Grants

HUGs (Helpful Unfettered Gifts) are $250 strings-free micro-grants – aka “Love Bombs of Cash” – awarded monthly to non-profit and for-profit creative initiatives in Charlotte to help propel the project forward or remove a small obstacle to its overall success. This is real money, making a real difference. All of it is at work today in the Queen City.

Myma artist grant is a monthly juried grant that provides an unrestricted $500 award to one artist each month. In addition to the winner, our independent jurors recognize 5 artists as honorable mentions for each edition. We publish a written or video profile of the selected artists on myma's spotlight page and social channels.

Submissions for each edition are open through the end of each month. To ensure accessibility and inclusivity, applications are free.

Artist Grant invites visual artists worldwide, age 18 and older, to apply for a grant. Submissions are accepted in a wide range of media, including: painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, ceramics, mixed media, installation, and other new or alternative visual media. Please note: Submissions for music, theater, dance, or film/video are not accepted.

Awarded monthly. Emergency Grants provide urgent unrestricted funding for visual and performing artists who: * Have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding
* Incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates