Innovation Grants are designed to support a project, initiative or opportunity not previously explored in the curatorial space, or an emerging trend that is under-resourced.
Donor Name: Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/12/2022
Grant Size: $500-$15,000
Grant Duration: 18 months
Details:
Ideas are encouraged to disrupt ‘business as usual’ and aim to further discourse in contemporary art in the United States. Requests can be for specific projects or new ways of doing business. They can also be public facing or internal to an institution.
The Foundation’s focus is contemporary art. While curatorial position titles may be broader, applicants must be curators and impacting the contemporary art field in the U.S. at the core of their proposals.
Projects with an International scope must include a strategy for disseminating learning within the U.S. (this could mean publishing an article, presenting at a conference, posting learning on a website, recording a podcast, etc.)
Funding Information
Grant terms will be 12-18 months with funding ranging from $500-$15,000 and no match is required.
Eligibility Criteria
Funding must go through a US-based 501c3 entity. If an independent curator is awarded a grant, the Foundation will work with the individual to secure fiscal sponsorship.
Review Criteria
- Does the request support a project, initiative or opportunity not previously explored in the curatorial space, support an emerging trend that is under-resourced, or offer a creative adaptation of a current practice?
- Does the request focus on the advancement of curatorial knowledge?
- Does the request hold the potential for further use or adaptation or spur collaboration or field building?
- Does the request amount align with the proposal?
For more information, visit Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation.
