Art & Design, Art History, and Art Education

From the site: "College students everywhere are scrambling for funding to complete their educations, and art students are no exception. Most people know to tap their savings for college and to apply for scholarships and student loans, but grants are sometimes overlooked. Grants differ slightly from scholarships in that they are sometimes tied to the completion of a specific project. The funds, however, can also be used for living and educational expenses."

The Art Career Project is awarding creators, makers, and emerging artists with scholarships, grants, and start-up capital to help fund their education, start a new business, or pursue the artistic careers of their dreams. Whether you are a student, entrepreneur, or experienced artist, we want to support you.

The Arts Writers Grant Program supports emerging and established writers writing about contemporary visual art. Published authors who identify as art historians, artists, critics, curators, journalists, or writers in an outside field engaged in contemporary visual arts are invited to apply for grants ranging between $15,000 and $50,000. Grants will be awarded in three categories—articles, books, and short-form writing—to support projects addressing both general and specialized art audiences, from short reviews for magazines and newspapers to in-depth scholarly studies.

Project grants to help Minnesotans develop personal relationships with an art form(s) by supporting learning experiences for individuals of all ages and abilities.

Project grants to provide Minnesotans with arts experiences and opportunities they value within their communities.

Grants to support individual artists and culture bearers in developing or sustaining their creative practices and meaningfully engaging with Minnesotans.

Project grants to support activities that express, celebrate, explore, or share culture through the arts. Each program is open to both individuals and organizations.

From the site: "Forecast is a non-profit arts organization founded in 1978 by and for artists working in public space. Based in Saint Paul, MN and working both locally and nationally, Forecast connects artists with cities, institutions and communities to courageously tackle the vital issues of our time."

Established by Congress in 1965, the National Endowment for the Arts is the independent federal agency whose funding and support gives Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities...

These are grants available to individual artists living and working in Minnesota.

From the site: "Our vision is to build strong communities through the collective power of creativity. We are working to broaden the definition of what creative work is and who is doing that work."

Americans for the Arts serves, advances, and leads the network of organizations and individuals who cultivate, promote, sustain, and support the arts in America. Founded in 1960, Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education.

In 1979, when the Ford Foundation first conceived of LISC, it envisioned an “intermediary”—a nimble non-profit with strong community partnerships that would connect hard-to-tap public and private resources with underinvested places and people working to access opportunities everyone of us deserves.

In creative placemaking, it is about both the art that is created and the process of its creation. When creating a call for artists for a creative placemaking project, there are lots of considerations to take into account...

Scholarship Search Insider features advice and information on how prospective college students can find scholarships and pay for college.

"Founded in 1997 Digital Arts is part of IDG ... a technology media, events and research company." This online magazine might be somewhat less sketchy than most online list sites, but use caution.

AIGA, the professional association for design, is committed to advancing design as a professional craft, strategic tool and vital cultural force.

"Advancing the history, interpretation, and practice of the visual arts for over a century."

"Founded in 1944, the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) is an organization of schools, conservatories, colleges, and universities with approximately 363 accredited institutional members. It establishes national standards for undergraduate and graduate degrees and other credentials for art and design and art/design-related disciplines, and provides assistance to institutions and individuals engaged in artistic, scholarly, educational, and other art/design-related endeavors."