Creative Aging Grant
Creative Aging Grant supports Rhode Island adults ages 55 and older through sequential arts instruction led by experienced teaching artists to build artistic skills and deepen social engagement.
Funder: Rhode Island State Council on The Arts
Due Dates: February 1, 2027 (Opens) | April 1, 2027, 11:59 p.m. (Application) | Mid-June 2027 (Tentative notification) | July 1, 2027–April 1, 2028 (Project period) | May 1, 2028 (Final report)
Funding Amounts: Up to $7,000 per award; partial awards possible
Summary: Supports sequential arts instruction led by experienced teaching artists for adults ages 55 and older in Rhode Island.
Key Information: Applicants cannot apply for another RISCA grant at the same deadline or seek overlapping RISCA project support.
Description
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) offers this one-time grant to support sustained, skill-based arts learning for adults ages 55 and older. Projects bring a consistent group together across multiple sessions to actively develop artistic skills and deepen social engagement. The program emphasizes challenging older adults artistically and employing teaching artists trained to understand aging and its implications for arts instruction.
Community connection is central. Projects should respond to participants’ strengths, needs, and priorities, with particular interest in underserved communities: veterans, caregivers, people in public or subsidized housing, older adults with disabilities, and rural, immigrant, and Indigenous communities. Funding comes through a partnership with E.A. Michelson Philanthropy and the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies.
