Individual artists face barriers to accessing already limited resources to support their work. Furthermore, while art is generally valued, data shows that the artist is less so. The Pittsburgh Foundation’s individual artist grant-making criteria strives to recognize the artist as a whole person, and not as a commodity. Realizing that each artist comes to the Foundation with varied lived experiences, nuanced art forms and discrete needs, we celebrate the artist community writ large. By funding the artistic experiences of love, joy, pain, celebration, social inquiry and humanity, it is the Foundation’s hope that the Pittsburgh region will be exposed to the breadth of human experience and the unparalleled talent the region has to offer.

Individual artists applying through foundation-directed grantmaking must apply with a fiscal sponsor. Please see fiscal sponsor guidelines to ensure you meet the eligibility requirements.