Artistic Production Grants
Funding Amount
US $25,000 - US $100,000
Deadline
November 5, 2026
Listed date — confirm with the funder
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Twice a year
- Current deadline
- November 5, 2026
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Geography
- Based in New York, US
Overview
Mission: VIA Art Fund emphasizes direct engagement with contemporary visual art and sponsors projects that exemplify core values of artistic production, thought leadership, and public engagement.
VIA Art Fund partners directly with artists, curators, and arts institutions around the world to support innovative artistic endeavors in various forms including:
- Exhibitions
- Public installations
- Institutional acquisitions
- Curatorial research
- Publications
- Symposia
- Other artistic projects
Funding History
Since its founding in 2013, VIA Art Fund has awarded over $9 million in grants to groundbreaking artists and leading cultural institutions, and has built a coalition of dedicated philanthropists from across the United States.
How to Apply
Submit a Letter of Inquiry through VIA's online portal (linked from viaartfund.org/apply) by November 5, 2026 for the Spring 2027 cycle. Invited applicants submit a full proposal by January 25, 2027; awards are announced in April 2027.
What Via Art Fund Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 8
- Total given
- $570K
- Median grant
- $75K
- Range
- $50K–$100K
- By dollars: Texas 26%, New York 26%, Colorado 15%. Top recipient cities: Houston, TX; Englewood, CO; New York, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston · Houston, TX
Theaster gates: freedmen's town pavilion (working title)
$100K
Black Cube · Englewood, CO
Whitney lynn: atomic open house
$85K
Performa Inc · New York, NY
Tau lewis: no one ascends from the underworld unmarked
$75K
Moma PS1 · Queens, NY
Precious okoyomon: courtyard commission
$75K
Tinworks Art · Bozeman, MT
Auriea harvey: edmonia triumphalis
$75K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Visual artists
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