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.

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

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.

Our prize is open to all artists and art forms internationally. We celebrate our chosen artists across our media, exhibiting their art online where it is viewed by artists and collectors throughout the world. This round, three winning artists and twelve finalists will exhibit with Homiens as part of our seasonal exhibition program. In addition, each winning artist receives an unrestricted cash award of $1000 USD, may participate in an optional interview, and may request a letter of recommendation from our Jurors. Up to 200 artists per round are highly commended and celebrated across our media (including our website – 100,000+ annual visitors – and our extensive mailing list).

The Gibbes Museum of Art and Society 1858 are now accepting submissions for the 2026 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art! This prestigious $10,000 award celebrates artists whose work offers a fresh and compelling perspective on the Southern experience. If you were raised in, currently live in, or work in the American South, this opportunity is for you.⁣
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The winner will receive a $10,000 cash prize and have their work featured in a year-long exhibition at the Gibbes Museum beginning February 2025. It’s a chance to join the ranks of incredible past recipients whose art has gained national recognition. ⁣

​Artists from any country may apply, but the application and supporting materials must be submitted in English. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must have either received a degree in studio arts between 2015 and 2023, or had their debut show at a gallery or juried art exhibition between 2015 and 2023.

​Successful applicants will be notified via email by December 2, 2025. Grants will be disbursed in two payments, with $3,000 by January 15, 2026 and the remaining $2,000 upon completion of the proposed project.

NC Humanities is offering Small Project Grants of up to $5,000 to support public-facing humanities projects — including exhibitions, lectures, workshops and more.