Pérez CreARTE will invest $5 million to expand access to the arts

The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation's CreARTE Grant Program is now open for applications through June 13. The Pérez Family Foundation will invest $5 million in Miami-Dade arts organizations working to cultivate an equitable arts community by expanding residents’ access to the arts and making our city a global hub for artistic excellence.

Through Pérez CreARTE, the Foundation will award grants in three main areas of focus: 

• Arts Access: Funding to support meaningful and diverse public engagement with and access to various forms of high-quality art across Greater Miami and the integration of the arts into the fabric of community life.
• Arts Education: Funding to support high-performing, innovative organizations in Greater Miami working to ensure that all young people have equitable access to arts education opportunities.
• Artist Fellowships and Residencies: Funding to support the creation and/or expansion of artist fellowship and residency programs to expand local options for artistic professionals to hone their talents and showcase their work. The programs should recognize and cultivate artists, local and national, in pivotal phases of their careers, celebrate outstanding achievement, and support their artistic development.

This year for the first time, Pérez CreARTE will prioritize and only consider organizations whose missions have an arts-first focus. The Foundation wants to uplift and grant to organizations whose primary mission and activities are grounded in arts. 

You are invited to learn more about this funding opportunity.

• Visit the program webpage and download the program guidelines
• Join us for a virtual information session on Tuesday, May 6 from 11:00am –12:00pm EST
• Register for office hours to tell us about your work and ask questions
• Apply through The Miami Foundation's grant management platform by June 13 at 11:59pm EST

Please direct specific questions to Jacki Altman, Community Investments Manager, at JAltman@miamifoundation.org and Belissa Alvarez, Director, The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation at Belissa.Alvarez@relatedgroup.com. 

APPLY FOR A GRANT

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