Early-Career Artist Project Grant
Forecasted
Early-Career Artist Project Grant supports early-career Minnesota artists creating freely accessible public artworks that deepen their practice and benefit communities through artist-led projects.
This grant was recently updated
Applications for the 2027 Early-Career Artist Project Grant are no longer open: Forecast removed the application listing and now states there are no open calls. The removed listing had an October 18, 2026, 11:59 p.m. CT deadline.
Funder: Forecast Public Art
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Two grants of $8,000 each for an 11-month grant period
Summary: Supports early-career Minnesota artists creating new, freely accessible temporary or permanent public artworks that advance their practice and benefit communities.
Key Information: Written site approval must be secured and uploaded by the application deadline.
Description
Forecast Public Art’s Early-Career Artist Project Grant, supported by Jerome Foundation, funds new temporary or permanent public artworks anywhere in Minnesota. Artists bring their own ideas rather than respond to a predetermined site, theme, or commission. Public art may take many forms, including murals, sculpture, interventions, performances, storytelling, iron pours, sound and light projects, dance, and spoken word. Work may occupy public or private property but must be free and accessible to all members of a community.
The program supports artistic development, innovation, deepened practice, and new growth alongside community benefit. That benefit may include enjoyment, beautification, civic engagement, filling a need, or meaningful collaboration. Projects must be conceived and led by the applicant artists, including when they work with organizational partners.
