Creative Aging Grant
Forecasted
Creative Aging Grant supports organizations offering teaching-artist-led arts instruction for Rhode Island adults ages 55 and older to develop artistic skills and deepen social engagement.
Funder: Rhode Island State Council on The Arts
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $7,000 per award; partial awards possible
Summary: Supports organizations providing sequential, teaching-artist-led arts instruction for Rhode Island adults ages 55 and older.
Key Information: Applicants must be eligible nonprofits or Rhode Island-based organizations using an approved nonprofit fiscal sponsor.
Description
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) supports multi-session arts learning for a consistent group of adults ages 55 and older. Projects should actively develop artistic skills through sustained, organized instruction led by experienced teaching artists who understand how aging affects program design and delivery. The program emphasizes challenging older adults artistically while deepening social engagement.
Projects should respond to participants’ strengths, needs, and priorities and provide meaningful cultural engagement. Programs serving underserved communities are particularly suitable, including veterans, caregivers, people in public or subsidized housing, older adults with disabilities, and rural, immigrant, and Indigenous communities. Funding is made possible through a partnership with E.A. Michelson Philanthropy and the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies to expand high-quality arts learning for older adults.
