
Now accepting applications for the 2023 Nexus Fund: Emergency Relief and Regional Regranting Program.
Applications for both grants will be accepted until January 8, 2023.
Find both our submission forms on our Submittable page.
CURRENT
OPPORTUNITIES
NEXUS FUND
ARTIST
EMERGENCY
RELIEF
Artists in the Atlanta* area who are experiencing hardship and loss of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic are invited to apply to the Nexus Fund: Artist Emergency Relief. We will be awarding twenty, $500 grants to artists.
*artists must be a resident of the 9-counties designated as Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dekalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, and Henry.
See FAQs below, or download the FAQ sheet here. Spanish translation. Korean translation.
Application timeline:
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Dec 17, 2022: Application Open
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Dec 17 – Jan 8, 2023: Applications accepted
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Jan 9 – Jan 14, 2023: Grantees determined
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Jan 16, 2023: Grantees notified
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Jan 21, 2023: Funds disbursed
Application requirements:
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Selection of reason for need with brief, 150-word declaration statement describing circumstances and hardship
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3 images of current artistic practice with brief, 150-word artistic statement
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Proof of residency in designated county. (Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dekalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, and Henry)
How to Apply
Apply with our online form.
Applications are only accepted via online form. Do not email or drop off applications in person.
Questions? Email us at welcome@atlantacontemporary.org
FAQs
Who is eligible?
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Self-identified visual artists 21 years of age and older living within the 9-counties designated as: Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dekalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, and Henry
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Artists who declare that they experienced a loss of income due to COVID-19 including but not limited to postponement or cancellation of exhibitions, performances, public programs, and teaching gigs
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Artists who demonstrate a sustained commitment to their work and career
Who is not eligible?
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Current and previous ACAC employees
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Any artist who has received or who will receive an honorarium for an exhibition at Atlanta Contemporary between July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023
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Any artist who currently participates in or who recently departed the Studio Artist Program between July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023
How much funding is available and what is the most I can request?
The Nexus Fund will disperse twenty, $500 grants totaling $10,000.
What can I use the funds for?
Rent/mortgage, utilities, groceries, childcare, medical bills/insurance, lost wages/fees, and other daily needs.
I am not primarily paid for my artistic work but have lost income due to loss of employment or contract work. Am I still eligible to apply?
Yes, any lost income is reason to apply.
If I am selected, how soon will I receive the funding?
Following the grantee notification on January 16, all grantees will be welcome to pick up their check beginning January 21.
If I receive funds and the Nexus Fund: Emergency Relief re-opens for additional applications at a future date, may I apply again?
Yes. While priority will be given to new applicants, you are welcome to apply for funds again.
NEXUS FUND
REGIONAL REGRANTING PROGRAM
The Nexus Fund is seeking Project Proposals as a part of our participation in the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Arts Regional Regranting Program. The Nexus Fund underwrites artist-driven projects that engage in risk-taking and experimentation, notably those projects that broaden critical discourse and challenge traditional assumptions. We are seeking proposals for projects – particularly those that are multi-disciplinary and collaborative – that provoke social engagement and center the diverse audiences living and working in Metro Atlanta.* The fund will disburse ten, $5,000 grants totaling $50,000.
*Metro Atlanta being designated as the 9-counties of Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dekalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, and Henry.
See FAQs below, or download the FAQ sheet here. Spanish translation. Korean translation.
Timeline
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December 17, 2022: Application Open
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December 17, 2022 – January 8, 2023: Applications accepted
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January 9 – January 30, 2023: Grantees determined by jury
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February 1, 2023: Grantees notified
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February 15, 2023: Funds disbursed
Application requirements:
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250 word overall project summary
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500-750 word project proposal describing your project in detail and answering these questions:
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Why is this specific project important?
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Who is the audience of your project?
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What is the intended outcome/impact of your project?
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3-5 images showing proof of concept or previous relevant work
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Artist(s) bios, please provide a bio for all main contributors to the project.
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Proposed project timeline
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Project website (if available)
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Budget (Download template here)
Project timelines and budgets do not have to be exact but need to demonstrate an understanding of fund and time usage.
How to Apply
Apply with our online form.
Applications are only accepted via online form. Do not email or drop off applications in person.
Questions? Email us at welcome@atlantacontemporary.org
FAQs
What are the project parameters?
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Projects should directly benefit individuals and communities in one of the 9 Metro Atlanta* regions (9- counties designated as: Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dekalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, and Henry)
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Projects should be mindful of current public health protocols and open to all
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Preference will be given to projects that:
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are multi-disciplinary and collaborative
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provoke social engagement
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center the diverse audiences living and working in Metro Atlanta
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Projects must be accomplished by September 30, 2023 (Projects created to coincide with specific events beyond this date will be accepted at the juror's discretion)
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Collaborative projects are encouraged, but we ask that only one application is submitted per project.
Who is ineligible?
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501(c)3 organizations are not eligible for project funding.
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Current students are not eligible for project funding.
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Nexus Fund grant money is not “seed money” and projects must be fully funded by the grant. You are welcome to seek out additional funding for your project, but the project must still be accomplished with the Nexus grant.
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Already established projects and collaborations will not be awarded grants as we want to provide opportunity for risk-taking and experimentation in new projects.
ABOUT
NEXUS FUND
Founded by artists for artists, Atlanta
Contemporary was built upon the principles of engaging in experimentation and risk-taking through exhibitions, programming, and support of working artists. The Nexus Fund expands upon the ethos of these early days. By supporting new work or through the expansion of an existing project, the Nexus Fund sponsors
dynamic and innovative individual artists or partnerships.
ABOUT
ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS
In accordance with Andy Warhol’s will, the mission of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts is the advancement of the visual arts. The foundation manages an innovative and flexible grants program while also preserving Warhol’s legacy through creative and responsible licensing policies and extensive scholarly research for ongoing catalogue raisonné projects. To date, the foundation has given over $200 million in cash grants to over 1,000 arts organizations in 49 states and abroad and has donated 52,786 works of art to 322 institutions worldwide. More information about
the foundation is available at warholfoundation.org.
ABOUT
ATLANTA CONTEMPORARY
Founded in 1973 as Nexus, a grassroots artists’ cooperative, Atlanta Contemporary has since become one of the southeast’s leading contemporary art centers. We play a vital role in Atlanta’s cultural landscape by presenting over 200 consequential artists and creatives from the local, national, and international art scenes through our various exhibition, project spaces, and programs each year. We commission new works, paying particular attention to artists who have not had a significant exhibition in the Southeast. We organize over 125 programs annually including Contemporary Kids, Contemporary Cocktails, Contemporary Talks, and more! Atlanta Contemporary provides 13 on-site subsidized studio space to working artists through the Studio Artist Program.
CONTACT
+ INFO
For questions on the Nexus Fund or about any of the projects mentioned here you can reach us at welcome@atlantacontemporary.org