Catalyze
Forecasted
Catalyze by Mid-America Arts Alliance supports Arkansas artists with funding, mentorship, and professional development to advance and sustain their creative practices.
Funder: Mid-America Arts Alliance
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2026: Applications open (projected) | December 2026: Full application submission deadline (projected)
Funding Amounts: $10,000 per artist; 25 fellowships awarded annually; 1-year grant period.
Summary: Supports individual artists in central Arkansas and the Arkansas Delta with funding, mentorship, and professional development to advance their creative practices.
Key Information: Highly competitive; practice-based (not project-based); must be resident of eligible Arkansas counties.
Description
This program provides $10,000 practice-based fellowships to 25 individual artists annually in central Arkansas and the Arkansas Delta. In addition to direct funding, the program offers one-on-one mentoring, professional development, and a strategic planning retreat to help artists define and achieve their own measures of success. Artists from any discipline are eligible, and funds can be used flexibly to support their overall creative practice—including for equipment, travel, studio space, childcare, research, and living expenses. The program emphasizes mentorship, collaborative peer learning, and self-determined artistic growth.
