The Velocity Fund directly supports Philadelphia-based artists by awarding grants up to $5000. Open to a wide range of experimental practices, particularly those that emphasize collaboration between artistic genres.
Donor Name: Philadelphia Contemporary
State: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia
Type of Grant: Grant
Type of Entity: Artists
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/06/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $5000
Details:
The Velocity Fund is administered by Philadelphia Contemporary and is supported by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts’s Regional Regranting Program.
The Velocity Fund is excited to support an expansive range of visual arts including photography, performance, video, cosmetology, fashion, ceramics, sand art, drawing, bookmaking, tattoo and body art, weaving, publications and bookmaking, culinary arts, crafts, installations, painting, mail art, printmaking, curatorial concepts, basketry, sculpture, calligraphy, social-engagement, woodworking, comics, murals, participatory events, glass, animation, neon, design, and more.
Funding Information
Applicants can request funding in the amounts of $2500 or $5000.
Who can apply?
- Visual artists*
- Artist Run Spaces and Collectives*
*all must be located within the city limits of Philadelphia
Who cannot apply?
- Lead organizer who received a Velocity Fund grant from the previous year
- Students
- Incorporated 501(c)3 not-for-profit organizations
- For profit organizations
- Artists who live outside of Philadelphia
- Artists seeking support to fund their own work with no public outcome
For more information, visit The Velocity Fund.