Deadline: 15-Dec-22
The Visionary Initiatives in Art (VIA) Arts Fund is accepting applications for its Incubator Grant Program to build a robust and inclusive national arts ecosystem by awarding unrestricted funding to small-scale nonprofit organizations throughout the United States.
They share the belief that –
- Art has the power to engage, challenge, inspire, and transform individuals.
- Local arts organizations play a critical role in creating inclusive and supportive communities, and expanding access to creativity and well-being through engagement with the arts.
- A geographically diverse and programmatically dynamic network of small arts organizations cultivates innovative and creative artistic voices, and is vital to the overall health of arts in the United States.
- Small arts organizations face considerable challenges in attracting and sustaining both capital and human resources.
Funding Information
Grants are awarded in the amount of $40,000 for two years of general operating support, dispersed in two $20,000 installments.
What they Fund?
They recognize that cultural production takes many forms. Proposals considered for the Fund include local art spaces focused on production and exhibition; artist residency programs; online or print discursive platforms; and curatorial or artists’ initiatives. They seek to support small visual arts organizations whose activities are rooted in programs, platforms and/or initiatives that embrace innovation, progress, and risk; who champion new, diverse and/or overlooked artistic voices; who attract and serve expanded audiences; and who cultivate new avenues of thought leadership.
Eligibility Criteria
- Incubator Grants may be awarded to U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit visual arts organizations. Organizations or artists’ initiatives that do not have 501(c)(3) status may submit an application through a fiscal sponsor. The fiscal sponsor must submit the grant application.
- VIA does not award grants to international entities within the Incubator Grant Fund.
- In some cases, VIA will consider grant requests for funding from start-up organizations, or artists’ initiatives at a nascent stage of development. However, the organization must demonstrate clear objectives and robust engagement with diverse constituents.
- Organizations with an annual operating budget of up to $2.2 million are eligible to apply for a grant.
- Incubator Grant Fund recipients may not apply for renewed funding at the conclusion of their grant period.
- Organizations that were invited to submit an application, but were unsuccessful in a previous cycle must wait two years before submitting another LOI.
For more information, visit http://viaartfund.org/apply/
