Application Details
- Open Date: July 8, 2024
- Close Date: September 9, 2024, 11:59 PM
- Application Platform: Submittable
- Application Fee: None
Eligibility Criteria
- Artists’ Book Definition: Books conceived as artworks, in line with Printed Matter’s mission.
- Press Requirements: Small-scale, independently spirited presses with print runs between 200-2000 copies. Commercial entities focusing on client work are ineligible, though studios publishing under their imprint can apply.
- Ineligible Publications: Predominantly fiction, non-fiction, poetry, catalogs, monographs, limited edition, deluxe, or hand-crafted book objects.
- Employee Restrictions: Current or recent (within one year) employees and interns are not eligible. Past collaborators can apply.
- Geographic Eligibility: Open to both US-based and international publishers.
- Artist Restrictions: Not intended for individual artists looking to publish their own work. Artists with a publishing practice including other artists’ works are welcome.
- Activity Requirement: Imprints must have at least two years of publishing history, releasing approximately two or more titles per year.
Grant Usage
The grant is unrestricted, allowing recipients to determine the best use of funds. This can include project production, artist fees, facility upgrades, studio costs, assistance, rent, etc.
Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed by Printed Matter and a guest jury, evaluating past work, the strength of upcoming projects, and the potential impact of the award. Selected publishers will be notified, and there will be no individual feedback due to the volume of submissions.
Exhibitor Presence at Art Book Fair
Selected publishers will have a featured presence at the 2025 Printed Matter Art Book Fair. A table will be provided free of charge, but travel and accommodation costs are the grantee’s responsibility.
Crediting and Reporting
Awardees must sign an agreement and provide a simple update after one year. Future projects funded by the grant must include a credit line and logo acknowledging support. Printed Matter requests three copies of the book for archival purposes.
Funding Source
The Wagner Foundation generously supports this project.
