Mid-Career Project Grants
Forecasted
Mid-Career Project Grants support Minnesota mid-career artists in creating new, freely accessible public artwork that benefits communities, deepens artistic practice, and fosters career growth.
This grant was recently updated
Applications for the 2027 Mid-Career Project Grants are no longer open; Forecast removed the call, which listed an October 18, 2026 deadline at 11:59 p.m. CT, and now states that there are no open calls for submissions.
Funder: Forecast Public Art
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Five grants of $10,000 each; 11-month grant period
Summary: Supports Minnesota mid-career artists creating new, freely accessible public artwork that benefits communities and advances their practice.
Key Information: Projects must be artist-initiated, not commissions or client work, with site-permission documentation submitted with the application.
Description
Forecast Public Art’s Mid-Career Project Grants, supported by the McKnight Foundation, fund new temporary or permanent public artwork anywhere in Minnesota. Projects may use any discipline, including performance, dance, storytelling, photography, film, sculpture, and painting. Public art may occupy public or private property, but must be free and accessible to all members of a community. Artists bring their own ideas rather than responding to a predetermined theme, site, or commission.
The program supports innovation, deepened practice, and career growth in public art. Community benefit can include enjoyment, beautification, civic engagement, filling a need, or meaningful collaboration. Forecast particularly emphasizes supporting BIPOC and Native artists, LGBTQIA+ artists, womxn artists, immigrant artists, rural artists, and artists with disabilities.
