CultureWorks Annual Grants Program - Artists
The Annual Grants Program provides funding for a diverse range of artists, who live and primarily work in the Richmond and Tri-Cities Region; specifically, the cities of Richmond, Colonial Heights, Hopewell and Petersburg, along with the counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent and Powhatan, and the Town of Ashland.
For the 2025 Annual Grants Program, funding is made possible through the generous support of foundations, corporations, and individual donors.
Individual artists may apply to ONE of the following grant opportunities:
BUILDING CAPABILITIES GRANTS
Building Capabilities funding supports specific opportunities which enable an artist’s effectiveness, overall growth and longevity as a professional. Requests must be made for a particular initiative or project, not for general operating support.
There are three funding amounts to choose from: $5,000, $10,000 and $20,000. You will select one of those amounts and if awarded will receive the full amount requested.
CULTURAL EQUITY GRANTS
Cultural Equity funding supports arts and culture projects or programming that reach underrepresented populations based on race, ethnicity, age, ability, sexual orientation, gender, socioeconomic status, geography, citizenship status, or religion. A goal of CultureWorks, supported through this area, is to ensure everyone in our community has access to arts and culture and the opportunity to express their culture through the arts.
For the 2025 Grants Program, there are three funding amounts for Cultural Equity Grants to choose from: $5,000, $10,000, and $20,000. You will select one of those amounts and if awarded will receive the full amount requested.
Please review the 2025 CultureWorks Grant Program Guidelines for Artists for details about:
Eligibility, Review Criteria, Compliance Requirements, Reporting Requirements
Annual Grant Program: Artist (2025)
CultureWorks Annual Grants Program - Artists
The Annual Grants Program provides funding for a diverse range of artists, who live and primarily work in the Richmond and Tri-Cities Region; specifically, the cities of Richmond, Colonial Heights, Hopewell and Petersburg, along with the counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent and Powhatan, and the Town of Ashland.
For the 2025 Annual Grants Program, funding is made possible through the generous support of foundations, corporations, and individual donors.
Individual artists may apply to ONE of the following grant opportunities:
BUILDING CAPABILITIES GRANTS
Building Capabilities funding supports specific opportunities which enable an artist’s effectiveness, overall growth and longevity as a professional. Requests must be made for a particular initiative or project, not for general operating support.
There are three funding amounts to choose from: $5,000, $10,000 and $20,000. You will select one of those amounts and if awarded will receive the full amount requested.
CULTURAL EQUITY GRANTS
Cultural Equity funding supports arts and culture projects or programming that reach underrepresented populations based on race, ethnicity, age, ability, sexual orientation, gender, socioeconomic status, geography, citizenship status, or religion. A goal of CultureWorks, supported through this area, is to ensure everyone in our community has access to arts and culture and the opportunity to express their culture through the arts.
For the 2025 Grants Program, there are three funding amounts for Cultural Equity Grants to choose from: $5,000, $10,000, and $20,000. You will select one of those amounts and if awarded will receive the full amount requested.
Please review the 2025 CultureWorks Grant Program Guidelines for Artists for details about:
Eligibility, Review Criteria, Compliance Requirements, Reporting Requirements