City of Davis Arts & Culture Grants for Individual Artists

The City of Davis Arts & Culture Grants for Individual Artists is a one-time grant program funded by the City of Davis from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The goal is to stabilize the City's nonprofit arts & culture sector and provide financial relief to eligible working artists and cultural practitioners whose work aligns with the goals of the city's Arts & Cultural Affairs program, and to assist with the ongoing economic and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Grants of $1,000 will be made to eligible individuals to support professional and personal costs impacted by COVID-19. Unlike other City of Davis Arts & Cultural Affairs Grants that offer project-based support, these funds are intended to support day-to-day expenses (rent, art supplies, insurance, transportation, application fees, etc.) and not specific programs. Cost share/matching funds are not required. Artists may receive partial funding based on the strength of their application or impact of COVID-19 on their work. Depending on the number of qualified artists who apply, the city may distribute funding in larger or smaller awards than the stated $1,000.

Eligibility: You must be an individual working artist or cultural practitioner with demonstrated dedication in the recent past in Davis (as a visual artist, musician, performer, literary artist, teaching artist, arts organizer, or other type of artist). You must have a physical address in Davis, CA, and have been financially impacted during COVID due to loss of ability to perform, loss of revenue, event closures, inability to work due to loss of space, or other reasons that impaired your ability to work or earn a living. Priority goes to artists with a proven track record in the local arts sector, those who have not been on a salary of .50 FTE or more since March 2020, and work that directly supports the Civic Arts Commission's current funding priorities including efforts to elevate BIPOC voices, community health and wellness related to COVID-19, and economic recovery of the community.