Make Art Grant (MAG) – Rhode Island State Council on the Arts

The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) offers the Make Art Grant (MAG) program, a state-funded grant that provides financial support to individual artists and artist groups to create or continue a specific artwork in any artistic discipline. Applications open on February 1 each year, with a deadline of April 1 at 11:59 p.m. Grants range up to $5,000 per project and are intended to help artists realize new works or extend existing ones. The program is open to artists residing in Rhode Island; no fee is required to apply. Recipients receive a cash award; the grant does not include housing or travel support. RISCA administers the program from its office in Providence, Rhode Island.

Funding for materials, equipment rental, collaborator fees, documentation, and artist stipends.

Age 18+; Rhode Island residency (minimum 1 year, 183 days/year); U.S. legal resident with tax ID; not on tourist visa; practicing artist; one application per deadline; project activity must occur in Rhode Island.