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  1. Tennessee state

    Individual Artist Fellowship – FY28

    Tennessee Arts Commission · Opening soon

    Deadline
    Due Jan 15, 2027 · 97 days left
    Award
    Up to $5,000
    • Open to your kind of group
    • On our individual artist or creative guide
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Unrestricted $5,000 fellowships for professional artists who live and work in Tennessee, in craft, media, visual art, dance, music, theatre, and literary arts. No project or match is required; students and minors are not eligible.

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  2. Nonprofit

    Access/VSA International Young Musicians Program

    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Office of Access/VSA) · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 19, 2026 · 40 days left
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • Open to your kind of group
    • On our individual artist or creative guide
    • In Tennessee

    This award is for musicians with disabilities ages 14 to 25, in any genre or instrument. Winners get a stipend, career workshops and chances to perform. Apply by November 19.

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  3. Nonprofit

    Get Ready Grant (craft artist emergency preparedness)

    CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund) · Opening soon

    Deadline
    Opens Jan 12, 2027 · due Feb 16, 2027
    Award
    Up to $500
    • Open to your kind of group
    • On our individual artist or creative guide
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Craft artists can get $500 to protect their studio and plan for emergencies. Winners are picked by lottery. Applications open January 12, 2027.

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  4. Nonprofit

    Musicians' Emergency Fund (housing and emergency assistance)

    Jazz Foundation of America · Open

    Deadline
    Rolling: apply any time
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • Open to your kind of group
    • On our individual artist or creative guide
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Musicians in crisis can ask for help with rent, utilities, food or medical care. The fund focuses on jazz and blues musicians and their families. It also gives disaster relief.

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  5. Local

    Artist Emergency Fund

    ARTSmemphis · Open

    Deadline
    Rolling: apply any time
    Award
    $500 – $5,000
    • Open to your kind of group
    • On our individual artist or creative guide
    • Local program: Shelby County
    • No match

    Unrestricted emergency cash grants for Shelby County professional artists hit by a recent catastrophic emergency (within the past six months) that disrupts their ability to work. Applicants take an eligibility quiz in the ARTSmemphis grant portal;...

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  6. Nonprofit

    Financial Assistance Grants for professional musicians

    Musicians Foundation · Open

    Deadline
    Rolling: apply any time
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • Open to your kind of group
    • On our individual artist or creative guide
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Professional musicians facing a sudden hardship can apply for a one-time grant. Examples are medical bills, natural disasters or housing crises. You need five years of work and tax filings as a musician.

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  7. Nonprofit

    Financial Assistance (medical, mental health, disaster, older musicians)

    Sweet Relief Musicians Fund · Open

    Deadline
    Rolling: apply any time
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • Open to your kind of group
    • On our individual artist or creative guide
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Career musicians and music workers with serious health problems can ask for money help. There are separate forms for mental health and natural disasters. Older workers age 65 and up can get basic-needs help.

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  8. Local

    Merch Fund

    Music Export Memphis · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 15, 2026 · 5 days left
    Award
    Up to $1,000
    • Open to your kind of group
    • On our individual artist or creative guide
    • Local program: Shelby County
    • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
    • Only 5 days left to apply

    Pays part of the cost when Memphis-area original-music artists order merchandise or physical media (shirts, CDs, vinyl) from Memphis-based vendors: up to 40%, or up to 50% with a preferred partner, paid straight to the vendor. Annual cap of $2,000 per...

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  9. Local

    Ambassador Tour Grant

    Music Export Memphis · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 15, 2026 · 5 days left
    Award
    $500 – $2,500
    • Open to your kind of group
    • On our individual artist or creative guide
    • Local program: Shelby County
    • Only 5 days left to apply

    Touring grants for Memphis-area musicians who record and play original music and have at least five dates booked in different cities, mostly more than 100 miles from Memphis. Awards depend on band size, tour reach and number of dates, with a $5,000 annual...

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  10. Nonprofit

    Master Artist Apprentice Program (MAAP) 2027

    Tennessee Craft (with Tennessee Arts Commission) · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 7, 2026 · 28 days left
    Award
    Up to $1,900
    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Pairs a Tennessee craft artist with a master artist for six months of one-on-one study. Apprentices get a $1,900 stipend for supplies, tools, and travel. Applicants must live in Tennessee and be 18 or older.

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  11. Local

    Thrive Project Grants

    Metro Nashville Arts Commission · Opening soon

    Deadline
    Opens May 8, 2027 · due about Jun 26, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • Open to your kind of group
    • On our individual artist or creative guide
    • Local program: Davidson County

    Project grants for artist-led, community-based art projects in Davidson County. Individual artists, artist collectives, and community groups with a lead artist can apply.

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  12. Local

    GRACE Fund (Giving Relief to Arts & Culture in Emergencies)

    Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville · Open

    Deadline
    Rolling: apply any time
    Award
    Up to $2,000
    • Open to your kind of group
    • On our individual artist or creative guide
    • Local program: Knox County
    • No match

    Quick, confidential emergency grants for Greater Knoxville artists and arts workers facing urgent costs such as rent, utilities or medical bills. Applicants must have worked in the local arts community for at least two of the last five years and may apply...

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  13. Local

    Community Cultural Connections (CCC) Grants 2026-27

    ArtsBuild · Open

    Deadline
    Rolling: apply any time
    Award
    Up to $2,000
    • Open to your kind of group
    • On our individual artist or creative guide
    • Local program: Hamilton County

    Small NEA-funded grants for public arts programs, classes, performances and events that reach underserved people in Hamilton County. Nonprofits, neighborhood associations, cultural groups and individual artists can apply.

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  14. Local

    Mural Funding Request (Public Art Mural Program)

    City of Johnson City Public Art Committee · Open

    Deadline
    Rolling: apply any time
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • Open to your kind of group
    • On our individual artist or creative guide
    • Local program: Carter County, Sullivan County, Washington County

    Johnson City's Public Art Committee can help fund and approve outdoor murals visible from public streets. Artists, building or business owners, and community groups (501(c)(3) status not required) may request funding after meeting with the mural program...

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  15. Association

    Craft Artists from Underrepresented Populations Scholarship (professional development funds)

    Tennessee Craft · Open

    Deadline
    Rolling: apply any time
    Award
    Up to $500
    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Tennessee craft artists from groups that are underrepresented in the arts can ask for up to $500. The money pays for classes, workshops, conferences or residencies that grow their craft career. If you win and are not a member, the $50 dues come out of the award.

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  16. Nonprofit

    Marketing Grant (tour promotion)

    Music Export Memphis · Open

    Deadline
    Rolling: apply any time
    Award
    Up to $1,000
    • Open to your kind of group
    • On our individual artist or creative guide
    • Local program: Shelby County
    • No match

    Helps Memphis musicians with a tour planned pay for ads and promotion in the cities they will play. Grants go up to $1,000. Artists must live within 25 miles of Memphis, record there, and play original music.

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  17. Nonprofit

    Publicity Grant (album/EP release PR)

    Music Export Memphis · Open

    Deadline
    Rolling: apply any time
    Award
    Up to $3,000
    • Open to your kind of group
    • On our individual artist or creative guide
    • Local program: Shelby County
    • No match

    Helps Memphis musicians releasing an album or EP pay a publicist or PR firm. Grants go up to $3,000 and are paid straight to the publicist. Artists must also plan to tour to support the release.

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  18. Nonprofit

    Short-Term Fellowships (2027-28)

    The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 15, 2026 · 36 days left
    Award
    $4,000 – $12K
    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    About 120 fellowships pay $4,000 a month for one to three months of research at The Huntington in California. Graduate students, professors, working artists, creative writers and independent researchers can apply.

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  19. Nonprofit

    VSA Emerging Young Artists Program 2027: Thrive

    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Office of Access/VSA) · Open

    Deadline
    Due about Nov 19, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
    Award
    Up to $3,000
    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee

    This juried show is for visual artists with disabilities, ages 16 to 25, who live in the U.S. Fifteen artists each get a $3,000 stipend, career training and a spot in a touring exhibition. Apply by November 19 for the 2027 theme, Thrive.

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  20. Local

    Arts Journalism Grants (pilot)

    South Arts · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 20, 2026 · 41 days left
    Award
    $1,000 – $10K
    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee

    Pilot grants for arts journalism and cultural coverage: travel grants for reporting trips, grants to individual arts journalists, and larger grants to media outlets that hire them. Applicants must live in or be headquartered in a South Arts state such as...

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