Applications for production and presentation grants

Founded in 1956, the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts fosters the development and exchange of diverse and challenging ideas about architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society. The foundation realizes this vision by awarding project-based grants to individuals and organizations and producing exhibitions, events, and publications.

To that end, the foundation invites applications from organizations for production and presentation grants of up to $30,000, which can be applied to the production-related expenses necessary to take a project from conceptualization to realization and public presentation. These projects include but are not limited to publications, exhibitions, installations, films, new media projects, conferences/lectures, and other public programs.

The foundation’s priorities include assisting with the production and presentation of significant programs about architecture and the designed environment to promote dialogue, raising awareness, and developing new and wider audiences; supporting them in their effort to take risks in programming and create opportunities for experimentation; recognizing the vital role they play in providing individuals with a public forum in which to present their work; and helping them to realize projects that would otherwise not be possible without foundation support.

Applicants must be tax-exempt as defined by section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 

Stage one/inquiry forms are due February 25, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. CT and selected applicants will be invited to submit a full application.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts website.