TF: Peer Network Grants

The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation's Peer Network Grants aim to enhance U.S. curatorial practices through innovative peer network opportunities. These grants, ranging from $500 to $5,000, support U.S.-based curators in contemporary art, encouraging collaborative connections beyond traditional conferences. Eligible projects can occur locally or online, fostering community engagement and knowledge sharing. The Foundation seeks to empower curators to create impactful experiences that advance their professional development and strengthen the art community.

NOTE: No invitation is required to submit an LOI.
Peer Network Grant requests support peer network opportunities that advance curatorial knowledge and strengthen U.S. curatorial practices. We encourage curators to think beyond conferences and consider connections that will best advance their practice. These networks can be in-person or online, meet once or multiple times, require travel or be in the curator’s community.
The Foundation's focus is contemporary art. While curatorial position titles may be broader, applicants must be U.S.-based curators and have contemporary art at the core of their proposals.
Grant terms will up to 12 months with funding ranging from $500-$5,000 and no match is required. The grant can be used to leverage other grant opportunities.
Here are a few examples of potential requests:
Convening curators from a 200-mile radius of the institution to discuss exhibition ideas that would have potential to travel regionally.Collaborating with a stakeholder advisory group on idea generation or skill building with a specific focus/goal in mind.Inviting contemporary art curators from a major city to visit your institution and meet with local artists (or vice versa).Creating an multi-department working group within your institution to discuss potential exhibitions.Visiting an exhibition and meeting with the curatorial team to align a complementary/future exhibition that will further discourse around the topic.
See FAQs for additional guidelines.

Eligibility

Funding must go through a US-based 501c3 entity. If an independent curator is awarded a grant, the Foundation will work with the individual to secure fiscal sponsorship.Curators can apply for projects/experiences that will take place outside the U.S. as long as the lead curator is based in the U.S., the organization or fiscal agent is based in the U.S. and there is a strategy for disseminating learnings within the U.S.While curatorial position titles may be broader, applicants must be U.S.-based curators and have contemporary art at the core of their proposals.