Creative Baltimore Fund
Creative Baltimore Fund supports Baltimore artists’ creative practice and arts organizations’ general operations to sustain their work and contribute to the city’s artistic and cultural vibrancy.
Funder: Baltimore Office of Promotion and The Arts
Due Dates: December 2, 2026 (Annual application deadline)
Funding Amounts: FY 2027: $5,000 or $10,000 per organization; $3,000 each for 15 individual artists
Summary: Annual City of Baltimore funding supports Baltimore-based artists’ creative practice and arts organizations’ general operations.
Key Information: Applicants must be based in Baltimore City.
Description
The Creative Baltimore Fund is an annual City of Baltimore grant administered by the Baltimore City Arts Council. Create Baltimore has announced the FY 2027 opportunity on behalf of the Mayor and the City of Baltimore. The fund supports qualified artists and arts and cultural organizations based in Baltimore City through two complementary programs.
General Operating Support provides core funding for small arts and cultural organizations whose work benefits the public and contributes to Baltimore’s artistic or cultural vibrancy. The Mayor’s Individual Artist Award provides meaningful support for individual artists’ artistic practice and creative process. Together, the programs sustain both the organizations delivering arts and cultural work and the artists developing their own creative work.
