Wherewithal Research Grant

The Wherewithal Research Grant, funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation, supports DC-area artists with $5,000 grants for ideation, research, and experimentation. Since 2019, it has aided 156 artists with a total of $400,000. Applicants must be local artists with a history of visual arts presentation, and grants can be used for compensation, collaborative projects, and research-related expenses. This program emphasizes innovative practices and prepares artists for a public presentation of their work.

NOTE: Wherewithal Project & Presentation Grants can be found here.
Wherewithal Grants
Wherewithal Grants are a funding source for artists in the DC-area. Generously funded by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts as part of its Regional Regranting Program and managed by Washington Project for the Arts, these grants are intended to support a wide range of experimental and multidisciplinary practices, particularly those that emphasize collaboration and discourse. Since launching in 2019,
Wherewithal Grants has supported 156 visual artists and collectives with a total of $400,000 in grants.
Research Grants
These $5,000 grants are for DC-area artists to further their practices through ideation, research, and experimentation.
Grant funds compensate you for your intellectual labor, support payment for other artists and thinkers for their time and contributions, and other research-related expenses.

Eligibility

Research Grants Eligibility and Requirements:Applicants must live within the greater Washington area either in DC, Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Montgomery, or Prince George's counties.Applicants must be artists with a history of presenting their work in visual arts contexts/venues.Artists can choose to apply for either a Research Grant or Project & Presentation Grant (not both) depending on which best supports your practice at this time.If you are applying as a collective, one person must serve as the Lead Applicant/point person and be responsible for the receipt, management, and distribution of the funds, handle all communications with WPA, and be responsible for grant reporting.A minimum of $3,500 of the grant should be set aside as compensation for the time you will spend on research and development.The remaining $1,500 can be used to pay other artists and thinkers for their time and contributions, and support other research-related expenses (travel, book, or journal purchases, workshops and classes,Grants can be used to support new or ongoing research.WPA asks that grantees prepare a 15 minute public-facing presentation of their in-process research to be given in September 2025, more information will be provided upon award.

Ineligibility

Ineligible:Full-time undergraduate or graduate students501(c)(3) organizations and for-profit organizations (LLC, corporations, partnerships, etc.)