Deadline: May 7, 2025
Award Amount: $15,000 to $50,000
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Arts, Tribal Governments, and Nonprofits
Description: A program of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Arts Writers Grant Program supports emerging and established writers writing about contemporary visual art. Ranging from $15,000 to $50,000 in three categories—articles, books, and short-form writing—grants will support projects addressing both general and specialized art audiences, from short reviews for magazines and newspapers to in-depth scholarly studies. The foundation also supports arts writing that engages criticism through interdisciplinary methods or experiments with literary styles. Applicants may be an art historian, artist, critic, curator, journalist, or writer in another field who is strongly engaged with the contemporary visual arts. As long as a writer meets the eligibility and publishing requirements, they can apply. The program defines “contemporary visual art” as visual art made since World War II. Projects focused on post-WWII work in related fields—architecture, dance, film, media, music, performance, sound, etc.—will only be considered if the project directly and significantly engages the discourses and concerns of contemporary visual art. To be eligible, applicants must be a published author, at least 25 years old, a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, or an individual with an O-I visa.