Career Opportunity Grants
Supports Oregon artists in all disciplines to pursue unique, time-sensitive opportunities for career advancement, covering costs like travel, equipment, and documentation not otherwise funded.
Funder: Business Oregon
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2026 | February 2027
Funding Amounts: $500–$2,000 per award (Oregon Arts Commission); up to $9,000 additional for established visual artists, writers, or curators
Summary: Supports Oregon artists in seizing timely, career-advancing opportunities by helping cover associated costs not fully funded elsewhere.
Key Information: Opportunities must be unique, time-limited, and require a formal invitation or peer selection.
Description
This program supports Oregon-based artists and arts practitioners across all disciplines and career stages in taking advantage of unique, time-sensitive opportunities that can significantly advance their artistic careers. The grant helps cover costs often not fully funded by stipends or payments from the opportunity itself, such as travel, equipment, documentation, and childcare. Eligible opportunities include exhibitions, performances, residencies, workshops, fellowships, and other activities that introduce work to new audiences or facilitate the development of new skills. Artists from traditionally underserved communities are especially encouraged to apply.
