Arts Writers Grant Program 2025

The Andy Warhol Foundation, United States

Deadline: May 7, 2025, 11:59pm ET
Location: United States (only U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or O-1 visa holders are eligible)
Funding: $15,000–$50,000 depending on project type

The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program supports both emerging and established writers producing critical writing on contemporary visual art. Grants range from $15,000 to $50,000 and are available in three categories:

• Articles

• Books

• Short-Form Writing

A new Translation Grant is also available in 2025 for book projects translating texts about contemporary visual art into English.

The program encourages writing that engages broad or specialized audiences and supports projects that use interdisciplinary methods or experimental literary styles. Writers may propose reviews, journalistic articles, or scholarly studies.

Eligibility

Applicants must be:

• Individuals (not organizations or editors)

• Art historians, curators, critics, artists, or writers from other disciplines engaged with contemporary visual art

• At least 25 years old by October 1, 2025

• U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or O-1 visa holders

• Published authors (specific publication requirements vary by category)

Not eligible:

• Full-time students (except those with concurrent professional writing careers)

• Writers submitting interpretive texts on their own practice

• Projects based on dissertations, memoirs, or fiction

• Applications involving Q&As, gallery publications, or Warhol-related topics