Meet other Creatives.
Grow your audience.
(Help us) transform EP.
EPAC is here to help you make some new friends, gain some valuable skills, and find the funding you need to succeed in the arts.
Fellowships
RISCA Fellowships are unrestricted awards that encourage the creative development of artists by enabling them to set aside time to pursue their work and achieve specific creative and career goals.
Award: One $5,000 fellowship and one $1,000 merit awarded in each of 13 disciplines.
Apply here: https://risca.online/grants/artist-fellowships/
Due: April 1 and October 1
Folk Arts Fellowships to artists in a variety of disciplines that reflect the aesthetic heritage and tradition of a community.
Award: one $1,000 and one $5,000 award
Apply here: https://risca.online/grants/folk-arts-fellowship-grant/
Due: April 1
NEA Creative Writing Fellowships for writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
Award: $25,000
Apply here: https://www.arts.gov/grants-individuals/creative-writing-fellowships
Due: March
Grants
Project Grants for Individuals (PGI) provides $500-$3,000 to talented artists who seek to create, produce, perform, teach, or share their work with the public.
Award: $500-$3,000
Apply here: https://risca.online/grants/project-grants-for-individuals/
Due: April 1 and October 1
Design Innovation Grant (DIG) supports a designer to continue work on an innovative project, idea, or service that marries art and design for public impact.
Award: $5000
Apply here: https://risca.online/grants/grants-designinnovationgrant/
Due: October 1
RI Humanities Mini Grants are for individuals, nonprofit organizations, and schools for funding in support of public humanities projects, documentary film, civic education initiatives, and individual research.
Award: up to $2000
Apply here: https://rihumanities.org/grants/grantmaking/
Due: November 1, February 1, May 1, August 1
Classes
HeARTspot Art Center and Gallery
Art classes and assistance in showing and selling your work.
https://www.heartspotart.com/artist-resources
Grant Writing
Learn how to write grants at CCRI
https://www.ed2go.com/ccri/online-courses/how-to-write-a-grant?tab=detail
Learn how to write grants at URI
https://web.uri.edu/ceps/programs/certificate-programs/professional-development/