Ellsworth Kelly Award
Funding Amount
$45,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Can we apply?
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Other requirements
- Dance
- Music/Sound
- Performance Art/Theater
- Poetry
Overview
Named award supporting contemporary artists across disciplines.
Award Details
- Award Amount: $45,000
- Total Distributed (2025): $45,000
Eligible Disciplines
- Dance
- Music/Sound
- Performance Art/Theater
- Poetry
- Visual Arts
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Foundation for Contemporary Arts Inc's IRS filings)
Santa Fe, NM · 2023
$45K
Nashville, TN · 2022
$45K
Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · 2021
$40K
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA · 2020
$40K
Cranbrook Art Institute
Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2020
$10K
6 grants in Foundation for Contemporary Arts Inc's 2020–2023 filings reference “Ellsworth Kelly Award” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Foundation for Contemporary Arts Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 2
- Total given
- $90K
- Median grant
- $45K
- By dollars: Michigan 50%, New York 50%. Top recipient cities: Detroit, MI; New York, NY.
Example grants
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit · Detroit, MI
Support for solo exhibition of a contemporary visual artist
$45K
Immediate Medium Inc · New York, NY
Support for experimental performance/exhibition project
$45K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Visual artists
- Music
- Dance
- Theater
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