Early Career Artist Grant: Career Advancement
With generous support from the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation, ACC has established three grant opportunities, available exclusively to members of our Early Career Artist Program. The American Craft Council provides innovative programs that support craft-centered livelihoods, including initiatives designed to meet the needs of artists as they build their careers.
Meet the awardees.
Fifteen participants in the Early Career Artist Program will receive a $2,500 grant to support their career advancement. Career advancement is the process by which an individual makes significant progress in their career, and this grant is intended to support that trajectory by removing barriers to opportunities as they present themselves. Examples of how funding could be used to advance your career could include, but are not limited to: shipping of work for exhibitions or other opportunities, travel expenses to meet with a mentor, booth fees for trying a new craft fair (such as ACC’s Baltimore fair), or other opportunities as they arise.
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Deb Reutter
Deb received a Professional Development grant to continue her work with Larissa Loden, a Certified Professional Coach through iPEC, and local entrepreneur. Larissa has been Deb’s business coach since June 2024. Deb says “She has been a driving force of my business savvy and growth, and I intend to continue learning and growing with her.”
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Jennifer Masley
Jennifer Masley is a part of a three-person curatorial collaboration with jewelry and metal artists Sulo Bee and Rae Richards, working under the collective name DUNG30Ndwellercult! After debuting their first exhibition at Pratt Institute’s Steuben Gallery during NYC Jewelry Week 2025, they are presenting a new iteration of this show at Munich Jewelry Week 2026 in March 2026. This grant will support travel from the U.S. to Munich, lodging expenses, and the shipping of artworks to Germany.
