artistic production grants – Nov 4

Posted by on October 8, 2024

VIA Art Fund invites applications for artistic production grants

Emphasizing direct engagement with contemporary visual art, VIA Art Fund supports projects that exemplify its core values of artistic production, thought leadership, and public engagement, VIA–by way of–Art.

VIA Art invites applications for the spring 2025 award cycle of its Artistic Production grant program, which awards funding to individual artists, nonprofit organizations, and institutions to support new artistic commissions that take place outside museum or gallery walls, within the public realm, or in nontraditional exhibition environments. Individual artists or producing organizations seeking production funding must have a confirmed exhibition venue or presenting partner.

Artistic Production funding ranges from $25,000 to $100,000 per project, with grants at the upper levels of funding reserved for permanent or long-term installations or newly commissioned works that may be gifted to a U.S. public collection. Grants are awarded to projects that best exemplify VIA Art’s three core values: artistic production, thought leadership, and public engagement.

VIA does not fund in-house museum or gallery exhibitions. Support is geared toward high-impact artistic commissions presented in non-traditional exhibition venues and those mounted in the public realm.

Eligible applicants include artists, nonprofit organizations, cultural institutions, art production platforms, and biennials or festivals working in contemporary art in the United States and internationally. Organizations applying must provide proof of nonprofit status.

Letters of inquiry are due November 4, 2024, and upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal, due January 16, 2025.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the VIA Art Fund website.

Deadline: November 4, 2024 (Letters of Inquiry)