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Innovate Grant
supports artists
and photographers through quarterly  $1,800.00 grants

Innovate Grant
supports artists and photographers 
through quarterly 
$1,800.00 grants

Innovate Grant distributes (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. 

Our newly increased $1,800.00 grants act as mighty sparks of financial support that ignite your creative development.

Our grant cycles are open (4) times a year (Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall) giving you more opportunities to access the support you need.

Our process is simple so you spend less time on the application and more time making your important work.

Innovate Grant distributes (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. 

Our newly increased $1,800.00 grants act as mighty sparks of financial support that ignite your creative development.

Our grant cycles are open 4 times a year (Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall) giving you more opportunities to access the support you need.

Our process is simple so you spend less time on the application and more time making your important work.

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Innovate Grant Recipient in Photography – Abdulhamid Kircher

Innovate Grant Recipient in Art – Abdulhamid Kircher

Simple Process

Simple Process

Our grant application is straight forward so that you can spend your valuable hours making new work rather than on time-consuming requirements like writing statements, proposals, and obtaining letters of recommendation.

Our grant application is straight forward so that you can spend your valuable hours making new work rather than on time-consuming requirements like writing statements, proposals, and obtaining letters of recommendation.

All that we require is your:
— Name
— Email
— Grant Category (Art or Photography)
— Images of Your Work
— Application Fee

All that we require is your:
— Name
— Email
— Grant Category (Art or Photography)
— Images of Your Work
– Application Fee

Innovate Grant Recipient in Art – Ernesto Gutierrez Moya

Innovate Grant Recipient in Art – Ernesto Gutierrez Moya

Eligibility

Eligibility

We accept and encourage submissions from applicants 18 years or older, from around the world within the following two categories:

We accept and encourage submissions from applicants 18 years or older, from around the world within the following two categories:

Art

Art

Photography

Photography

Innovate Grant Recipient in Photography – Dylan Hausthor

Innovate Grant Recipient in Art – Bianca Barandun

The Awards

The Awards

$3,600.00 

$3,600.00

in cash prizes per quarter,
four times a year 

in cash prizes per quarter,
four times a year 

1 x $1,800.00 Artist

1 x $1,800.00 Artist

1 x $1,800.00 Photographer

1 x $1,800.00 Photographer

18 x Honorable Mentions

18 x Honorable Mentions

Selected artists and photographers will also receive: 

Selected artists and photographers will also receive: 

• Feature Profiles highlighted in Winners section
• Interview Pages highlighted in Winners section
• Social media promotion of current, new work, announcements, and exhibitions on our Instagram of over 73,000+ followers

• Feature Profiles
• Interview Pages
• Social media promotion of current, new work, announcements, and exhibitions on our Instagram of over 73,000+ followers

Innovate Grant Recipient in Art – Bianca Barandun

Innovate Grant Recipient in Art – Bianca Barandun

Past Innovate Grant Winners

Past Innovate Grant Winners

"I'm so grateful to be able to now fund an upcoming project documenting and sculpting everything I eat in a year. The Innovate Grant will be extremely helpful in acquiring the necessary supplies and documentation equipment for the year long endeavor."
— Lindsey (Lou) Howard Fall 2025

"I'm so grateful to be able to now fund an upcoming project documenting and sculpting everything I eat in a year. The Innovate Grant will be extremely helpful in acquiring the necessary supplies and documentation equipment for the year long endeavor."
— Lindsey (Lou) Howard Fall 2025

"More than anything, I’m just extremely grateful! Looking at the list of prior grant recpients and honorable mentions, I'm honored to be included among so many wonderful artists."
— Sebastian Siadecki  Fall 2025

"More than anything, I’m just extremely grateful! Looking at the list of prior grant recpients and honorable mentions, I'm honored to be included among so many wonderful artists."
— Sebastian Siadecki Fall 2025

"Receiving this grant will allow me to carry on with my project . . . It makes me so happy knowing that there are people out there who believe in what I do and want to support my practice. Thank you so much Innovate Grant."
— Giulia Parlato Fall 2020

"Receiving this grant will allow me to carry on with my project . . . It makes me so happy knowing that there are people out there who believe in what I do and want to support my practice."
— Giulia Parlato Fall 2020

"I am truly grateful for this grant! It’s rare as an artist to receive this kind of unrestricted funding that so directly supports your practice. "
— Lynnea Holland Weiss Winter 2020

"I am truly grateful for this grant! It’s rare as an artist to receive this kind of unrestricted funding that so directly supports your practice." — Lynnea Holland Weiss Winter 2020

"I have immense gratitude for the Innovate Grant and the way it will allow me to continue expanding on my current and future series of paintings." — Taylor O. Thomas 
Winter 2019

"I have immense gratitude for the Innovate Grant and the way it will allow me to continue expanding on my current and future series of paintings."
— Taylor O. Thomas Winter 2019

How to Apply

How to Apply

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Name
Email
Grant Category
Images of Your Work
Application Fee

Name
Email
Grant Category
Images of Your Work
Application Fee

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