Artist Access Grant Program
Creative Capital Professional Development Program
Dance Miami Choreographers Program
Playwrights Development Program

Individual Artists

The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, its volunteer advisory board, recognize that the cultural vitality of any community begins with the contributions of the individual artist. As such, a key objective of the Department and the Council is to contribute to creating an environment that is supportive of and inspiring to artists. To accomplish this, the Department provides assistance to artists in three critical ways: through financial support; via technical assistance; and by developing resources and opportunities to present the artist's work to the public.

The Department directly serves artists, as well as cultural organizations, through a series of competitive grants programs. Each of these programs is designed to address direct assistance to artists and organizations in a variety of disciplines. Each of the Department's grants programs for artists involves a review process with a peer panel evaluating grant applications.

All potential applicants are encouraged to attend workshops that are designed to "de-mystify" the application process.

Artist Access Grant Program

Creative Capital Professional Development Program

Dance Miami Choreographers Program

Playwrights Development Program

All funded activities must provide equal access and opportunity in employment and services and may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation or physical ability, in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 as amended (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Miami-Dade County ordinances No. 97-170, § 1, 2-25-97 and No. 98-17, § 1, 12-1-98.

The Department reserves the right to revise information published on this site. Please call the Department's office at 305-375-4634 to confirm information, including but not limited to panel meeting dates and times. All programs are contingent upon the approval of the Department's annual budget by the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners. Please refer to specific program guidelines for detailed information and eligibility requirements.