Win the Coveted Golden Avocado!
You could be the next winner of a Grove Artist Grant. Apply today...it's free!
We kindly ask 2019 Grant Winners not to reapply so we can share the love with more artists!
(If the event is postponed to a later date due to the Corona virus, we will let you know.)
Grove Artist Grants
At The Grove's Cultivated Artist Showcase on May 30, 2020, The Grove will award $10,000 in artist grants to artists who demonstrate creativity and originality in creating art for a public gathering. We will award 10 $1,000 grants. Learn more
about the Showcase & Grove Artist Grants below.
Application deadline is April 30, 2020.
All Artists Can Apply
Artists of all ages can apply for a Grove Artist Grant, whether you are a filmmaker, poet, visual artist, ceramicist, writer, musician, singer/songwriter, or photographer. All grant submissions will be reviewed and grants will be awarded to 10 artists at the May 30th Cultivated Artist Showcase. (Must be present to win. This grant is best suited for artists who live in California, Arizona, Oregon & Utah.)
10 $1,000 grants will be given.
Get Your Art Out There!
Your art must demonstrate originality in creating art for others to benefit from. In other words, you can't buy a new guitar for yourself. But if you are holding a concert, get the guitar! Large or small, your proposal must demonstrate you are creating an audience for your art. You may be a poet and want to host a house gathering...be creative and let us know your detailed plans in your application.
Application Deadline - April 30, 2020
How Will People Benefit?
We want you to take this money, invest it in your art, and show it to as many people as possible. We need to see you have a plan and a brief budget for putting your art out there where people are. Host a gallery showing. Throw a house party. A backyard or neighborhood concert. Visit schools and teach art to children, serve the poor. Why is The Grove offering grants to artists?
Because artists influence everything.
You're Invited!
The Grove Cultivated Artist Showcase
An Evening Celebrating Artists and the Arts
Mountain View Church, San Juan Capistrano
Saturday Evening, May 30, 2020 6-9 PM
For the past four years, over thirty-five artists in The Grove's Cultivated Artist community have been busy cultivating and creating remarkable art. We're throwing a Grove Gathering party to celebrate and showcase their art. Join musicians, writers, filmmakers, visual artists, photographers and poets. Live music, film and art of all kinds will be showcased. We will also announce the winners of The Grove Artist Grant awards. If you apply and are selected, you will need to be present to win. You'll be treated to delicious hors d'oeuvres, wine and dessert. Presale tickets $15 pp before May 1. $20 at the door.
Scattering Seed... Fruitful Artists
For the past seventeen years, The Grove Center for the Arts & Media has awarded over $120,000 in grants and scholarships to artists. As a small non-profit, we don't have an endowment, but we do believe in generosity. When we're generous, there's always more. When we're stingy, there's never enough. If we sow sparingly, we'll reap sparingly. Because artists influence everything...we believe a little seed can go a long way.
