Mini Grants
The application period for 2025 has closed. Applications for 2026 will open in the fall.
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Arts Alive is passionate about supporting people with passion and creative ideas to pursue and share creativity and artistry with the community. The organization offers mini grants of up to $250 to artists and creative businesses in the Monadnock region.
Grants can be used to cover a wide range of costs, including…
travel expenses
renting a space
website building
purchasing or renting equipment or materials
child or family care
attending a class or workshop
marketing a project, workshop, album, or event
studio renovation
applying to festivals
getting takeout dinners for the family for a week while you work on a project
expenses related to a community event
fees for installing public art
hiring a creative collaborator
documentation of work
Applications open in the fall, and a jury of local arts leaders and past grantees will review the applications in early December. Arts Alive will distribute grants to selected projects in December.
Through the Mini Grants program, Arts Alive seeks to boost our local creative community, especially those that identify as experiencing financial hardship, in their professional and creative endeavors. We encourage emerging artists to apply as well!
Grants support one or both of the following goals:
Artists get better at their craft by getting time, equipment, or other support to bring their ideas or creative practice to "the next level"
The wider community, or specific groups within the wider community, have increased access to meaningful arts experiences
This year's mini-grant funding, totaling $4,500, comes from the 2025 NH Gives Day online fundraiser and a generous gift from the Eppes-Jefferson Foundation.
