Apply for a Grant

We are offering the following grants in the upcoming year. Please note that we are not offering pre-printed applications. If you are unable to download the application here, please send us a self-addressed stamped mailer and a note requesting a specific application. Eligibility for these grants is limited to Marin County residents and groups.

Career Development Grants
Career Development Grants are designed to enable Marin artists to pursue opportunities which further their careers. Examples include attending a booking conference or audition, purchase of a specific piece of equipment, or professional documentation of an artist's work. These grants are open to artists in all disciplines. The maximum grant amount is $1,500.

Deadlines are as follows: September 17, 2007, February 15, 2008 and May 15, 2008.
Download an application here. PDF, 241k

Community Arts Partnership Grants
Community Arts Partnership Grants of $5,000 or less are available to Marin-based arts organizations or to partnership projects in all media. This program encourages people to experience and practice the creative process through local, community-based art activities, and encourages professional artists to become involved in the cultural life of their home communities. We seek to generate excitement about the role of the arts in our community, to expand the experience and practice of the arts to people with otherwise limited opportunities, and to encourage the creation of new work or experiences. Grants require a one to one match in cash or donated services or materials.

The deadline is November 1, 2007 for projects happening in calendar year 2008.
Download an application here. PDF, 376k

New Work Fellowships
The Marin Fund for Artists offers a small number of larger grants to established artists who have demonstrated a track record in their field, are currently active in their art form, and who present a specific proposal for the creation of new work.

We are anticipating a deadline in 2008 pending sufficient funding.

Affiliate Innovation Grants
This program awards grants to support the creation and presentation of new work through partnerships between performing arts organizations and individual artists. These grants require a dollar for dollar match. For more information please e-mail lance@marinarts.org.