Catalyze
Catalyze from Mid-America Arts Alliance offers yearlong fellowships with funding, mentorship, and professional development to support artists’ creative practices in central Arkansas and the Arkansas Delta.
Funder: Mid-America Arts Alliance
Due Dates: December 1, 2026: Application deadline
Funding Amounts: $10,000 fellowships to 25 artists; one-year program; funds distributed in two installments.
Summary: Practice-based fellowships with mentorship and professional development for artists in central Arkansas and the Arkansas Delta.
Key Information: Highly competitive; only artists who have not previously received this grant may apply.
Description
The Catalyze program supports individual artists living in central Arkansas and the Arkansas Delta with $10,000 practice-based fellowships, strategic mentorship, and professional development. The program is designed to accelerate artists’ careers by providing flexible funding, a cohort experience, guidance from experienced Artist Peer Facilitators, and a dynamic peer network. Unlike project-based grants, Catalyze invests in the artist’s overall creative practice, allowing recipients to determine how best to use the funding to advance their artistic goals.
