Warhol Foundation Grants $5.2 Million to 78 Arts Organizations in 2026 Cycle

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has announced its Spring 2026 grant cycle, awarding nearly $5.2 million to 78 arts and cultural organizations. This funding aims to support a diverse array of programs, including 33 first-time grantees, as part of the foundation's commitment to enhancing the arts ecosystem.

Details of the Grant Distribution

The Spring 2026 grants are categorized into four types:

• Program Support Over 2 Years: $50,000 to $100,000
• Exhibition Support: $50,000 to $100,000
• Curatorial Research Fellowships: $27,000 to $50,000
• Projects Grants for Small-Scale Organizations: $20,000 to $30,000

Notably, the Projects Grants for Small-Scale Organizations are being distributed for the first time, targeting organizations with annual budgets under $200,000. A total of $530,000 will be allocated to 20 such organizations, including:

• Golden Dome in Los Angeles for a garden design
• Seafoam Palace in Detroit for a site-specific commission
• Art from the Inside in Minneapolis for a group exhibition featuring formerly incarcerated artists

Exhibition Support Highlights

Exhibition support grants will enable 18 shows, including:

• Joey Terrill at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles
• Amanda Williams at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
• Małgorzata Mirga-Tas at the Jewish Museum in New York
• Precious Okoyomon at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas
• Abdias Nascimento at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis

Group exhibitions receiving funding include “Terruño: Contemporary Photography and Sense of Place in the American Southwest” at the Harwood Museum of Art and “Afterlives: Japanese American Artists and the Postwar Era” at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.

Multi-Year Support and Fellowships

Among the 31 organizations receiving multi-year support are:

• BlackStar in Philadelphia
• Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute in New York
• 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica, California
• Institute 193 in Lexington, Kentucky
• Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana (MACLA) in San Jose, California
• Performance Space New York
• Vox Populi in Philadelphia

Curatorial fellowships were awarded to notable figures like Margot Norton and Valérie Rousseau, highlighting the foundation’s commitment to nurturing curatorial talent.

Warhol Foundation president Joel Wachs emphasized the importance of visual artists, stating, “The work of visual artists is essential to how we understand ourselves, challenge one another, and imagine what is possible.”