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This page lists grants for artists alphabetically by funder.
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| A Room of Her Own Foundation
Open to female visual artists for an award of up to $50,000 payable over two years.
http://www.aroomofherownfoundation.org/
| Aaron Siskind Foundation
Open to photographers using still-photography based media. Eligible to US citizens not currently enrolled in a degree granting program. Several grants of up to $5000 awarded annually to photographers based upon past accomplishments and the promise of future achievement. Funds must be used to support the artist's creative endeavors.
Send SASE to The Aaron Siskind Foundation, c/o School of Visual Arts, MFA Photo, 214 East 21st St., New York, NY 10010
http://www.aaronsiskind.org/
| Academy of American Poets
Offers several awards including the James Laughlin Award of $5000 for author's second book of poetry and the Walt Whitman Award of $5000 and a one-month residency for first book of poetry.
The Academy of American Poets, 588 Broadway, Suite 123New York, NY 10012. 212-274-0343.
http://www.poets.org/awards/
| Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation
Two grants for painters, printmakers and sculptors: 1) Individual support grant-20 yrs mature phase of art. 2) Emergency assistance grant-10 yrs mature, victim of catastrophic incident such as fire, flood, or medical emergency. No Geographical restrictions. Open to USA residents andInternational Artists
380 West Broadway, New York, NY, 10012. 212-226-0581.
http://www.gottliebfoundation.org/
| Agape Foundation
Agape Foundation founded in 1969 is a nonprofit tax-exempt foundation that raises and distributes funds to groups and projects (not individuals) working for nonviolent social change in California. Agape provides seed grants, loans and fiscal sponsorship to organizations addressing the following six areas: Peace, Human Rights, Environmental Protection, Economic Justice, Progressive Arts, Media and Grassroots Organizing Support.
1095 Market Street, Suite 304, San Francisco, CA 94103, phone: 415.701.8707, fax: 415.701.8706
http://www.agapefn.org/
| Alexia Foundation for World Peace Annual Photography Contest
$15,000 for the production of a proposed project. The Alexia Foundation seeks to "provide the financial ability for a photographer to produce a substantial picture story that furthers the foundation's goals of promoting world peace and cultural understanding." If you've received a grant or award exceeding $1,000 in the previous year, you're not eligible. Judges look for entries that conceive concise, focused and meaningful story proposals.
http://www.alexiafoundation.org/
| Americans for the Arts Emergency Relief Fund
Supports local arts agencies affected by disasters. It was established to provide timely financial assistance to victims of a major disaster for the purpose of helping them rebuild the arts in their community. Relief funds are distributed directly to local arts agencies and other cultural relief efforts. Local arts agencies may use relief funds to assist with their own recovery as well as to provide needed services and funding to local nonprofit arts organizations and individual artists. Typical awards range from $1000 to $5000. For more information, visit their web site or call 866-471-2787.
http://ww3.artsusa.org/get_involved/emergency_relief_fund/default.asp
| Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts
Grants are made on a project basis to curatorial programs at museums, artists' organizations and their cultural institutions to originate innovative and scholarly presentations of contemporary visual arts. The program also supports the creation of new work through regranting initiatives and artist-in-residence programs.
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, 65 Bleeker Street, New York, NY 10012
http://www.warholfoundation.org/
| Arizona Commission on the Arts
Grant opportunities are open to Arizona residents only. Artist project grants are available up to $5000. Professional Development Grants are available from $500 to $750.
Artist Projects, 417 W Roosevelt St, Phoenix , AZ, 85003. 602-255-5882.
http://www.AzArts.gov
| Artists' Fellowship
The Artists' Fellowship, Inc. is a private, charitable foundation
that assists professional fine artists (painters, graphic artists, sculptors) and their families in times of emergency, disability, or bereavement.
47 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003. (646) 230-9833
http://www.artistsfellowship.com/home.html
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