Forecast Public Artgrant
Forecast Public Art Mid-Career Project Grants
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- Who Can Apply: Minnesota-based mid-career public artists (at least ten years of creating and exhibiting work) who have lived in Minnesota for 12 of the past 24 months and stay resident through the project. Collectives and artist teams may apply. Not eligible: organizations, students in K-12, undergraduate or graduate programs, Forecast staff, board, consulting partners and jury members, and artists who received a Forecast project grant the previous year. One Forecast application per annual cycle.
- The Focus: Creation of new, publicly accessible, temporary or permanent public artwork anywhere in Minnesota, in any form or discipline. The project must be original, free to the public, and not a remount or a private commission.
- The Funding: Five grants of $10,000 each for the grant-funded period of January 1 – November 30, 2027.
- Key Requirements: Project overview (75 words), project proposal (500 words), community benefit (250 words), mid-career public artist status (250 words), diversity of lived experience and perspective (250 words), impact on artistic development/career (250 words), resume (2 pages; one per team member), project budget, written documentation of site approval from the property owner, and work samples (up to 10 images, or the equivalent: 1 image = 30 seconds of video/audio = half a page of writing). Applications may be submitted as a video.
DeadlineSunday, October 18, 2026
AwardFive grants, $10,000 each
Program datesJanuary 1 – November 30, 2027
Locationregional_state
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesMid-Career
Disciplinespublic art, performance, dance, storytelling, photography, film, sculpture, painting
Application notesApplications only via Submittable during the application period; video applications are welcome and instructions are at the Submittable link. Written site-approval documentation is required by the deadline (permission from the property owner, not a support letter). Contact jenk@forecastpublicart.org for help or exceptions.
Contactjenk@forecastpublicart.org
Forecast Public Art
Organization based in St. Paul