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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

  • March 01, 2020

The objective of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts is to foster innovative artistic expression and the creative process by supporting cultural organizations that, in turn, support artists and their work. (The Foundation's grant program is primarily focused on supporting institutions within the United States. However, in rare cases, it will make grants outside the United States, and therefore accepts letters of inquiry from arts institutions abroad.)

The Foundation is focused primarily on supporting work of a challenging and often experimental nature, while noting that the interpretation of those terms may vary from place to place and culture to culture.

Grants are made for:

  • scholarly exhibitions at museums;
  • curatorial research;
  • visual arts programming at artist-centered organizations;
  • artist residencies and commissions;
  • arts writing; and,
  • efforts to promote the health, welfare, and first amendment rights of artists.

Support is also provided for the creation of new work through regranting initiatives and artist-in-residence programs. The Foundation values the contributions of all artists, reflecting the true diversity of the contemporary art field, and encourages proposals that highlight women, artists of color, and under-represented practitioners.

Scholarly research undertaken towards the development of significant exhibitions is funded through Curatorial Research Fellowships. Institutionally-affiliated curators at any stage of their careers are eligible to apply.

Note: The Foundation also offers the Arts Writing Initiative, which addresses an essential but under-funded area in the arts: criticism and general writing about the visual arts. The project has two components: grants to writers, which support various types of projects, from books to essays to experimental writing in new media, and grants to nonprofit arts publications. Visit the website for more information.

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