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Region: All (28) Bay Area (28) California National SF Oakland East Bay
Discipline: Visual Arts Performing Arts Film & Media Multidisciplinary Traditional Arts
Type: Grant Fellowship Residency Commission Award Project
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ARTSFUND Grant
Alameda County Arts Commission
General operating and programming support for Alameda County-based arts organizations.
Due: 2026-02-05 (past) Alameda County Multidisciplinary Operating
$2,000–$3,000
Fiscal Sponsorship Program
Intersection for the Arts
Fiscal sponsorship enabling 145+ artists to access grants and tax-deductible donations. Grant coaching, marketing, free app review. Summer 2...
Due: 2026-03-22 (past) San Francisco Bay Area Multidisciplinary Grant
CA$H Theatre — Creates
Theatre Bay Area
$2,500 for theater project development or capacity-building. Open to individual artists and companies. Spring 2026 deadline: April 29.
Due: 2026-04-29 San Francisco Bay Area Performing Arts Grant
$2,500–$2,500
CA$H Theatre — Performs
Theatre Bay Area
$5,000 for fully produced public theater performances by Bay Area artists or companies (budgets under $100K). Spring 2026 deadline: April 29...
Due: 2026-04-29 San Francisco Bay Area Performing Arts Grant
$5,000–$5,000
CA$H Theatre — Sustains
Theatre Bay Area
$5,000 general operating support for Bay Area theater companies with budgets under $100K.
Due: 2026-04-29 San Francisco Bay Area Performing Arts Operating
$5,000–$5,000
Lucas Artists Residency Program
Montalvo Arts Center
Free 1-3 month residency with private studio and housing in the Santa Cruz Mountains for visual artists, writers, composers, interdisciplina...
Due: 2026-06-01 National / International Multidisciplinary Residency
ARC Residency — Edge (Experimental Performance)
CounterPulse
4-6 month residency for experimental dance and performance. Rehearsal space, marketing/production support, work-in-progress showings, stipen...
San Francisco Bay Area Performing Arts Residency
$2,000–$5,000
ARC Residency — Performing Diaspora
CounterPulse
4-6 month residency for artists pushing edges of cultural traditions. Rehearsal space, production support, stipend, public shows.
San Francisco Bay Area Performing Arts Residency
$2,000–$5,000
Arts Impact Grant for Organizations
Creative Sonoma
$4,000 general operating support for Sonoma County arts nonprofits. 45 orgs funded in 2025.
Sonoma County Multidisciplinary Operating
$4,000–$4,000
CA$H Dance — Artist Grant
Dancers Group
$5,000 for dance artists, partnerships, or collectives in the Bay Area. No fiscal sponsor needed. Funded by Hewlett, Grants for the Arts, Fl...
San Francisco Bay Area Performing Arts Grant
$5,000–$5,000
CA$H Dance — Organization Grant
Dancers Group
$5,000 for Bay Area dance organizations for creative activities and programming.
San Francisco Bay Area Performing Arts Grant
$5,000–$5,000
Community Mural Commission
Precita Eyes Muralists
Commissions for muralists to create community murals in SF neighborhoods, primarily the Mission District.
San Francisco Visual Arts Commission
$3,000–$15,000
Content Emerging Artist Award
SVCREATES (Silicon Valley Creates)
Cash grants for outstanding emerging artists in Santa Clara County. Recognizes creative work and community contribution. Info coming Spring ...
Santa Clara County Multidisciplinary Award
$2,500–$5,000
Creative Work Fund Grant
Creative Work Fund
$32,000-$50,000 for artist-nonprofit collaborations across 10 Greater Bay Area counties. Theater, dance, poetry, traditional art, arts activ...
San Francisco Bay Area Multidisciplinary Project
$32,000–$50,000
Digital Mural Project
Galería de la Raza
Commissions for Chicano/Latino artists to create digital murals on the iconic billboard at 24th and Bryant in the Mission.
San Francisco Visual Arts Commission
$2,000–$5,000
Djerassi Artist Residency
Djerassi Resident Artists Program
Free 4-5 week residency on 583-acre ranch in Woodside with studio, housing, meals. Visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers, media...
National / International Multidisciplinary Residency
East Bay Fund for Artists
East Bay Community Foundation
$5,000-$25,000 for commissioning new works by Alameda or Contra Costa County artists. Funds up to 75% of project budget. New work or new int...
East Bay / Alameda & Contra Costa Multidisciplinary Commission
$5,000–$25,000
Hewlett-Gerbode Special Awards in the Arts
Gerbode Foundation
$50,000 commissioning grants for new works by California playwrights, composers, multimedia artists. 6 orgs funded/year. $12,500+ goes direc...
San Francisco Bay Area Performing Arts Commission
$50,000–$50,000
Individual Artist Project Grant (FY27)
City of Berkeley Civic Arts
$5,000 for Berkeley-resident artists. FY27 disciplines: dance, folk/traditional arts, literary arts, music, theater. Must create original wo...
Berkeley Performing Arts Project
$5,000–$5,000
Margaret F. Williams Memorial Fellowship
Asian Art Museum
$7,500 stipend for study tour + housing/per diem for June-August 2026 residency at the Asian Art Museum. Prioritizes community-centered cult...
National / International Visual Arts Fellowship
$7,500–$7,500
Murphy & Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards
San Francisco Foundation
Awards for MFA students at Stanford, CCA, UC Berkeley, SFSU, and San Jose State. Exhibition at SOMArts Cultural Center. Est. 1986.
San Francisco Bay Area Visual Arts Award
$2,500–$5,000
Neighborhood Voices Individual Artist Grant
City of Oakland Cultural Affairs
$7,000 for Oakland-resident artists producing art activities culminating in a local public outcome — performances, exhibitions, workshops.
Oakland Multidisciplinary Project
$7,000–$7,000
Open Spaces — Development Support
Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Up to $20,000 early-stage funding for temporary public art projects in SF and Oakland that resonate with local communities.
San Francisco & Oakland Multidisciplinary Project
$5,000–$20,000
Open Spaces — Production Support
Kenneth Rainin Foundation
$100K-$175K for execution of temporary public art in SF and Oakland. 24-month grant period (Jan 2026 – Dec 2027). Thoroughly planned project...
San Francisco & Oakland Multidisciplinary Project
$100,000–$175,000
Pa'lante Artist Grant
Creative Sonoma
$30,000 unrestricted funding + training for Spanish-speaking artists and cultural workers in Sonoma County. 5 artists selected per year.
Sonoma County Multidisciplinary Fellowship
$30,000–$30,000
Quick Grant for Professional Development
San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs
Up to $600 for SJ artists for professional development — conferences, workshops, training. Due the 15th of each month, rolling.
San Jose Multidisciplinary Grant
$100–$600
SFFILM Rainin Grant — Development
Film Arts Foundation / San Francisco Film Society
Up to $25,000 for development of narrative feature films addressing social justice. Includes FilmHouse access and artist development.
National / International Film Media Grant
$10,000–$25,000
SFFILM Rainin Grant — Post-Production
Film Arts Foundation / San Francisco Film Society
Up to $25,000 for post-production of narrative features addressing social justice. 15-20 projects funded annually across all tracks.
National / International Film Media Grant
$10,000–$25,000
SFFILM Rainin Grant — Screenwriting
Film Arts Foundation / San Francisco Film Society
Up to $25,000 for screenwriting of narrative features addressing social justice. Includes FilmHouse access in SoMa. Largest narrative film g...
National / International Film Media Grant
$10,000–$25,000
take pART Grant
San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs
Supports publicly-accessible arts activities in San Jose — performances, exhibitions, festivals, workshops. Requires nonprofit fiscal sponso...
San Jose Multidisciplinary Project
$1,000–$10,000

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