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| Abbreviation | Creative Capital |
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| Formation | 1999 |
| Type | Philanthropic nonprofit arts organization |
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| Services | Visual artists, performing artists, literary artists, and multidisciplinary artists in the United States |
| Methods | Awards grants up to $50,000 to individual artists and artist services valued at an additional $50,000; provides artist workshops, educational programming, and artist gatherings across the United States |
President & Executive Director | Christine Kuan (2021-Present); Suzy Delvalle (2016-2020) |
Founding Director | Ruby Lerner (1999-2016) |
| Website | Creative-Capital.org |
Creative Capital is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in New York City that supports artists across the United States through funding, counsel, gatherings, and career development services. Since its founding in 1999, Creative Capital has committed over $50 million in project funding and advisory support to 631 projects representing 783 artists and has worked with thousands more artists across the country through workshops and other resources.[1] One of the "most prestigious art grants in the country,"[2] their yearly Creative Capital Awards application is open to artists in over 40 different disciplines spanning the visual arts, performing arts, moving image, literature, technology, and socially-engaged art.
Their stated mission is to “amplify the voices of artists working in all creative disciplines and catalyze connections to help them realize their visions and build sustainable practices.”[3]
- ^ "About Us". Creative Capital. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ Vansynghel, Margo. "'A bunch of badasses': Northwest artists win prestigious art grants worth $100K | Crosscut". crosscut.com. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ "About Us". Creative Capital. Retrieved March 30, 2021.