Virginia A. Groot Foundation Grant 2027

Location
United States (Open internationally, subject to official eligibility requirements)

Open to
Professional artists applying for support for their artistic development and proposed projects. Applicants must submit a portfolio of recent work and supporting application materials.

Application Fee
USD $7

What's Provided

• Grant funding to support artistic development and proposed projects.

• Recognition by the Virginia A. Groot Foundation.

• First-place winners may be invited to serve on the Foundation's jury for two years.

What the Applicant Must Cover

• Application fee.

• Preparation and submission of all required application materials, including:

  • Artist statement.

  • Grant proposal.

  • CV and exhibition history.

  • Professional accomplishments.

  • Portfolio of 20 images.

  • Optional video submissions (up to two videos, each under two minutes).

Duration
Not specified.

Deadline
January 9, 2027

Additional Notes

• Applicants must submit 20 portfolio images in chronological order (newest to oldest).

• Student work must not be included; doing so will result in disqualification.

• Images must be JPG or PNG files and may be up to 5 MB each.

• Up to two optional videos (under two minutes each) may be submitted or linked via YouTube or Vimeo.

• Applicants must certify that all submitted images were created without the use of AI tools.

• Submitted artwork may be used by the Foundation for non-commercial promotional and educational purposes with artist credit.