The City of St. Petersburg has launched the FY26 Individual Artist Grants designed to provide vital operational support to practicing, professional artists across all mediums and disciplines. Up to 15 local artists will each receive a $5,000 grant to advance their creative practice.
“Grants like this don’t just fund art—they nurture community, creativity, and hope,” stated artist and grant recipient, Jenipher Chandley. “Grants like this truly make it possible for meaningful work to happen and for creative voices to keep growing. I hope my words help inspire continued support for programs that nurture artists and the cultural life of our city.”
Eligibility
- Must be a working practicing, professional artist (creating work consistently within at least the past 12 months) living or working in the City of St. Petersburg with plans to continue doing so following the grant award period.
- For the purpose of this grant, an “artist” is an individual who has created a recognized body of original work over a sustained period, pursues this work as a means of livelihood or in conjunction with other employment, and demonstrates a commitment to creative expression, cultural enrichment, or public engagement that contributes to the cultural life of the community.
- Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
- Must not have received an Individual Artist Grant in FY25.
Grant Funding Policies
- Individual Artists Grants provide funding to assist underwriting general allowable expenses of artists during the specified fiscal year.
- Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m., February 27, 2026.
- Grant award period is March 1 – September 30, 2026.
- Grant expenditures must take place the grant award period.
- Award amounts are $5,000 each.
- Public grant review and scoring takes place at City Hall with dates TBD. Applicants and the public are invited to attend.
For more information and to apply, visit Individual Artist Grants.
