Single project
Grants of up to $150,000 support public-facing contemporary visual art projects by US-based curators. Single project grants may fund group exhibitions, single-artist surveys, participatory or community-engaged art projects, digital exhibitions, curated series of live or virtual performances, and more.
Three years of programming
Grants of up to $150,000 support three years of programming by US-based curators at organizations with an annual operating budget of less than $3.5 million. The minimum budget to apply for this category is $170,000. These organizations can include independent art spaces, contemporary art centers, nonprofit art institutions, kunsthalles, university galleries, and small contemporary art museums.
Research
Grants of up to $50,000 support the early stages of a project. Every curator begins differently: Some start in archives and collections, others in artists’ studios, and some develop ideas alongside programmatic partners. This grant is meant to offer support for these critical exploratory phases of curatorial work, independent of a public-facing component of the future project. We do not require that research and development grants lead to an exhibition or public-facing project.
Hosting
Grants of up to $75,000 support US-based curators or artistic directors presenting a contemporary visual art exhibition or project that originated elsewhere within the distinct context of their own institution and community. Teiger Foundation aims not only to support new ideas but also to cultivate resource-sharing and collective learning within the field of contemporary visual art. We recognize that hosting exhibitions or projects on tour allows institutions to expand their programming in economical and sustainable ways. It also enables institutions to build on existing knowledge in ways that resonate with diverse local contexts.
Categories. Single project
Grants of up to $150,000 support public-facing contemporary visual art projects by US-based curators. Single project grants may fund group exhibitions, single-artist surveys, participatory or community-engaged art projects, digital exhibitions, curated series of live or virtual performances, and more.
Three years of programming
Grants of up to $150,000 support three years of programming by US-based curators at organizations with an annual operating budget of less than $3.5 million. The minimum budget to apply for this category is $170,000. These organizations can include independent art spaces, contemporary art centers, nonprofit art institutions, kunsthalles, university galleries, and small contemporary art museums.
Research
Grants of up to $50,000 support the early stages of a project. Every curator begins differently: Some start in archives and collections, others in artists’ studios, and some develop ideas alongside programmatic partners. This grant is meant to offer support for these critical exploratory phases of curatorial work, independent of a public-facing component of the future project. We do not require that research and development grants lead to an exhibition or public-facing project.
Hosting
Grants of up to $75,000 support US-based curators or artistic directors presenting a contemporary visual art exhibition or project that originated elsewhere within the distinct context of their own institution and community. Teiger Foundation aims not only to support new ideas but also to cultivate resource-sharing and collective learning within the field of contemporary visual art. We recognize that hosting exhibitions or projects on tour allows institutions to expand their programming in economical and sustainable ways. It also enables institutions to build on existing knowledge in ways that resonate with diverse local contexts.
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