2025/2026 NEWARK ARTIST ACCELERATOR PROJECT-BASED GRANTS
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The 2025/6 Newark Artist Accelerator is a project grant for Newark-based, multidisciplinary visual artists. This year’s fund is made possible by the generous support of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Regional Regranting Program.
Project-based grants will be awarded in the amounts of $2,500, $5,000, and $7,500. Proposed projects must be artist-led and can include collaborative ventures, pop-up exhibitions, events, and interventions of an ephemeral nature that are radically accessible to public audiences. We are looking for investigative and authentic initiatives.
Projects may not include:
- Projects initiated or organized by existing incorporated entities (includes LLCs, B Corps, 501(c)3 organizations, and 501(c)4 organizations), universities or schools (private, public, charter), or religious institutions.
- Projects seeking support retroactively or seeking reimbursement for a past project.
- Proposals for funding to support a solo exhibition, travel costs, etc.
- Projects proposed by an individual artist to present their own work.
Applications will be assessed by the proposal’s originality, impact, and feasibility. A jury of local and national arts professionals will select projects.
The application portal is now open. It will close on Monday, September 15, at 11:59 pm. An information session about the Newark Artist Accelerator fund will be held on Wednesday, August 20, at 4 pm.
The Newark Artist Accelerator was created in 2020 to accelerate artistic activity in Newark, New Jersey. To date, the annual fund has distributed nearly $300,000 in both emergency and project-based grants.
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Regional Regranting Program aims to support vibrant, under-the-radar artistic activity by partnering with leading cultural institutions in communities across the country. The program allows the Foundation to reach the sizable population of informal, non-incorporated artist collectives and to support their alternative gathering spaces, publications, websites, events, and other projects.