apprentices in ethnic, folk, and traditional arts.
Additional State Funding & Other Opportunities
Deadline: July 11, 3pm
The Capital Development Board’s Art-in-Architecture Program (CDB/AIA) is now accepting Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from Illinois artists to create permanent original public art (interior wall art installation) for the University of Illinois Springfield Library Commons in Springfield, Illinois. Application materials must be delivered by email to: CDB.ArtinArchitecture@illinois.gov
Early Entry Deadline: August 31
Late Entry Deadline: October 10
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is encouraging Illinois filmmakers to enter the DCEO Illinois Film Office’s Shortcuts Short Film Contest dedicated to promoting the best short films from Illinois students or residents 22 years old or younger. The Shortcuts winner will receive $250 and be screened at the 815HORTS festival, a short film festival based in Rockford scheduled November 14-15, 2025.
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