Interlace Grant Fund: Project Grants

The Interlace Grant Fund offers Project Grants between $5,000 and $6,000 to support Providence-area artists in creating and presenting new work. This initiative particularly values innovative visual art that enhances public engagement and understanding. The grants aim to spotlight underrepresented artistic endeavors and foster community connections through collaborative projects. Eligible applicants must be practicing visual artists living within a 10-mile radius of Providence, Rhode Island, and meet specific criteria, ensuring meaningful contributions to the local art scene.

Interlace Project Grants support the creation and public presentation of new work by Providence-area artists.
Overview
​Interlace Project Grants range from $5000 to $6000 and support artist-driven projects in the Providence area.
Interlace prioritizes the making of new visual artworks that expand the public’s understanding of the visual arts.
The intended outcome of Interlace Project Grants is to make visible often unseen and under-supported artistic activity (from artists at all career stages) and to cultivate engaged communities around this work, via collaborations in process and/or presentation.
Funded Activities
The creation of a new body of visual artwork with a publicly accessible component A public event, performance, or interventionA site-specific and/or public-facing art project A new exhibition or exhibition series A screening, lecture, broadcast, or workshop seriesPublications, including printed and digital formatsExperimental forms and more

Eligibility

Currently live within the 10-mile radius of Providence and in the state of Rhode Island. Practicing visual artist capable of providing examples of creative work made within the last two years.18 years of age or older.Not a full-time student/enrolled in a degree program.Have resided in the Providence area of the state of Rhode Island for at least one year prior to the latest Project Grant deadline and will be a resident upon receipt of grant funding.Have not completed an Interlace Project Grant as a lead applicant in the last two years.

Ineligibility

Projects not led by an artist or artist collective Projects that are not presented to the public in the Providence area (see map) Projects proposed by a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Projects proposed by incorporated businesses Projects proposed by students Projects in which the lead applicant* lives outside of the Providence area (see map) or in which all artists/organizers reside outside of Providence-area (see map) Applications for the express purpose of renting studio space, professional development (classes, services), travel expenses, the purchase or rental of equipment, or hiring of services not otherwise associated with a public project that meets the above criteria.Large projects where Interlace funding would only cover a portion of the funds needed to complete the project. Interlace Project Grants should be the primary source of funding for the proposed project.