CBAC Grant Opportunities
The core of our mission is to support the professional development and promote the artist endeavors of the arts community within the greater Chequamegon Bay area.
We offer multiple grant opportunities each year, which include:
- Annual Arts Initiative Grant
- Annual Artistic Development Grant
- Annual Karlyn Holman College Arts Scholarship
Grant Details & Applications
Full details on each of this year’s grant opportunities are listed below.
2025 Arts Initiative Grant
CLOSED
Arts Initiative Grants fund project based activities such as public exhibitions, performances, publications, touring productions, commissioned art and educational activities. Artistic disciplines include dance, theater, music, folk arts, literary arts, video, film and visual arts.
Must be a resident of Ashland or Bayfield County to apply.
Opens December 1, 2024
(online app will be live on this day)
Closes January 31, 2025
Funding Announced February 12, 2025
*If a person or entity has received the Arts Initiative Grant for any two years in a row, they will not be eligible for the one year after.
2025 Artistic Development Grant
CLOSED
Applications are now available for the annual CBAC Artistic Development grants! The purpose of this grant is to promote ongoing learning and to encourage area residents to further their artistic abilities for reasons of personal growth and enhanced community artistic excellence. Any continuing education opportunity in the field of visual, performing, or literary arts would be eligible for consideration. Opportunities can include short-term courses pertaining to an artistic field of interest, workshops, art/music/performance/literary camps, or well-defined individual research projects of an artistic nature.
Any professional, amateur or student artist residing in Ashland or Bayfield County is eligible to apply.
Closes April 1, 2025
Funding Announced April 12, 2025
2025 Karlyn Holman College Arts Scholarship
The Chequamegon Bay Arts Council is pleased to announce the availability of college scholarships.
As a mother, potter, painter, artist, entrepreneur, teacher, traveler, and community pillar; Karlyn embodied support, mentorship, community activism and love which could be felt by all those that knew her. This scholarship is a reflection of the legacy she leaves behind today and her love for the community and art education.
The purpose of this scholarship is to acknowledge the past accomplishment and future promise of high school graduates who will enter a field of study leading to a career in the arts.
APPLICATIONS DUE MAY 2, 2024
Announcements on May 16th.
Need Assistance?
If you have any questions about current grant opportunities, and/or need assistance completing your application, please contact the following:
Kathleen Broadwell, the ‘Arts Initiative’ grant coordinator: [email protected]
Chris Lindsey, the ‘Arts Development’ grant coordinator: [email protected]
LeeAnn Frey, the Karlyn Holman High School Scholarship: [email protected]
CBAC serves as a regranting organization for funds received through the Wisconsin Arts Board (WAB). The grant programs are funded by a $8,700 award from the WAB, which also requires a local match contribution before the organization distributes $17,400 to local artists and organizations through its annual grant process.