Fulcrum Fund

The Fulcrum Fund provides grants to artists and artist collectives of $2,000 to $10,000. It is an annual grant program created and administered by 516 ARTS as a partner in the Regional Regranting Program of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Since its inception in 2016, the Fulcrum Fund has awarded a total of $865,600 to 344 artists, artspaces and organizations statewide and is one of 39 re-granting programs developed and facilitated by organizations throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

CURRENT FULCRUM FUND CYCLE

Check here for the details on the current year cycle, and to apply. Stay tuned for program announcements by signing up for our e-newsletter here. View previous Fulcrum Fund awards here.

ABOUT THE REGIONAL REGRANTING PROGRAM

The Regional Regranting Program was established in 2007 to recognize and support the movement of independently organized, public-facing, artist-centered activity that animates local and regional art scenes but that lies beyond the reach of traditional funding sources. The program is administered by non-profit visual art centers across the United States that work in partnership with the Foundation to fund artists’ experimental projects and collaborative undertakings.

Since its inception, the Regional Regranting Program has grown steadily, adding new cities and regions to its national network each year. When COVID-19 hit in 2020 the Foundation doubled the number of regranting partners in its network in order to provide emergency funds to more artists in more regions. Together these programs have supported well over 1,000 independent art projects in the past ten years, granting more than 4.7 million dollars.

CREATIVE CAPITAL CURRICULUM

The Fulcrum Fund is pleased to share an opportunity for all artists, including 2025 applicants and prior grantees, to register for a free Creative Capital Curriculum account. This is a useful professional development tool and we’re grateful that it’s now available and FREE for individual, personal use. More information may be found here.

This is an optional resource and not required for completion of the Fulcrum Fund grant application.

The Creative Capital Curriculum combines evergreen elements of artist professional development with contemporary critical frameworks in cultural discourse to create cohesive, multi-week asynchronous courses. It offers access to exercises from working artists and educators, combining on-demand course modules and live discussions to enhance artists’ professional development.