Tri-Counties Artists: State Grants Up to $50,000 Available – Apply by June 1

The California Arts Council’s Individual Artists Fellowship program offers unrestricted grants up to $50,000 for artists in Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties. The deadline to apply is June 1.

Grants range up to $50,000 and are open to all types of artists, including painters, writers, dancers, musicians, and filmmakers. The program supports artists at any career stage, from emerging to established.

Sarah York Rubin, Executive Director of the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture, highlighted the unrestricted nature of the funding. Applications must be submitted by 5 p.m.

on June 1. Artists in the tri-counties region are encouraged to apply before the deadline to secure funding for their creative projects.