Artist Resource Trust (A.R.T.) Fund for Organizations
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Artist Resource Trust (A.R.T.) Fund for Organizations supports nonprofits purchasing, exhibiting or commissioning mid-career visual artists’ work, with artistic quality and community impact as priorities.
Funder: Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Generally $1,500–$7,000; should be matched 1:1 with cash
Summary: Supports nonprofits purchasing, exhibiting, commissioning or engaging work by mid-career visual artists from New England and eligible New York communities.
Key Information: Institutions must wait two years after receiving a prior A.R.T. grant before applying again.
Description
The Artist Resource Trust (A.R.T.) Fund for Organizations at Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation supports nonprofit organizations purchasing, exhibiting, commissioning or engaging work by mid-career visual artists. Established in 1996, the trust supports artists who have demonstrated substantial commitment, development and quality in their practice. Its geographic focus is New England and the New York communities within the foundation’s catchment area as of 2015.
The program places artistic quality at the center of its review, alongside the quality and clarity of an organization’s curatorial vision and direction. It also considers the potential impact of the grant on the institution, the artist and the community. Supported artists must have substantial bodies of work and established exhibition histories.
