Professional Development/Career Advancement Grant

Wyoming individual artists age 18 or older who live in Wyoming as their permanent residence at least 10 months per year may apply. Full-time students pursuing high school, college, or university art-related degrees are ineligible. Each artist may receive one grant every other fiscal year.

Grants provide up to $1,000 for capacity-building expenses such as equipment, professional services, marketing, memberships, residencies, conferences, or website development. Applications must be submitted at least six weeks before the proposed project start date.

Starting May 2026, three annual cycles run May 1-June 1, August 1-September 1, and January 1-February 1 for projects in corresponding start windows. FY26 applications were closed when checked; Round 2 opens August 1, 2026.

The Wyoming Arts Council administers this program as the state's active individual artist grant while larger Visual, Performing, and Creative Writing fellowships ($5,000) remain on funding hiatus since May 2025.