Artist Grants: COVID-19 Arts Aid PHL Support for Artists

[2424 Studios Bulletin Board]

The City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE), the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance (GPCA), and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund (PCF) have partnered to create COVID-19 Arts Aid PHL, a new emergency support fund focused on the arts and culture sector. COVID-19 Arts Aid PHL will support individual artists as well as small arts and culture organizations (annual budgets no greater than $250,000) and mid-sized organizations (annual budgets of $250,000 - $15M) whose operations, work and livelihood have been deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 Arts Aid PHL launches with $3.45 million in support, led by a $2.5 million grant from the William Penn Foundation. OACCE, PCF and GPCA provided the seed funding to create the fund and leadership gifts have been received by The Barra Foundation and Wyncote Foundation with additional support received from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation as well as Connelly, Independence, Lenfest and Victory Foundations. The fund is expected to increase as other foundations, corporate partners, organizations and individuals contribute throughout the coming weeks and months. 

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Individual Artists and Small Organizations (budgets under $250,000):
Application opens on Monday, April 13 at 1:00 p.m.
View the application guidelines and eligibility
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This program will provide up to $500 for working artists and up to $1,000 for small arts and culture organizations in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. Its focus will be on Greater Philadelphia cultural organizations with budgets of $250,000 or less and working artists for whom support is urgent and vital to their survival. While initial funding is limited, grants will be made on a rolling basis as additional funding is received.