Programa de Acesso para Artistas com Deficiência (ADAP)

The Artists with Disabilities Access Program (ADAP) is a grant offered by the Ohio Arts Council to individual artists with disabilities who reside in Ohio. The program awards $500 to emerging artists (those with at least three years of practice) and up to $2,500 to professional artists. Grants may be used for exhibitions, performances, publications, skill‑development activities such as workshops or residencies, and for purchasing equipment (up to $1,500), materials, services, or facility rentals. Applicants receive a partial payment of 50 % upon award and a final payment after a report is approved. The program aims to increase artistic visibility, develop new skills, and support career‑advancing projects. Applications are submitted electronically via the OAC’s ARTIE system, and applicants must provide a résumé, artist statement, and work samples. The next application deadline is November 1 2026 (5 p.m.) for projects running July 1 2026 – June 30 2027.

Funding for exhibitions, performances, publications, skill‑development activities (workshops, residencies, master classes), equipment purchases (up to $1,500), materials, services, and rental fees.

Open to Ohio residents age 18+ with a qualifying disability. Must have lived in Ohio for at least one year and remain resident during the grant period. Must have exhibited, performed, or published work within the past three years. Cannot be a current high‑school or college student, cannot receive both an ADAP grant and an Artist Opportunities grant in the same fiscal year, and cannot have received an Individual Excellence Award within the past five years. Grants may not be used for day‑to‑day business expenses or out‑of‑state travel.