Grants 2025 Harpo Grants for Visual Artists

Opportunity Description
U.S. National Deadline: April 28, 2025 – The Harpo Foundation was established in 2006 by artist Ed Levine to support emerging and under-recognized visual artists. Through grants and residency programs, the Foundation seeks to affirm the centrality of the artist in the world of art, encourage new modes of making and thinking about art, and expand inclusivity and equitable representation in the visual arts.
The Foundation also preserves Ed Levine’s creative legacy to provide access to the art and ideas of an unconventional thinker who extended the experience of art-making in unexpected and adventuresome ways.
GRANTS
The Foundation currently makes grants directly to artists to support their development. Applications are evaluated on the basis of the quality of the artist’s work, the potential to expand aesthetic inquiry, and the ability to fulfill the Foundation’s priority to provide support to visual artists who are under-recognized by the field.
ELIGIBILTY
Under recognized visual artist 21 years or older. Must be U.S. citizen.
APPLY ONLINE – $15 Application
Grant decisions are usually announced no later than December 1.