Grant Program

Art Matters considers applications by invitation only. Through our current program, Art Matters provides 7,500 USD fellowships to individual artists and collective teams working in contemporary art and performance. Priority is given to artists working with social issues and experimenting with form.

Our funds can be used for any and all aspects of artistic practice – from early research and development of ideas, to travel costs, to production and presentation expenses, to day-to-day material or space needs.

Viewing keyword: "painting-drawing"

Name	Year	Description	Keywords
#XMAP: In Plain Sight	2020	Fellowship.	Film & Video, Performance, Photography, Travel, Transdisciplinary/Interdisciplinary, Multimedia
Karim Aïnouz	1993	Fellowship.
The Aadizookaan	2017	Fellowship.	Film & Video, Installation, Painting / Drawing, Performance, Photography, Research, Travel, Printmaking
The Aadizookaan	2017	Fellowship.	Film & Video, Installation, Painting / Drawing, Performance, Photography, Research, Travel, Printmaking
Patrick Abbey	1996 , 1995	Fellowship.
Amara Abdal Figueroa	2019	Fellowship.	Photography, Research, Travel, Sculpture
Leila Abdelrazaq	2018	Fellowship.	Film & Video, Painting / Drawing, Research, Printmaking
Leila Abdelrazaq	2018	Fellowship.	Film & Video, Painting / Drawing, Research, Printmaking
Reza Abdoh	1991	Fellowship.
Ray Abeyta	1996 , 1995	Fellowship.
Lynda M. Abraham	1996 , 1995	Fellowship.
James Acord	1993	Fellowship.
Margaret Adachi	1996 , 1995	Fellowship.
Kevin Adams	1993	Fellowship.
Dennis Adams	1987	Fellowship.
Peggy Ahwesh	1994 , 1990	Fellowship.
Marc Alan	1996 , 1995	Fellowship.
Seyed Alavi	1992 , 1990 , 1989	Fellowship.
Alice Albert	1986	Fellowship.
Marie-France Alderman	1990	Fellowship.
Rheim Alkadhi	2010	Support for travel to Syria and Jordan to conduct interviews with displaced Iraqis, including members of the artist’s extended family, towards a series of experimental videos.	Travel
William Allen	1988	Fellowship.
Mark Allen	2014	Research support for new models of artistic collaboration based on Allen’s work as director of Machine Project in Los Angeles.	Research
Jo Harvey Allen	1985	Fellowship.
Allied Arts	1987	Organizational support.
Catherine Allport	1986	Fellowship.
Jerri Allyn	1989 , 1986	Fellowship.
Max Almy	1997	Fellowship.
Edith Altman	1993	Fellowship.
Claudia Alvarez	2013	Support for travel to Mexico City for research at the Museo Nacional de Antropología and the Ceramoteca Research Center towards a new body of work.	Painting/Drawing, Travel
Miguel Alvear	1994	Fellowship.
Maryanne Amacher/Jessie Jane Lewis	1990 , 1988	Fellowship.
Jesse Amado	1992	Fellowship.
Michael Amescua	1990	Fellowship.
Emma Amos	1993	Fellowship.
Mary Anderson	1994	Fellowship.
Douglas Anderson	1993	Fellowship.
Mark Anderson	1987 , 1986	Fellowship.
Jo Anderson	1993	Fellowship.
Jo Andres	1987 , 1986	Fellowship.
Nancy Andrews	1990	Fellowship.
Holland Andrews	2020	Fellowship.	Performance, Transdisciplinary/Interdisciplinary
Carl Angel	1994	Fellowship.
Dona Ann	1992	Fellowship.
Art Awareness, Inc.	1987 , 1986	Organizational support.
Art Museum of South Texas	1986	Organizational support.
Art Works	1986	Organizational support.
Artist Trust	1988	Organizational support.
Artists Space	1988 , 1987 , 1986 , 1985	Organizational support.
Artspace	1988	Organizational support.
Aspen Art Museum	1987 , 1985	Organizational support.
BACA Downtown	1988 , 1987 , 1986 , 1985	Organizational support.
Sadie Barnette	2016	Support for a series of works based on the FBI files and COINTELPRO’s surveillance of the artist's father and his activities with the Black Panthers.	Installation, Painting / Drawing, Photography
Sadie Barnette	2016	Support for a series of works based on the FBI files and COINTELPRO’s surveillance of the artist's father and his activities with the Black Panthers.	Installation, Painting / Drawing, Photography
Bemis Foundation	1988 , 1987	Organizational support.
Klee Benally	2021	Fellowship.	Film & Video, Installation, Painting / Drawing, Performance, Research, Printmaking, Transdisciplinary/Interdisciplinary, Multimedia
Klee Benally	2021	Fellowship.	Film & Video, Installation, Painting / Drawing, Performance, Research, Printmaking, Transdisciplinary/Interdisciplinary, Multimedia
Beyond Baroque Foundation	1988	Organizational support.
Big Star Art Space	1989	Organizational support.
Black International Cinema	1989	Organizational support.
Black Salt Collective	2016	Support for the ongoing performance and archiving work of this Black, Brown and Indigenous women artist collective.	Film & Video, Installation, Painting / Drawing, Performance
Black Salt Collective	2016	Support for the ongoing performance and archiving work of this Black, Brown and Indigenous women artist collective.	Film & Video, Installation, Painting / Drawing, Performance
Bronx Council	1987	Organizational support.
Center for Contemporary Art	1986	Organizational support.
Tiffany Chung	2022	Fellowship.	Film & Video, Installation, Painting / Drawing, Photography, Research, Sculpture, Transdisciplinary/Interdisciplinary, Multimedia
Tiffany Chung	2022	Fellowship.	Film & Video, Installation, Painting / Drawing, Photography, Research, Sculpture, Transdisciplinary/Interdisciplinary, Multimedia
Colectivo Moriviví	2018	Fellowship.	Installation, Painting / Drawing
Colectivo Moriviví	2018	Fellowship.	Installation, Painting / Drawing
Collective for Living Cinema	1989 , 1987 , 1986	Organizational support.
Contemporary Arts Center	1988	Organizational support.
Critical Art Ensemble	2007	Support for ongoing work.
DanceSpace	1986	Organizational support.
Oletha DeVane	2017	Fellowship.	Film & Video, Installation, Painting / Drawing, Research, Travel, Printmaking
Oletha DeVane	2017	Fellowship.	Film & Video, Installation, Painting / Drawing, Research, Travel, Printmaking
Dinosaur Productions	1988	Organizational support.
Dixon Place/Open Channels, Inc.	1987	Organizational support.
Eve Fowler	2017	Fellowship.	Film & Video, Painting / Drawing
Eve Fowler	2017	Fellowship.	Film & Video, Painting / Drawing
Franklin Furnace	1987	Organizational support.
Group Material	1988 , 1987	Fellowship.
Harvestworks	1986	Organizational support.
Igor Foundation	1986	Organizational support.
Lauren Iida	2017	Fellowship.	Installation, Painting / Drawing, Performance, Travel
Lauren Iida	2017	Fellowship.	Installation, Painting / Drawing, Performance, Travel
Intar	1988	Organizational support.
Jellyfish Colectivo y Los Dos	2016	Support for a collaborative traveling street art initiative along the US/Mexico border from El Paso to Los Angeles.	Installation, Painting / Drawing, Research, Travel
Jellyfish Colectivo y Los Dos	2016	Support for a collaborative traveling street art initiative along the US/Mexico border from El Paso to Los Angeles.	Installation, Painting / Drawing, Research, Travel
Laura Kina	2020	Fellowship.	Installation, Painting / Drawing, Printmaking, Transdisciplinary/Interdisciplinary
Laura Kina	2020	Fellowship.	Installation, Painting / Drawing, Printmaking, Transdisciplinary/Interdisciplinary
LA Museum of Contemporary Art	1992	Organizational support.
LACE	1988 , 1987 , 1986	Organizational support.
El Franco Lee II	2018	Fellowship.	Painting / Drawing
El Franco Lee II	2018	Fellowship.	Painting / Drawing
Life on the Water Theater	1989 , 1987	Organizational support.
Los Angeles Fringe Festival	1989	Organizational support.
Los Angeles Poverty Department	1988	Organizational support.
MATRIX Program/UC Berkeley	1988	Organizational support.
Troy Michie	2016	Support for travel to El Paso towards the development of multi-disciplinary works inspired by the Zoot suit	Installation, Painting / Drawing, Research, Travel
Troy Michie	2016	Support for travel to El Paso towards the development of multi-disciplinary works inspired by the Zoot suit	Installation, Painting / Drawing, Research, Travel
Naotaka Hiro & Sid M. Dueñas	2014	Support for ongoing work.	Film & Video, Installation, Painting/Drawing, Performance, Photography, Research, Travel
National Campaign for Freedom of Expression	1993 , 1992	Organizational support.
Nexus	1986	Organizational support.
Laura Ortman	2016	Support for the recording and collection of sounds, songs, stories and voices of Native Americans in the New York City area to take the form of an experimental album.	Film & Video, Installation, Painting / Drawing, Performance, Research, Travel
Laura Ortman	2016	Support for the recording and collection of sounds, songs, stories and voices of Native Americans in the New York City area to take the form of an experimental album.	Film & Video, Installation, Painting / Drawing, Performance, Research, Travel
Otrabanda Company	1989 , 1988	Organizational support.
P.S. 122	1987 , 1986 , 1985	Organizational support.
PCVA	1986	Organizational support.
Parabola Arts Foundation, Inc.	1987	Organizational support.
Pentacle	1987 , 1986	Organizational support.
Performance Project	1986	Organizational support.
Postcommodity	2012	Support for The Repellent Fence, a site-specific installation and monument examining the Tohono O’odham border experience as a metaphor for the Western hemispheres larger Indigenous human rights crisis. Image: Courtesy of the artists.
Primary Performance Group	1987	Organizational support.
Printmaking Workshop	1987	Organizational support.
Randolph Street Gallery	1987	Organizational support.
Reginald Dwayne Betts and Titus Kaphar	2018	Fellowship.	Painting / Drawing, Printmaking
Reginald Dwayne Betts and Titus Kaphar	2018	Fellowship.	Painting / Drawing, Printmaking
Renaissance Society	1988 , 1987	Organizational support.
Sculpture Space	1988 , 1986 , 1985	Organizational support.
Jordan Seaberry	2018	Fellowship.	Painting / Drawing, Photography, Research, Printmaking
Jordan Seaberry	2018	Fellowship.	Painting / Drawing, Photography, Research, Printmaking
Spaces	1986	Organizational support.
Sushi, Inc.	1992 , 1988 , 1986 , 1985	Organizational support.
TODT	1987 , 1985	Organizational support.
Ricky Tagaban	2017	Fellowship.	Painting / Drawing, Performance
Ricky Tagaban	2017	Fellowship.	Painting / Drawing, Performance
Talalay	1988	Organizational support.
Luis Tapia	2017	Fellowship.	Painting / Drawing
Luis Tapia	2017	Fellowship.	Painting / Drawing
The Kitchen	1989 , 1988 , 1987 , 1986	Organizational support.
Time and Space Limited	1988	Organizational support.
Jina Valentine	2017	Fellowship.	Painting / Drawing, Performance, Research, Printmaking
Jina Valentine	2017	Fellowship.	Painting / Drawing, Performance, Research, Printmaking
Visual AIDS	2009	Support for the Robert Blanchon Estate Project.
Visual AIDS	1988	Organizational support.
Visual AIDS	1989	Organizational support.
White Columns	1988 , 1986	Organizational support.
Women & Studio	1986	Organizational support.
XCHANGE TV	1986	Organizational support.
Barak adé Soleil	2020	Fellowship.	Performance, Research, Transdisciplinary/Interdisciplinary
robbinschilds	2010	Support for travel to Iceland to film the artists moving in extreme landscapes for a new video/performance piece involving the feminist reworking of the “man alone” trope.	Travel

Grant Program

Viewing keyword: "painting-drawing"

#XMAP: In Plain Sight

2020

Karim A&iuml;nouz

1993

The Aadizookaan

2017

The Aadizookaan

2017

Patrick Abbey

1996

1995

Amara Abdal Figueroa

2019

Leila Abdelrazaq

2018

Leila Abdelrazaq

2018

Reza Abdoh

1991

Ray Abeyta

1996

1995

Lynda M. Abraham

1996

1995

James Acord

1993

Margaret Adachi

1996

1995

Kevin Adams

1993

Dennis Adams

1987

Peggy Ahwesh

1994

1990

Marc Alan

1996

1995

Seyed Alavi

1992

1990

1989

Alice Albert

1986

Marie-France Alderman

1990

Rheim Alkadhi

2010

William Allen

1988

Mark Allen

2014

Jo Harvey Allen

1985

Allied Arts

1987

Catherine Allport

1986

Jerri Allyn

1989

1986

Max Almy

1997

Edith Altman

1993

Claudia Alvarez

2013

Miguel Alvear

1994

Maryanne Amacher/Jessie Jane Lewis

1990

1988

Jesse Amado

1992

Michael Amescua

1990

Karim Aïnouz