Artistic Production Grant: Spring 2025 Award Cycle

Close on November 04, 2024

Territory: Worldwide

Theme: Open

Eligibility: VIA awards grants to artists, nonprofit organizations, cultural institutions, art production platforms, and biennials or festivals working in the field of contemporary art

Entry Fees: Free

Prize: Cash Prize

Artistic Production grants fund the production and exhibition of new artistic commissions, in amounts ranging between $25,000 – $100,000. Often exhibited beyond museum walls in public space, these projects feature high levels of thought leadership, artistic production, and public engagement. VIA Art Fund accepts Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) on a semiannual basis for our Fall and Spring award cycles.

Artistic Production Grant: Spring 2025 Award Cycle
Letter of inquiry deadline November 4, 2024
Invitation to submit full application* December 9, 2024
Full application deadline for invited applicants January 16, 2025
Grant award notification April 2025
Projects must start after May 2025
*By invitation only

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No title

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London Photo Show Awards Exhibition 2024

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