Deadline: January 28, 2025
Applications for the Teiger Foundation Grants 2025 are now open. Teiger Foundation offers grants for US-based, curator-led initiatives in contemporary visual art. They support group exhibitions, single-artist surveys, participatory and community-engaged art projects, digital exhibitions, live and virtual performance in the context of the visual arts, and as-yet-unknown curatorial forms involving contemporary visual art and artists.
They support curators’ growth and development as they work in or in partnership with organizations of all sizes. They value fresh ideas and formats, knowledge exchange and collaboration, and resource sharing. They encourage responses to urgent conditions and new approaches to working with artists, institutions, and communities. They support the development and realization of new projects as well as the deepening and extending of the value of existing ones. They do not prioritize particular themes or project types.
Grants
- Grants of up to $150,000 for single projects led by curators at organizations of all sizes.
- Grants of up to $150,000 for three years of programming at organizations with an annual budget less than $3.5 million.
- Grants of up to $75,000 for hosting exhibitions that originated elsewhere.
- Grants of up to $50,000 for curatorial research and development, the earliest stages of a project.
Eligibility
- Open to US-based, curator-led initiatives in contemporary visual art.
- They do not fund projects unaffiliated with an established 501(c)(3) art or cultural institution; projects by individual artists, endowments, or capital campaigns; or projects that do not involve contemporary art.
- Only 501(c)(3) institutions in the US and US territories are eligible for these grants. Their international funding is staff- and board-directed for the time being.
Application
The grant categories are single project, three years of programming, hosting, and curatorial research and development. All categories require the following (exceptions noted below):
- A short reflection in the curator(s) own words that gives context to the proposed project, and up to five links with 100-word captions. (For hosting applicants, this reflection will be on a past project.)
- A description of your proposed project(s), centering your and/or your colleagues’ curatorial approach and ten images with 100-word captions.
- A project budget. Sample budgets are available on each category page.
- Your organization’s operating budget for the immediate past and current fiscal years.
- Proof of 501(c)(3) status. Only 501(c)(3) institutions in the US and US territories are eligible.
For more information, see FAQ and visit Teiger Foundation Grants.
