Funds for Research and Writing in Contemporary Visual Art Available Now
Posted: May 03, 2024
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and Creative Capital are offering grants to USA writers for written works related to contemporary visual art.
Deadline: May 15, 2024, 11:59 PM ET
Eligibility:
Individual arts writers who are US citizens, permanent residents, or O-1 visa holders.
Writers must be at least twenty-five years old.
Writers must be strongly engaged with contemporary visual arts as art historians, artists, critics, curators, journalists, or writers in another field.
Published authors who meet specific publication requirements for each project type.
Grant Categories:
Privacy Terms Article: Supports essays, magazine features, extended exhibition reviews, and catalogue essays (excluding exhibitions held at commercial galleries).
Book: Funds a broad spectrum of books on contemporary visual art, from general-audience criticism to academic scholarship.
Short-Form Writing: Supports writers who regularly produce short texts (250-1,500 words) responding to current exhibitions, events, and issues in contemporary visual art.
Grant Amounts:
Article grants: $15,000 each.
Book grants: $50,000 each.
Short-Form Writing grants: $30,000 each.
Grant Usage:
Grant funds are intended for research and writing expenses, not design and production.
Allowable expenses include writer's fee, research, travel, living expenses, image permissions and fees, reproduction and copying costs, editing, transcription, and translation.
Grant money can only be used to cover expenses incurred after the grant is awarded.
Steps to Apply:
Visit the online application portal: https://artswritersgrant.slideroom.com/
Review the application guidelines and project types on the Arts Writers Grant website: https://www.artswriters.org/application/
Prepare up to three writing samples in English.
Complete the online application form, providing all required information.
Submit the application before the deadline.
For general questions and eligibility inquiries, email questions@artswriters.org. For technical support with the SlideRoom application, email support@slideroom.com. For other technical questions, email tech@artswriters.org.
Don't miss this opportunity to receive funding for your written works on contemporary visual art!