The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is soliciting applications from qualified individual artists or organizations for its Fiscal Year 2026 Public Art Building Communities Grant Program (PABC). Multiple awards may be made under this Request for Applications (RFA). Award amounts vary.
Submission Deadline: 9 pm ET | Monday | July 21, 2025
By making its PABC grant awards, CAH endeavors to:
- Encourage the creation and installation of original high-quality public artworks in DC.
- Develop meaningful opportunities to connect artists to communities.
- Provide exposure and participation to the community in the public art making process.
- Further learning or discovery opportunities through public art installations.
- Support the creation of public art by DC resident artists.
- Promote robust and diverse artistic expressions that resonate with DC residents.
- Contribute to DC’s public art collection in the built environment.
Staff Contact:
- Kerry Kennedy | kerry.kennedy@dc.gov