Mint Artists Guild offers emerging artists and others an array of resources and information to grow, show and handle unexpected situations. This page will be updated at least once a year, so please contact us if you have more resources that are worthwhile for us to share for emerging and established artists.
Emergency assistance
CERF – Craft Emergency Relief Fund offers artist grants and training for emergencies, from hurricanes to health problems. It also gives readiness grants and offers guides to protect your studio, your art and yourself.
Foundation for Contemporary Arts – Focused on artists who make contemporary, experimental art, this foundation offers grants to U.S. artists who are not students and have an exhibition or performance scheduled. Apply 10 weeks before the activation. Learn more here.
Gottlieb Foundation – The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation will give emergency aid to painters, printmakers and scultors with at least 10 years experience. Typical grants for “unforeseen, catastrophic incidents” are $5,000. Learn more and apply here. Gottlieb Foundation also lists other artists relief resources here.
Rauschenberg Emergency Medical Grants – Artists committed to their art form who are seeking medical treatment in the U.S.A. may apply for a grant. Details here.
Grants and artist funding
Artists Community Alliance – A global list of artist residencies, often shown by deadline. Some come with sizable stipends, others offer space and a temporary home to reflect, work, connect, learn.
Artist Trust – This nonprofit serving artists in Washington State lists numerous national foundations that give grants to visual artists, performance artists and others.
Creative Capital – This New York based nonprofits lists artist grants and residency deadlines monthly.
CultureSource – This arts umbrella nonprofit lists resources for arts nonprofits and organizations, and some individual artists’ grants.
Kresge Arts in Detroit – Highly competitive $50,000 unrestricted grants and training for visual artists, writers, performers and other creatives living in Metro Detroit. Gilda Awards are for emerging artists. Visual artists apply every other year, next time in 2027. Some artists apply several times
Michigan Arts and Culture Council – Also known as MACC, this state-funded array of grants is offered to artist and arts organizations. Artists may apply for training and educational grants, supplies or join with an arts nonprofit such as Mint on a grant request.
Show and sell your work
Here’s a half dozen places to look for artist calls:
Entrythingy – Entrythingy is used by many galleries including the Detroit Artists Market, and community and art groups.
ArtCall – This site includes calls for many kinds of art. So read the details carefully before you apply.
Art fairs –Â Look at the two main sites: Juried Art Services and Zapplication for fairs all across the United States of America. First upload some wonderful images of your work and a booth shot and then may apply to fairs far or near. Â Application fees may run $10 to $50 and up, so choose wisely.
CaFÉ – This site lists more than 225 art calls – with a lot of public art and competitions. Artists may search easily by location, entry fee and more. It is run by the nonprofit Western States Arts Federation so many calls are from Western states.
Detroit area galleries. Watch the artists or upcoming pages of galleries in your area. Sign up for their emails. In Detroit, pay attention to The Scarab Club, Galerie Camille,  Detroit Artists Market, Playground Detroit,  Anton Art Center, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center and others for artist calls. Â
Emerging artists opportunities. A variety of free and low cost ways to be part of art fairs and art events. New Futures offers free exhibition space and guidance at The Other Art Fairs, held in six cities.
 New Artists / New Art selects about six college artists to be part of The Ann Arbor Art Fair, The Original. The Palmer Park Art Fair has emerging artists tents every year.
Training and educational resources
Mint Artists Guild. Mint offers at least two workshops a year for emerging artists who are not affiliated with Mint. Watch our events calendar or follow us on Instagram to learn about these opportunities. We also partner with Integrity Shows on artist career workshops.
Creative Capital Curriculum. Various free online professional development classes for artists on budgets and planning, artist statements and resumes and more.
Springboard for the Arts. This St. Paul, MN, based nonprofit offers excellent online and in-person workshops and classes for artists’ business needs.
Artists tools and recommendations
These artists have developed their own recommended resources and we think they’re worth sharing.
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