The purpose of BOPA’s Creative Baltimore Fund Individual Artist Project Award grant program is to promote public access and encourage the breadth of arts and/or cultural programming in our community by supporting Baltimore City-based projects. Projects are intended to promote interest and provide accessibility to arts and culture throughout Baltimore’s diverse neighborhoods. We encourage artists and partner organizations to be inventive, and propose arts and cultural experiences that have lasting community impact. Projects should promote active community participation and a process of discovery in art and culture. The Mayor’s Individual Artist Project Award will give up to $5,000 to individual artists for project support. Winners of the Mayor’s Award recipients will showcase the results of their work at a public presentation.