The Velocity Fund is excited to support an expansive range of visual arts, including performance, photography, video, fashion, ceramics, calligraphy, woodworking, comics, murals, glass, neon, mail art, fiber arts, culinary arts, graphic design and animation, drawing and painting, printmaking and bookmaking, sculpture and installation, cosmetology and body art, participatory events and social practice writ broadly — and intersections between these arts.
Donor Name: Philadelphia Contemporary
State: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/06/2023
Size of the Grant: $2500 or $5000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The Velocity Fund is administered by Philadelphia Contemporary and is supported by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts’ Regional Regranting Program.
The panel assesses each application in four categories: Artistic and Creative Strength, Capacity to Realize the Project, Consideration of Public Impact, and Contemporary and Local Relevance.
Funding Information
- Applicants can request funding in the amounts of $2500 or $5000.
- Projects may begin anytime after September 1, 2023, and should be completed by September 1, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individual artists living in Philadelphia
- Artist-run spaces & collectives, with lead applicant living in Philadelphia.
- The lead applicant must be 18+ and live within the city limits of Philadelphia. Applications submitted from surrounding counties (Berks, Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, etc.) will not be considered.
- Lead applicants may not be current students (undergraduate or graduate). They cannot fund 501(c)3s, state nonprofits, or LLCs whose primary function is commercial, and they cannot support projects that will be part of the primary programming of an established arts organization. Unless you’ve received a Velocity Fund grant last year, former grantees are eligible to apply again!
Ineligible
- Current students
- Incorporated 501(c)3 non-profit organizations
- For-profit business
- Artists living outside of Philadelphia
- A lead applicant who received a Velocity Fund grant the previous year
For more information, visit The Velocity Fund.
