INSITE Fund Colorado Art Grant
The INSITE Fund art grant awards up to $10,000 to independent artists and artist collectives working across all visual media in the Denver Metro and Front Range.
What is the INSITE Fund Colorado Artist Grant?
The INSITE Fund 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.
Administered by RedLine Contemporary Art Center as part of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Regional Regranting program, the INSITE Fund awards grants of up to $10,000 to directly support independent artists and artist collectives working across all visual media in the Denver Metro and Front Range area.
2024 INSITE Fund Application Timeline
July 19, 2024 at 11:59pm MST - Application Deadline
September – Grantees notified of awards
October – Awards reception and distribution of funds
November 2024 - 2025 – Project timeline
December 15, 2025 – Grant reports due
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Funding Emphasis
Funded projects challenge traditional notions of the visual arts and take place outside the studio, museum, art center or traditional gallery setting.
Visual Arts
INSITE Fund awards grants to public facing visual arts projects that take place beyond the studio, museum, art center or traditional gallery setting.
INSITE Fund specifically seeks to support projects that expand the public’s understanding of the visual arts. The intended outcome of the funding is to make visible often unseen and under-supported artistic activity, and to cultivate engaged communities around the work.
2. Location
Projects must take place within a 115 mile radius of Denver, within in the state of Colorado. Geographic boundaries for the grant funding area are Norfolk to the North, Pueblo to the South, Akron to the East, and Wolcott to the West. All projects must take place outside of the studio, museum, art center, or traditional gallery setting.
3. Funding Amount
In 2024, INSITE Fund will award 6-12 grants of $5,000-$10,000 each, for a total $60,000 in grant funding.
Application Requirements
1) Project Title (10 Words)
2) Lead Artist Name
3) Lead Artist Email Address
4) Are you an individual artist or artist collective?
5) List of partners/collaborators/performers and their role in the project? (100 word max)
6) City and county in which the project will take place
7) Website (if applicable, not required)
8) Location Description (100 Word Limit)
9) Short Project Description (100 Word Limit)
10) Full Project Description (Please describe the vision for the project, the form it will take (e.g. performance, installation, presentation) (500 Word Limit)
11) Describe how you plan to activate your project and make it publicly accessible? (250 Word Limit)
12) Project Timeline (All projects must be completed within a 12-months of funding)
13) Budget (Sample Budget Template)
Jury Considerations
● Location (Is the project within the geographic region?)
● Audience engagement (Does the project take place in a publicly accessible space?)
● Innovation / Authenticity (Does the project add to and expand definitions/understandings of the visual arts?)
● Collaboration (How does the project leverage collaboration in service of audience engagement?)
● Professional Presentation / Performance / Execution (Does the concept and presentation of the concept demonstrate artistic strength and merit?)
Questions about the INSITE Fund? Contact Us!
If you have any questions about the INSITE Fund artist grant, please contact Lares Feliciano, Art Grants Manager at lfeliciano@redlineart.org
More About the INSITE Fund
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.
The 32 regranting programs provide grants of up to $10,000 for the creation and presentation of new work. Programs are developed and facilitated by organizations in Alabama, Albuquerque, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Knoxville, New Orleans, Newark, Oklahoma, Omaha, Philadelphia, Phoenix & Tucson (AZ), Portland (OR), Portland (ME), Providence, Raleigh & Greensboro (NC), Saint Louis, San Francisco, San Juan, PR, Seattle, and Washington D.C.
