The Evolution Grant 2025

Art Fluent's grant cycle is open to individual artists through an international open call. The Evolution Grant provides unrestricted funding to an individual artist with recognized artistic excellence in fine art media and a demonstrated commitment to their art.

The award is $1,000 to one visual artist each grant cycle, with unrestricted funds applied toward any expense to enhance the artist's ability to create work. The grant is open to all fine art mediums including oil, acrylic, watermedia, pastel, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, photography, sculpture, fiber, wood, ceramics, and digital art. AI-generated work will not be accepted. There is no restriction on style, genre, or subject matter, though work that is copied or done under the guidance of an instructor is not eligible. Once an artist is awarded an Evolution Grant, they will not be eligible to apply again.

Applications are due by Friday, June 6, 2025 at midnight MST. The application fee is $35 (non-refundable). Applicants must submit a body of work between 5-20 pieces, along with an artist statement and artist bio. All images must be in JPEG/JPG format, properly cropped and in focus, with a minimum size of 1,200 pixels on the longest side and maximum file size of 5 MB. Notification will be sent by email by Friday, July 11, 2025. Cash awards over $600 are subject to federal income tax withholding, and winners must submit a W-9 form to Art Fluent, Inc.