Attention Grants

Building Bridges with Music is celebrating their 30th year of arts programming in 2026! A Traverse City based 501(c)3 nonprofit, Bridges uses music and the creative arts to facilitate experiences for area public school students that provide a medium of connection. We…

Introduction Sheri Rush is a Chicago-based artist whose studio is at Mana Contemporary. Her practice includes painting and ceramic sculpture. Landscape imagery serves as a consistent point of departure in her work, with trees often functioning as structural and visual elements.. Her…

Introduction Margarita Dikova is a Bulgarian-American illustrator, zine-maker, cartoonist, and graphic designer based in Farmington Hills, Michigan. She describes her artwork as centering around eco-punk themes alongside surreal folk horror writing and poetry. Her current long-form project is The Fall of Clown…

I practice “Art Historicism,” a term I’ve coined to describe art that combines the research of art history, creative practice of the art studio, and teaching principles of art education to educate the public through traditional and digital visual mediums by utilizing…

My work is a Venn Diagram of visual and written media. I received a degree in illustration from Kendall College of Art & Design in 2010, then spent the following decade working as a graphic designer and illustrator. In 2018 after my…

Introduction Carolyn Pampalone Rabbers is the choreographer, educator, and Executive Artistic Director of CPR Dance: Inhale Movement, a professional nonprofit contemporary dance company based in Southwest Michigan. Founded in 2022, the organization is dedicated to expanding community access to professional dance while…

Introduction Howard Thiel is a reuse artist and community organizer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He creates collage, assemblage art, and jewelry using found-object litter. According to his application, his work uses humor and kindness to address waste as a byproduct of consumerism…

Introduction Tarnynon Onumonu is a Chicago-based poet whose work is rooted in the Midwest, Chicago, and the Great Lakes region. She creates poems dedicated to analyzing the environment, history, and the past and present political landscape in relation to the people. Her…

Introduction Allison Sky is a Wisconsin-based singer-songwriter from Holmen. She recently released her debut EP, Behind This Smile, a project inspired by her experience of living with undiagnosed Lyme disease throughout her childhood. She states that the songs were created to offer…

Introduction Rebekah Rush is a Duluth, Minnesota-based artist who creates handmade resin artwork for home décor using locally sourced driftwood, birch bark, agates, and other materials gathered along Lake Superior’s North Shore. Her work is inspired by the shoreline and incorporates natural…

Introduction Veronica Thornton is the founder of Healing in Color, a Cleveland, Ohio-based workforce initiative that prepares community-based artists as Arts in Health Practitioner-Certified (AIHP-C) professionals. The initiative was developed to recognize, credential, and support artists who are already providing healing-centered work…

Introduction Joel Styzens is a Chicago-based musician, composer, performer, and teacher. In 2006, he developed tinnitus and hyperacusis, which ended his career as a professional drummer. He subsequently began creating therapeutic music and founded the Chicago Tinnitus Support Group. His first album,…

Introduction Nicholas Thomasma is associated with Michigan Music Alliance, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on fostering a Michigan music scene that emphasizes diversity, inclusion, collaboration, and community. The organization provides professional development by creating opportunities for artists to connect with resources related…

Introduction Caleb Jesse is a musician, songwriter, singer, producer, and video creator based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Jesse writes, performs, and produces original music that blends acoustic folk-pop and synth-rock while creating songs that are connected through stories and larger concepts. They…

Silent Spirit is an evolving electronic music project rooted in exploration and sonic contemplation. I combine synthesis with contemplative rhythms to build organic atmospheres and reflective environments. My hope is to make music that feels intimate and uplifting at once. Much of…

Introduction Sarah Swinford, who works as BadLittleArts, is a Chicago-based mixed media artist whose practice centers on creating artwork with secondhand materials. She states that, as of 2026, any new materials she purchases come from small or local businesses. Her work began…

Introduction Julia Mammoser, who performs as Jules Klee, is an Americana singer-songwriter based in the Chicagoland area. She describes her voice as “soothe and bruise” and is preparing to embark on an 18-day bikepacking journey around Lake Michigan. Through performances and journalistic…

Introduction Allison Horn is a photo artist originally from the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, and currently based in St. Louis, Missouri. She specializes in cyanotype, experimental film photography, and digital photography, with a particular interest in nature cyanotypes, experimental 35mm film, and…

Introduction Lotus Lantern Corporation is a nonprofit organization based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The organization seeks to support minority business owners and celebrate culture through public events. On May 30, 2026, it presented the inaugural S.E.A. the Arts, an event highlighting the…

Introduction Richard Decorie is a photographer based in Cissna Park, Illinois. He describes his photography as observational and rooted in patience and attentiveness. His photographs are intended to encourage viewers to pause and reconnect with familiar subjects from a different perspective. In…

Introduction Amber Storm is a Milwaukee-based artist creating cyanotype prints that combine botanical materials with geometric elements. Her process incorporates pressed and fresh flowers, photo negatives, tracing paper drawings, and suminagashi prints that she has made. She describes her work as reflecting…

Introduction Jacob Isham Adams (they/them), who works as Isham Adams, is a Minneapolis-based artist whose current practice centers on self-portraiture in oil painting. Adams began painting self-portraits in November 2025 after a brain tumor diagnosis, surgery, and resulting left-side hemiparesis made it…

Introduction Theo Foster is a multimedia artist, writer, and community organizer based in East Lansing, Michigan. Their creative practice spans visual art, writing, digital collage, zines, web design, and creative collaboration. Foster also designed and coded their own website and created the…

Introduction Charlotte Easterling is a Madison, Wisconsin-based graphic designer, digital illustrator, and visual artist. After many years working primarily in commercial graphic design and digital illustration, she has been expanding her practice toward art-focused work while continuing to work digitally. She is…

Introduction Maurice Weeks is a Detroit-based ceramic artist who began working with clay after stepping away from decades of community organizing and leading a national racial justice organization. He describes discovering pottery at a community studio in Detroit, where he learned to…

Introduction Cynthia Greig is a Northport, Michigan-based artist working in photography, video, and installation. Her ongoing body of work, Re/Turning, documents the agricultural history, architecture, and practices of northern Michigan while focusing on migrant farm workers who return each year to prune…

Introduction Amy Thurman is a painter based in Portage, Indiana, whose work is inspired by the landscapes surrounding the Indiana Dunes and the shoreline of Lake Michigan. She focuses on changing light, color, and atmosphere, and describes her practice as an ongoing…

Introduction Amara Murphy is an artist based in Southeast Michigan whose practice brings together photography, collage, weaving, alternative photographic processes, and experimentation with organic materials. Drawing on her educational background, she describes her work as existing at the intersection of science and…

Introduction Michaela Rai is a photographer based in Duluth, Minnesota. Her work has always had a documentary focus on the human experience and embodiment—what it feels like to be whole and integrated. Through her photographs of people, she strives to create images…

Introduction Hector Hernandez is a Latin American painter and muralist based in the Great Lakes region, working from his studio in Lake Forest, Illinois. After studying at the American Academy of Art, he moved to Europe to pursue advanced training in France…

I am an artist and curator. I have been working on a curatorial project called Yes Project Space since 2024 and have loved getting to share my studio space with other projects that need to see the light of day. As a…

I paint acrylic mixed media representational works. I am interested in the concepts of biophilia and wabi wabi philosophy/aesthetics. I work with textures and incorporate worn fibers and unexpected materials in my work.

Introduction Madison Rubenstein is a Minneapolis-based visual artist working with oil paint, graphite, watercolor, ink, acrylic, and collage. Rubenstein describes art-making as a tool of adaptability and notes that it helps them navigate the world as a disabled person. Their work includes…

Introduction Ryan Pederson is a ceramic artist based in Genesee Depot, Wisconsin. He has been making pottery for more than 30 years and describes his goal as creating pieces with a timeless feel. His practice has been shaped by travel and by…

Introduction Lowell Hutcheson is a ceramic artist based in Cato, New York, whose practice centers on clay, sustainability, and place-based making. Working primarily with raw clay, slips, wild clay, and other responsibly harvested natural materials, he creates ceramic vessels informed by the…

Introduction Kevin Ealaín is a Minneapolis-based photographer who works primarily with film photography and traditional darkroom processes. He states that he prefers crafting images on celluloid and under a red safelight rather than working in front of a computer screen. His photographic…

Introduction Brooke Adams is an independent author based in Westlake, Ohio. She writes paranormal dark romance and is preparing for the release of her debut novel on July 10. According to her application, a sequel is scheduled for release at the end…

Introduction Vidushi Lohia is a Chicago-based fiber artist whose practice uses fabric and thread to address womanhood, memory, and cultural inheritance. Drawing from her experiences growing up in India and her relationship with her mother and grandmother, she works with materials including…

The Agricollective is a community that connects farmers, agritourism businesses, and local supporters through content, collaboration, and storytelling. We’re here to highlight and preserve Michigan’s agricultural legacy while making it accessible and engaging online. We are also building a free regional marketplace…

Introduction Elizabeth Neilson is a mixed-media artist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Before focusing on visual art, she worked as a creative writing teacher, a background that informs the way she approaches storytelling through visual media. Her work is created with a combination…

Introduction Nico V. Isotalo is a Minneapolis-based composer, vocalist, and sound-sculptor working across vocal performance, classical composition, and electronic sound design. Her practice combines classical vocal technique, acoustic composition, digital production workflows, and electronic sound manipulation. She is currently developing Fatigue De…

Lindsay is an artist and educator whose work explores the intersection of science, technology, and society. She taught in the Fashion Studies Department at Columbia College Chicago for over 20 years and is currently the first artist in residence with The Wetlands…

Sandra Jackson-Opoku is the author of three award-winning novels. The River Where Blood is Born won the American Library Association Black Caucus Award. Hot Johnny and the Women Who Loved Him, was an Essence Magazine Bestseller in Hardcover Fiction. Her debut mystery…

I am a woodturner, wood artist and beekeeper. I got my start because as a military veteran with PTSD, I was searching for therapies that would work for me. I had tried other paths through the VA, including medications, but little of…

First, I feel it’s important to note that my practice as an artist encompasses making artwork, curating, and teaching. I am answering this question with a statement about the work I make as an artist… The inevitable coexistence of intention and chance…

Im a mixed media drag artist and wearable art fashion designer

My ceramic figurative work focuses on disability and accessibility of art. As a disabled artist with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a genetic connective tissue disorder, my work gives insight to the hyper mobility of my disability so that the viewer has some understanding of…

I am a Traverse City-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. I have released two full-length solo records in the last two years (the most recent having been released in March) and will begin working on a third later this year. All my songs are…

We are About Face Theatre and we are dedicated to advancing LGBTQ+ equity through community building, education, and performance. We produce plays and educational programs that center nuanced LGBTQ+ stories and inspire action toward a more just future. Founded in 1995, we’re…

I currently paint imaginative flower landscapes and ceramic sculptures 🙂 I show at V Gallery and a few other galleries in the states

Located on 40 acres of land near the north shore of Gichigami (Lake Superior), We provide a land-based place for people of all ages, especially those from Black, Indigenous, and communities of color, to gather, rest, heal, and build community for collective…

I am a ceramicist and poet whose work focuses on soulful formation. I write contemplative poetry that explores the invisible spirituality within each of us and reaches for the transformative possibilities that lie ahead of us. I have allowed the soul work…

Ice + Dust Pottery creates brightly colored speckled ceramics that are meant to bring a little more joy to everyday life. My work ranges from oversized mugs that become part of a person’s daily ritual to decorative ceramic skulls covered in floral…

I am a Chicago based visual artist and friend. My work considers relationality as an interconnected unfolding, instead of being presented as a conscious decision. Crowds and distorted figures are paramount in my paintings. Scale, color, and mark-marking are utilized to envelope…

the Poetics Lab has been facilitating inclusive spaces for the Alpena community to engage with identity through poetry and performance of the self since January, 2021, and we recently began programming in Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan. We facilitate monthly open-mic events, annual…

I work in a lot of mediums, but my creative foundation is grounded in improv theater. Much of what I’ve learned in improv has fueled my creative approach everywhere. Lately I have stepped back from theater and begun investing more time in…

Moriah Thielges is an award-winning artist currently living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Utilizing portraiture that connects humans to the natural world, she creates “artistic alchemy” which seeks to take the experiences, emotions, and grit of the human journey and turn them into gold.…