The Franklin Furnace FUND for Performance Art (the FUND) awards grants annually to early career artists of all backgrounds to assist the production of new major performance art works.
Donor Name: Franklin Furnace Archive
State: New York
City: New York City
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/01/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Franklin Furnace FUND for Performance Art is supported by Jerome Foundation, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and biennially by the SHS Foundation.
Artists from all areas of the world are encouraged to apply and selected artists must present their work in New York City.
Funding Information
- Grants range: $2,000 – $10,000USD.
- Funded projects may begin as early as September 1st, 2026 and must be completed by August 31, 2027.
Eligibility Criteria
- Career Status
- Early career performance artists who have yet to be substantially celebrated within their field, the media, funding circles, or the public at large and are in the early stages of their creative development.
- Student Status
- Are NOT participating in any degree granting programs in any field including k-12, undergraduate, or graduate programs. Current students are eligible to apply if they graduate or cease studies before beginning work on the grant project.
- Vocation Status
- Vocational Artists focused on generating new artwork. Must create works that are: imaginative, rigorous, well-executed, compelling; have a distinctive vision and authentic voice connected with intended audiences/participants; and are aesthetically and experientially engaging, bold, and risk-taking.
- Authorship Status
- Artists who actively generate new work and claim creative “authorship” and creative control in the creation of new work.
Ideal applicants:
- Early-career artists with at least 2 years, but no more than 10 years, of experience generating new artistic works outside of a degree-granting program.
- Expand the aesthetic or social experience in the discipline in which they work and/or reclaim and revive traditional forms in original ways.
For more information, visit Franklin Furnace Archive.
