Creative Capital for the Arts

Through the 2027 Open Call process for the Creative Capital Award, Creative Capital will also select recipients of the State of the Art Prize. Now in its second year, this new national initiative aims to recognize one artist residing in each U.S. state and inhabited territory with a $10,000 unrestricted grant per artist. All applicants to the 2027 Open Call will be automatically considered for the Creative Capital Award and the State of the Art Prize. Both grants follow the same application, external review process, and evaluation criteria; there is no separate application process. State of the Art Prize recipients will also have access to the Creative Capital Artist Lab—a suite of online professional development courses.

State of the Art Prize recipients may apply again to future open calls for the Creative Capital Award. However, artists who have already received the Creative Capital Award may not apply for the State of the Art Prize. Both the State of the Art Prize and the Creative Capital Award are one-time awards.

ELIGIBILITY:

US citizen, permanent resident, Tribal ID holder, or O-1 visa holder at time of application

At least 25 years old at time of application

Working artist(s) with at least 5 years of professional artistic practice within their chosen discipline

Applicant may not be enrolled in a degree-granting program at time of application

May not apply to the Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant program in the same year

May not have previously received a Creative Capital Award

May not be an applicant or collaborator on more than one proposed project per year

State of the Art Prize recipients must be a resident of the state they are awarded in through February 1, 2027. Prize recipients must verify their state or territory of residence in order to receive the grant.

DEADLINE: April 2nd, 2026