As a recipient of federal funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Baltimore City approved a grant of $500,000 to fund the Baltimore City Artist Recovery Grant, or ARG. The ARG will provide direct economic relief by providing grants to individual professional artists whose lives and livelihoods were demonstrably impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications will open in January. For more information about the ARG, click below.

The Arts In Action Arts Education grant opportunity is for teaching artists and nonprofit organizations with an arts education focus. Arts In Action grants support arts education projects, classes, and/or workshops that take place in-school, after school, or in local community settings for the spring semester of the 2021-22 academic school year. Grants range from $1,000–5,000. Grant applications are now open! The deadline to apply is Friday, December 3, 2021. Click below for the application.

(BOPA) is teaming up with Baltimore City Recreation and Parks on the search for creative teens ages 13–17 to enter the Maryland Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards — presented by Arcadia. Teaching artists will be available at Cahill Rec Center, Chick Webb Rec Center, and Cecil-Kirk Rec Center to prep, guide, and assist teens with their applications from 5:30–6:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 2, and Thursday, December 9. These workshops are free, but registration is required. Sign up to attend at the button below.

The Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent medical, dental, or mental health-related emergencies. This program is designed to serve artists in financial need who otherwise may delay critical treatment or incur substantial and perhaps overwhelming debt. The current cycle is open now through Tuesday, November 30, for emergency expenses occurring April 1, 2021 and later. Get details at the button below.

The Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 to professional dancers in need across the country, who have a dire financial emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first cycle is now open and will close on Friday, January 7, 2022. Funds may be requested for emergency expenses for up to a three-month period between September 1, 2021 and April 30, 2022. For details, click the button below.

Walter Foster is the world’s leading publisher of instructional art and craft books for adults and children. Now through Tuesday, March 22, 2022, they are inviting artists of all disciplines to enter the “Win a Book Deal” contest for an opportunity to author and publish an instructional art book with Walter Foster. For timeline, eligibility, and how to enter, click the button below.