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Friends of IFCC Artist Grant & Residency Program — Project Grants
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- Who Can Apply: Portland-based artists at any career stage, across visual arts, writing, multimedia, music, dance, theater, spoken word, and other multidisciplinary practices, whose practice aligns with the IFCC vision.
- The Focus: Unrestricted grant to support artistic practice, with a required public engagement at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center (no workspace included).
- The Funding: Unrestricted grant, typically $5,000-$8,000, paid about one month before the artist's public event at IFCC; taxable income (W-9 required).
- Key Requirements: Complete the online Google Form; provide 1-3 work samples via a shareable Google Doc link (or one emailed PDF) with a brief artist statement or résumé (no more than 15 minutes of video/audio in total; no social-media links); answer prompts on breadth of experience, IFCC alignment, artistic goals and the planned public engagement (many answers limited to 1,500 characters); describe your Portland affiliation; rank preferred 2027 public-event windows (Feb 7-20, Mar 21-Apr 10, Jun 13-Aug 14, Nov 14-Dec 5).
DeadlineFriday, October 16, 2026
Award$5,000 - $8,000 (typically)
Program datesPublic events take place throughout 2027
LocationPortland, OR
ParticipationHybrid
Career stagesAll Stages
Disciplinesvisual arts, writing, multimedia, music, dance, theater, spoken word, multidisciplinary performance
Application notesInfo session and IFCC building tour: Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 12:00pm at IFCC, 5340 N Interstate Ave, Portland. Virtual info session: Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 6:00pm on Zoom. Applications may be shared with City of Portland and are potentially subject to disclosure under Oregon public records law.
Post-selection obligations: agree to submit a W-9 and host one public event if selected.
Contactartists@ifccfriends.org
Friends of IFCC
Organization based in Portland