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Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Grant Program Guidelines [Revised as of July 17, 2008] | |
Grants are made on a project basis to curatorial programs at museums, artists' organizations, and other cultural institutions to originate innovative and scholarly presentations of contemporary visual arts. Projects may include exhibitions, catalogues, and other organizational activities directly related to these areas. The program also supports the creation of new work through regranting initiatives and artist-in-residence programs. The work of choreographers and performing artists occasionally is funded when the visual arts are an inherent element of a production. Scholarly research undertaken in the field of contemporary art is funded through Curatorial Research Fellowships. Institutionally-affiliated curators at any stage of their careers are eligible to apply and must have the formal support of their director. It is assumed that research will lead to a significant exhibition, though this is not a requirement. Grants to curators do not preclude separate proposals from sponsoring institutions in any given grant round. Grants are also made to support efforts to
strengthen areas that directly affect the context in which artists work.
In 2006 the Foundation formally designated one of its grants The Wynn Kramarsky
Freedom of Artistic Expression Award to recognize the work of organizations
with a deep-seated commitment to preserving and defending the First Amendment
rights of artists. Named in honor of the Foundation's former Board Chair,
the grant rewards outstanding advocacy, legal, and curatorial efforts on
behalf of those whose rights to free expression have been challenged. A full proposal for funding should include the following: - A letter of approximately 3 pages describing
the activity for which funds are being requested; if applying for the first
time, give a brief description of the organization's mission, purpose and
goals. Please do not send any additional material with your proposal. Proposals may be submitted either
by mail or by email. Please select only one method of application and send
only one copy. Pamela Clapp, Program Director If submitting by email, send to deadline@warholfoundation.org and attach all materials as Word documents, Excel documents or PDFs. Please do not call to confirm your proposal has arrived; notification of receipt will be sent in the mail. Grant requests are reviewed twice a year. The postmark deadlines for proposals are
March 1 with notification on July 1 and September 1 with notification on
January 1. Please be aware that priority is given to organizations that have not received recent funding. Note that the Foundation is unable to fund proposals using a fiscal agent. The Foundation is also unable to make grants directly to individuals. Application Process for Organizations Based Outside the United States The Foundation's grant program is primarily focused on supporting institutions within the United States. However, in rare cases, we will make grants outside the United States. For this reason, we accept letters of inquiry from arts institutions abroad. Please include a brief description of the organization and of the project for which you are seeking funding. In limited cases, the foundation will then request a full proposal. Letters of inquiry may be sent to the address given above. For further help, you may address your query to: info@warholfoundation.org
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