2027 Creative Capital for Artists, A free contest that offers 50 grants up to $50,000 for writers of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, and socially engaged and/or sustainable text-based practices. (Note that literature entries compete against the visual arts, performing arts, and film categories for 2026.) Entrants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, aged 25+, with 5+ years’ professional writing experience, and not be students.
-Deadline: April 2
-Categories: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, and socially engaged and/or sustainable text-based practices
-Prizes: 50 grants up to $50,000
For More Info: Creative Capital for Artists
Creative Capital Awards and Grants empower individual artists with unrestricted project funding and professional services to bring bold, innovative, and impactful new works to life.
The 2027 Creative Capital Open Call application portal is now open. The application deadline is April 2, 2026 at 3PM ET.
2027 Open Call
The 2027 Creative Capital Open Call seeks proposals from individual artists in all 50 states for new artistic works in the Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Film, and Literature.
The Creative Capital Award provides unrestricted project grants of up to $50,000 to individual artists to create new work. The new State of the Art Prize provides unrestricted artist grants of $10,000.
The application portal opens on Monday, March 2, 2026. The deadline for submission is Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 3PM ET.
- See full details in the Creative Capital 2027 Open Call Application Handbook.
- Watch the 2027 Open Call Info Session here.
Creative Capital Award + State of the Art Prize
In celebration of 25 years of national artist support, the 2027 Open Call invites project proposals from individual artists for the Creative Capital Award and the new State of the Art Prize. All grants will be awarded via a national, open call, external review process.
The Creative Capital Award provides individual artists with unrestricted project grants for the creation of innovative, original, and imaginative new artistic works. The Award provides unrestricted project grants from $15,000 up to $50,000, plus professional development support, industry connections, and community-building opportunities.
The State of the Art Prize aims to recognize and support one artist from every U.S. state and inhabited territory, with an unrestricted artist grant of $10,000. Through the 2027 Open Call for the Creative Capital Award, Creative Capital will also select recipients for the new State of the Art Prize.
Application Resources
- Creative Capital 2027 Open Call Application Handbook.
- 2027 Open Call Info Session
- Want to strengthen your grant application? Sign up for Artist Lab, Creative Capital’s online professional development courses are free for individual artists.
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