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Applications for the Nexus Fund are currently open from December 1, 2023 - January 15, 2024.

Deadline extended to January 21, 2024.

Information about the Nexus Fund: Emergency Relief and the Nexus Fund: Regional Regranting Program can be found below or by using the directory prompts. Please read in full the information provided on this site before reaching out with questions. All questions should be directed to support@atlantacontemporary.org.

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. 

Timeline, Requirements, and FAQs

Application timeline:

  • Dec 1, 2023: Application Open

  • Dec 1, 2023 – Jan 15, 2024: Applications accepted (Deadline extended to Jan 21, 2024)

  • Jan 22 – Jan 28, 2024: Grantees determined

  • Jan 30, 2024: Grantees notified

  • Jan 31, 2024: Funds disbursed

Application requirements:

 

  • Selection of reason for need with brief, 150-word declaration statement describing circumstances and hardship

  • 3 images of current artistic practice with brief, 150-word artistic statement

  • 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 support@atlantacontemporary.org

FAQs

Who is eligible?

  • 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

  • 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

  • Artists who demonstrate a sustained commitment to their work and career

Who is not eligible?

 

  • Current and previous ACAC employees

  • Any artist who has received or who will receive an honorarium for an exhibition at Atlanta Contemporary between July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024

  • Any artist who currently participates in or who recently departed the Studio Artist Program between July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024

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 30, all grantees will be welcome to pick up their check beginning January 31.

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.

Timeline, Requirements, and FAQs

Application timeline:

  • December 1, 2023: Application Open

  • December 1, 2023 – January 15, 2024: Applications accepted (Deadline extended to Jan 21, 2024)

  • January 22 – January 28, 2023: Grantees determined by jury

  • February 1, 2024: Grantees notified

  • February 17, 2024: Funds disbursed

 

Application requirements:

 

  • 250 word overall project summary

  • 500-750 word project proposal describing your project in detail and answering these questions:

    • Why is this specific project important?

    • Who is the audience of your project?

    • What is the intended outcome/impact of your project?

  • 3-5 images showing proof of concept or previous relevant work

  • Artist(s) bios, please provide a bio for all main contributors to the project.

  • Proposed project timeline

  • Project website (if available)

  • 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 support@atlantacontemporary.org

FAQs

What are the project parameters?

 

  • 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)

  • Projects should be mindful of current public health protocols and open to all

  • Preference will be given to projects that:

    • are multi-disciplinary and collaborative

    • provoke social engagement

    • center the diverse audiences living and working in Metro Atlanta

 

  • Projects must be accomplished by September 30, 2024 (Projects created to coincide with specific events beyond this date will be accepted at the juror's discretion)

  • Collaborative projects are encouraged, but we ask that only one application is submitted per project.

 

Who is ineligible?

 

  • 501(c)3 organizations are not eligible for project funding.

  • Current students are not eligible for project funding.

  • 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.

  • 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.

 

Learn more about Atlanta Contemporary here.

CONTACT
+ INFO

For questions on the Nexus Fund or about any of the projects mentioned here you can reach us at support@atlantacontemporary.org 

Current Opportunities
Nexus Fund: Regional Regranting Program
Nexus Fund: Emergency Relief
Nexus Fund: Artist Studio
About Nexus Fund
About Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
About Atlanta Contemporary
Contact + Info
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