Applications are now open for The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program.
Donor Name: The Andy Warhol Foundation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/17/2023
Size of the Grant: $15,000 to $50,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The Arts Writers Grant supports both emerging and established writers who are writing about contemporary visual art.
The grants support projects addressing both general and specialized art audiences, from short reviews for magazines and newspapers to in-depth scholarly studies. The program also supports art writing that engages criticism through interdisciplinary methods and experiments with literary styles. As long as a writer meets the eligibility and publishing requirements, they can apply.
Types of Projects
You may apply for a grant in one of the following project types:
- Article: The Article category supports essays, magazine features, and extended exhibition reviews. Catalogue essays will be considered, except for exhibitions held at commercial galleries. Articles may be published in print or online. A confirmed publisher for a proposed article is not a prerequisite to apply.
- Book: The Book category supports a broad range of books on contemporary visual art, from general-audience criticism to academic scholarship. Projects on work in adjacent fields—architecture, dance, film, media, music, performance, sound, etc.—will only be considered if they directly and significantly engage the discourses and concerns of contemporary visual art. Writers working on experimental or non-traditional arts writing are also invited to apply.
- Short-Form Writing: The Short-Form Writing category supports the ongoing practice of writers who regularly produce short texts that respond to current exhibitions, events, and issues in contemporary visual art. By “short” they mean texts in the range of 250-1,500 words. By “writers who regularly produce” they mean writers who, on average, publish at least one text per month in print or online (magazines, newspapers, blogs, or other independent publishing platforms).
Funding Information
- Ranging from $15,000 to $50,000 in three categories—articles, books, and short-form writing
- Article grants are $15,000 each
- Book grants are $50,000
- Writing grants are $30,000 each
- The grant period is one year, beginning in January.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this grant, an arts writer must be:
- To be eligible for this grant, an arts writer must be an individual
- Applying for a project about contemporary visual art
- An art historian, artist, critic, curator, journalist, or a writer in an outside field who is strongly engaged with the contemporary visual arts
- A U.S. citizen, permanent resident of the United States, or holder of an O-1 visa (if your application advances to the final round, you will need to submit current documentation)
- At least twenty-five years old by Oct 1 in the application year
- A published author (specific publication requirements vary depending on grant category; see the project-specific eligibility requirements).
By “contemporary visual art,” they mean visual art made since World War II. Projects on post-WWII work in adjacent fields—architecture, dance, film, media, music, performance, sound, etc.—will only be considered if they directly and significantly engage the discourses and concerns of contemporary visual art.
Eligible Expenses
Expenses related to the realization of your project can include:
- Writer’s fee
- Research
- Travel (airfare, car rental, ground transportation, lodging, meals, per diem)
- Living expenses including child-care
- Image permissions and fees; reproduction and copying costs
- Costs related to editing, transcription, or translation.
For more information, visit The Andy Warhol Foundation.
